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Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de-escalate Iran war  The Guardian

APTOPIX Trump Iran US Military Deaths  The Herald Journal

Impact expected to be far-reaching, with Brent crude soaring to over $108 a barrel; Qatar, UAE condemn 'irresponsible' escalation as Iran warns it will take 'an eye for an eye' The post Israel strikes major Iranian gas field; Tehran vows to hit Gulf energy sites in kind appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Britain said it was working to provide more support for its partners in the Gulf who are under attack from Iran, as it announced plans to buy extra missiles to protect the region. Britain's fighter jets and other forces have been helping shoot down Iranian drones, and one of its warships is heading to the eastern Mediterranean, although the government has been criticised for not being able to send it sooner.

By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of Turks gathered in central Istanbul on Wednesday in support of jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu at an opposition rally, one year after President Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival was arrested on corruption charges. Supporters waving red party banners and Turkish flags gathered at city hall for the rallyby Imamoglu’s party, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), which has been the target of an unprecedented judicial crackdown since late 2024.

Strait of Hormuz back in operation; Iran open route to friendly nation  IDNFinancials

Vance labels surge in gas prices a 'temporary blow,' acknowledges people are 'hurting' during Iran war  Fox Business

Saudi analyst says kingdom will activate defence pact with Pakistan if it joins Iran war MEE staff on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 17:41 Analyst says Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is on the table for Saudi Arabia if it joins war A handout picture shows Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcoming Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of their meeting in Riyadh, on 17 September 2025 (Saudi Press Agency/AFP) Off If Saudi Arabia joins the US-Israeli war on Iran, it will activate its mutual defence pact with Pakistan and potentially lean on the South Asian country’s nuclear arsenal, a Saudi Arabian analyst told Canada’s CBC News. “If the Saudis were to decide to enter with complete force…Iran is going to be the biggest loser because Saudi Arabia will activate its bilateral defence agreement with Pakistan,” Salman al-Ansari, a Saudi Arabian geopolitical researcher, said in an interview. “We can say it literally that there is a nuclear umbrella over Saudi Arabia,” he added. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a mutual defence agreement last year, following an Israeli attack on Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar. At the centre of the agreement is a principle similar in structure to Nato’s Article 5, which details collective defence obligations. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official statements from both governments describe the pact as stipulating that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both”. In theory, such language suggests that Pakistan could be obliged to assist if Saudi Arabia comes under sustained attack. Saudi Arabia has already been targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones. Iran has attacked the US embassy in Riyadh, Prince Sultan Air Base, as well as the kingdom’s energy infrastructure. 'We have a defence pact with Saudi Arabia' The kingdom’s oil exports have also been impacted by Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline from the Gulf has allowed it to bypass Hormuz and continue selling roughly four million barrels per day (bpd) of crude on the market. The kingdom exported around seven million bpd before the war. Will the Iran war trigger a Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defence pact? Read More » Saudi Arabia, along with other Gulf states, lobbied US President Donald Trump not to join the war on Iran, but as Iranian attacks have intensified, there is a growing debate about how much support Riyadh should provide the US for offensive operations and even join the attacks. Saudi Arabia’s defence pact with Pakistan adds an additional layer to the war, underscoring how the fighting could spread across the globe if not contained. Saudi Arabia has so far relied on Pakistan to mediate with Iran. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said earlier this month that he had directly raised the defence pact in conversations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. “We have a defence pact with Saudi Arabia, and I conveyed this to the Iranian side,” Dar said, adding that Tehran responded by seeking assurances that Saudi territory would not be used as a launchpad for attacks against Iran. In addition to its diplomatic and defence ties with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is reliant on the Gulf for crude oil and natural gas. This week, the Pakistan-flagged ship, the Karachi, also known as the Lorax, became the first vessel carrying non-Iranian crude to transit through Hormuz, with its ship-tracking data, called the Automatic Identification System, on. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The vessel belongs to Pakistan’s state-owned National Shipping Corporation, and its oil was from the UAE. Analysts say Pakistan likely negotiated transit with Iran’s government. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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Modi speaks to Kuwait Crown Prince; says safe, free navigation through Strait of Hormuz top priority  The Hindu

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Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has taken steps to ensure it is not reliant on a single security force but rather multiple structures to defend the Islamic republic against external and internal threats. All these forces have been mobilised since the start of the war between Iran and the United States and Israel, which began on February 28 with the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and has seen the deaths of several key security officials.

Attempt to ‘decapitate’ state may harden resistance instead of destabilising regime Middle East crisis – live updates Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon Israel’s decision to authorise its military to kill any senior Iranian official on its assassination list has raised significant new questions about its so-called decapitation strategy – and what it is intended to achieve. Privately, Israeli officials have briefed their US counterparts that in the event of an uprising, Iran’s opposition would be “slaughtered” . Continue reading...

The US-Israel war on Iran and how war and conflict are destroying the environment  greenpeace.org

Could the Iran war trigger a global recession?  Al Jazeera

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