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Official from terror group says it's in touch with several nations in bid to end 'American and Zionist' aggression against Iran; at least 7 Gazans said killed by IDF in past 2 days The post Hamas asks Iran not to target ‘neighboring countries’ after attacks on Qatar, Turkey appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes on Saturday, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude exports. Announcing the strikes, US President Donald Trump described Kharg as a "crown jewel" for Iran and maintained that every military target on the island had been "totally obliterated". The island, located around 30 kilometres (19 miles) off the Iranian mainland, is a hub for roughly 90 percent of Iran's crude exports, according to a JP Morgan note released earlier this month.

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Israel‑Iran war reshapes Middle East strategy  The Jerusalem Post

Iranian official says Kharg oil exports 'normal', no casualties after US strikes  The Daily Star

Stanley McChrystal said White House has a ‘we should do because we can’ approach to international relations The retired US army general who once led Nato forces in Afghanistan says the bellicose foreign policy Donald Trump has pursued during his second presidency can be summed up as “we should do because we can” – invoking the lyrics of the Dolly Parton classic Jolene to emphasize the point. Stanley McChrystal delivered those remarks on Friday at Tulane University’s New Orleans book festival during a fireside chat hosted by the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, who asked in part about US military strikes Trump has ordered in Nigeria, Venezuela and Iran since Christmas. Continue reading...

A strike on the heavily fortified United States embassy compound in Baghdad caused a fire and damage to the complex.

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – A deputy of Bushehr governor says that exports from the major Iranian oil terminal on the Kharg island in the Persian Gulf is continuing as normal.

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Israeli strikes kill 26 paramedics in Lebanon: Lebanese Health Ministry Lebanon's health ministry confirmed on Saturday that Israeli strikes had killed 26 paramedics and wounded 51 others since conflict erupted between Israel and Hezbollah. Earlier, Lebanese authorities said an overnight Israeli strike killed 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses working at a healthcare centre in the southern town of Burj Qalawiya, following another strike on the town of Sawaneh that left two paramedics affiliated with Hezbollah and its ally Amal dead. The health ministry statement also accused Israel of repeatedly "targeting ambulance crews while they were performing rescue duties", after the Israeli military on Saturday accused Hezbollah of using ambulances militarily.

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – An Iraqi security source announced that the air defense system of the US Embassy in Baghdad broke down as a result of Iranian attacks.

Trump Calls on Allied Nations to Send Warships to Secure Strait of Hormuz  Kurdistan24

The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.

Smoke seen rising from direction of UAE energy facility: AFP Smoke was rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities - hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island oil hub.  Clouds of dark black smoke were seen coming from Fujairah, which is home to a major port where Iranian attacks have already targeted an oil storage and trading hub. The port is also home to a key oil export terminal.  Local authorities, in an online statement, said debris falling after a successful drone interception had caused a fire, without specifying the location.

Iranians grapple with whether to flee the country because of the war  The Washington Post

Trump faces a ‘personal Vietnam’ in Iran | Sidney Blumenthal  The Guardian

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri says that three US bases have been targted by Iran's naval forces.

How Israeli domestic politics affect the Iran war  KUOW

Trump says Iran is ‘totally defeated and wants a deal’  The Hill

A visit to the US would be ‘problematic’ for the King in light of war with Iran, says Sir Peter Westmacott