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Iran’s top national security official attends Quds Day march in Tehran SNN TV reports that Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, attended the Quds Day march among large crowds in Tehran, Iran today, despite US-Israeli strikes. In this photo shared by Iran's SNN TV, Ali Larijani is seen attending the Al-Quds Day march in Tehran on Friday, 13 March 2026. (SNN TV/Telegram)

Experts warned a prolonged Middle East conflict and an ongoing spike in oil prices could send the economy into reverse in 2026.

By Napat Wesshasartar and Artorn Pookasook BAN SAI, Thailand, March 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of miles from the Middle East in Thailand's rural northeast, Sommai Butdee waits for news of her nephew, one of three crew members missing from the Thai-flagged vessel after it was struck with two projectiles earlier this week as it travelled through the Strait of Hormuz.

COLOMBO, March 13 (Reuters) - The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a U.S. submarine attack on a warship off Sri Lanka's coast last week will be repatriated, a Iran embassy source and local media in Sri Lanka reported on Friday. (Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)

By Ismail Shakil and Gleb Bryanski March 13 (Reuters) - The United States issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea, in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a step to stabilize global energy markets roiled by the Iran war. Oil prices eased on Friday morning in Asia after the U.S. waiver announcement, which, according to Russia's presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, would affect 100 million barrels of Russian crude, equal to almost a day's worth of global output.

March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting on Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender," Axios reported on Friday citing three officials from G7 countries briefed on the contents of the call. According to the report, Trump told allies that he "got rid of a cancer that was threatening us all," while boasting about the results of Operation "Epic Fury" on the G7 call Wednesday morning. Trump said that "nobody knows who is the leader, so there is no one that can announce surrender," Axios reported.

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3 things you need to understand about how war with Iran will raise your cost of living  CNN

Sri Lanka is repatriating on Friday the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who perished when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a US submarine, the Foreign Ministry said. The seamen were killed when IRIS Dena was torpedoed on March 4 just off the coast of Sri Lanka, in a move that extended the Middle East war to the Indian Ocean. "All domestic procedures have been completed, and the Iranians are bringing a chartered aircraft for the repatriation," spokesman Thushara Rodrigo told AFP. "The 32 sailors who were rescued by our navy will remain in Sri Lanka."

The Iran war from orbit  Politico

Ticket prices for the coming weeks have already gone up by 15% in the past 10 days, as Israeli airlines look to profit off a dominant position during war yet again, says expert The post With foreign airlines fleeing war, fares take off as local carriers cash in appeared first on The Times of Israel.

U.S./Israel War against Iran Violates International Law and Undermines Global Economic Prospects  China-US Focus

Israeli army warns residents of two Tehran areas of imminent strikes  The Express Tribune

Romania made formal request to become member of IEA, chief says Romania has made a formal request to become a member of the International Energy Agency, its chief Fatih Birol said on Friday in a post on social media platform X, adding he welcomed the request. Romanian President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday that American refuelling planes, monitoring equipment and satellite communications could use Romanian military bases during the US offensive in Iran. I welcome the formal request just received from Romania to become an @IEA Member pic.twitter.com/zHgHQ8PUbA March 13, 2026

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has said powerful Armed Forces will give a remorseful and regrettable response to enemies for their crimes committed against people of the country.

In photos: Al-Quds Day protests in Iran A woman holds a photo of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) in Tehran, Iran, 13 March, 2026. (Reuters/Alaa Al Marjani) Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, 13 March, 2026. (Reuters/Alaa Al Marjani) Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 13 March, 2026. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

Massive explosions heard in central Tehran, state television says Huge explosions rocked central Tehran on Friday, according to Iranian state television, which added that strikes had hit an area not far from where a massive demonstration was being held. Earlier, state TV broadcast images of crowds gathering in Tehran and other major cities to mark Quds (Jerusalem) Day, the last Friday of Ramadan, in support of the Palestinian cause.

'Already won' or 'got to finish the job': The Trump administration's mixed messages on Iran  NBC News