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Iran Israel War Live Updtes US Trump: Shaheds Cost $30,000, Patriots Millions: NDTV Shows Ukraine's 'Sting' Fix  NDTV

Black smoke seen after blasts in Dubai financial district

Turning leaders into symbols of evil makes intervention easy to justify and its consequences easy to ignore.

By Mikhail Flores and Nestor Corrales MANILA, March 13 (Reuters) - ASEAN foreign and economic ministers on Friday called for an immediate halt to the war in the Middle East, and said the effects of surging oil prices and disrupted trade are already hitting Southeast Asia's economies. Several members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have begun rolling out measures to counter the economic impact, with governments moving quickly to conserve energy, stabilise domestic markets and protect vulnerable sectors such as tourism.

UN chief in Beirut for Lebanon 'solidarity' visit UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he had arrived in Beirut on Friday for a "solidarity" visit to Lebanon, where the Middle East war has claimed more than 687 lives since 2 March. "I have just landed in Beirut for a visit of solidarity with the people of Lebanon. They did not choose this war. They were dragged into it," Guterres said on X. "The UN and I will spare no effort in striving for the peaceful future that Lebanon and this region so richly deserve," he added. I have just landed in Beirut for a visit of solidarity with the people of Lebanon. @UN & I will spare no effort in striving for the peaceful future that Lebanon & this region so richly deserve. March 13, 2026

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How Russia is emerging as a winner from the Iran war  Firstpost

Elche hope to upset the odds as they travel to title-chasing Real Madrid, seeking their first win at Bernabeu Stadium.

Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean," a ministry statement said. Hours earlier, sirens wailed at Turkey's southern Incirlik airbase, a key NATO facility where US troops are stationed, state news agency Anadolu reported.

Video shared on social media shows a projectile streaking across the sky near the Incirlik military base in Turkiye.

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has emphasized the firm determination of government, people and Armed Forces of the country to exercise the legitimate right of self-defense against aggressors.

Iran war: Oil markets brace for wild price swings  Reuters

Amirhossein Miresmaeili speaks to people in Tehran who endure internet blackouts and military strikes from fighter jets as they say their greatest fear is the regime surviving the conflict

Hormuz miscalculation? Trump sideswiped by Iran's closure of Strait  The Times of India

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Home minister says decision to give humanitarian visas to members of Iranian women’s football team driven by concerns for their safety

Four American crew dead after refuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq, US military says Four US crew members were killed when an American KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, the US military said on Friday, adding that the incident was not caused by "hostile fire or friendly fire". "Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue," US Central Command, which is responsible for American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement on X. An investigation was under way into Thursday's crash, it added. "However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," it said. Four Confirmed Deceased in Loss of U.S. KC-135 Over Iraq March 13, 2026

U.S. 'misadventure' in Iran has no clear exit strategy, Russia's UK ambassador says  CNBC

Iran's new supreme leader delivers first message, declares Strait of Hormuz will remain closed  KERN Radio

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