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Why India Is Right to Support the US and Israel in the Iran War  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

March 13 (Reuters) - France and Italy have opened talks with Iran seeking to negotiate a deal to guarantee safe passage for their ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people briefed on the efforts. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)

PARIS, March 13 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday a drone attack in Northern Iraq against French soldiers was "unacceptable" and that France's position in the region was "defensive". Macron told a news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris that he had asked for a full military analysis to be made of the attack. One French soldier was killed and six others were wounded after a drone attack in northern Iraq that President Emmanuel Macron earlier had said was said was unacceptable and unjustified.

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The United States has designated an officer outside of U.S. Central Command to complete an investigation on a strike on an Iranian school, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. "I can report that CENTCOM has designated an investigating officer to complete a command investigation," Hegseth told a press briefing. Reuters first reported last week that an ongoing, internal U.S. military investigation showed U.S. forces were likely responsible for the strike on the girls' school in southern Iran.

With Iran war exit elusive, Trump aides vie to affect the outcome  The Times of Israel

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Leader’s Aide to the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution Mohammad Mokhber has said massive participation of people will foil enemies’ conspiracies waged against Iranian people.

How Iran’s fightback surprised the US  Financial Times

‘Oh, boy’: Oil industry frets over Trump's profit-minded Iran post  Politico

No evidence Iran has mined Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon's Hegseth says There is no clear evidence that Iran has placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told a news briefing on Friday. The assessment by Hegseth contrasts with news reports earlier this week suggesting Iran had deployed about a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil supply travels. Asked about the possibility of mines in the Strait, Hegseth said: "We've heard them talk about it just like you've reported recklessly and wildly about it. But... we have no clear evidence of that." Hegseth's comments come as the United States and other countries face spiking oil and gas prices, with the US-Israel war on Iran entering its 14th day, and oil prices hovering near $100 a barrel on Friday.

US president's shifting statements are result of tug-of-war in his administration, sources say, as officials weigh economic, political costs of continued strikes The post With Iran war exit still elusive, Trump aides vie to affect the outcome appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Iran threats to close Strait of Hormuz raise fears of global oil price surge  FOX 32 Chicago

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Hegseth: Strait of Hormuz Is Open  WSJ

The Latest: US hits pro-government demonstration in Iran as war threatens global economy  Newsday

'The world is extraordinarily worried' about the Strait of Hormuz even as Hegseth says don't worry  MS NOW

France, Italy open talks with Iran over Hormuz passage; Italy denies FT report  Reuters

Four killed in US military plane crash in Iraq