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Oil holds above $100 and stocks fall as Khamenei targets Hormuz  France 24

Woman and child killed in Israeli strikes on residential building in Iran A woman and a child were killed overnight during an Israeli air strike targeting a residential building in the city of Arak, western Iran, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.  The city’s deputy governor said that 35 other people were also wounded in the attack.

Trump: Mojtaba Khamenei still alive in 'some form or another' US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he believes Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still alive in "some form or another". The comments come following reports that Khamenei was injured in the airstrike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei. Trump told Fox News that the US military had completely destroyed Iran in a way that "no other country had ever done".  He stressed that "ships must show some courage and pass through the Strait of Hormuz," adding that Iran was planning to control the Middle East

Iran Update Evening Special Report, March 12, 2026  Institute for the Study of War

The Panama Canal's administrator says the war in the Middle East and higher fuel prices make the canal more appealing for shippers

Saudi Arabia downs 10 drones over eastern region, ministry says  Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences intercepted and shot down 10 drones over the country’s eastern region within the past hour. The announcement was made by the ministry’s spokesperson as authorities continued monitoring aerial threats. Officials did not immediately provide details on where the drones originated or whether any damage was reported.

Asia shares are mostly lower, tracking Wall Street losses, while oil prices hover around $100 per barrel

US eases Russia oil sanctions as Iran war pushes up energy prices  BBC

Five pipelines that can bypass the Strait of Hormuz. But not replace it.  investingLive

Middle East war live: Israeli army warns residents it will target two areas of Tehran  France 24

U.S. launches rescue efforts after military refueling plane crashes over Iraq  CNBC

S&P 500 Slumps in Worst Day Since War Began  The New York Times

US central command says aircraft lost in ‘friendly airspace’, adding that the crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in history of oil markets’ How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events? Hello and welcome to our ongoing live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran and the impact it is having on the region and the global economy. Here are the latest developments: US Central Command said it was carrying out rescue efforts after it lost a military refuelling aircraft in “friendly airspace” in Iraq, while saying neither hostile or friendly fire were to blame. A statement said “rescue efforts are ongoing” after an incident involving two planes, the second of which landed safely. The KC-135 aircraft that crashed had at least five crew members onboard, according to US official, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. US central command said the crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire. Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut. Donald Trump said his war on Iran was “moving along very rapidly” and “doing very well”. He called Iran “a nation of terror and hate” and said it was “paying a big price right now”. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a veiled threat to kill Iran’s new supreme leader, saying he “wouldn’t take out life insurance policies” on Iran’s new ayatollah or the leader of Hezbollah. Using his first press conference since the start of the war to defend his joint military assault with the US against Iran, he said Israel aimed to stop Iran from moving its nuclear and ballistic projects underground, and that some Israeli strikes had killed top Iranian nuclear scientists. The US Navy, perhaps with an international coalition, will escort vessels through the strait of Hormuz when it is militarily possible, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News. The plan to escort ships would go ahead as soon as the US has “complete control of the skies and ... [Iran’s] rebuilding capabilities for the missiles completely degraded,” he said. Trump said the Iranian national football team was “welcome” to participate at this summer’s World Cup - which is taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico - but added: “I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.” The US president didn’t elaborate on the nature of the risk. French president Emmanuel Macron said a French soldier has been killed in an attack in Erbil in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region – marking the first French military death of the war. Several other soldiers were wounded, he said. The French army said earlier that French soldiers had been engaged in training with Iraqi partners during the drone attack in the region. A US defence official has told BBC News there were no significant injuries and all American soldiers stationed there remain on duty after a base, also in Erbil, northern Iraq, housing UK and US forces came under attack from an Iranian drone last night. No British soldiers were injured in the attack either, BBC News understands. A ballistic missile fired from Iran hit an open area in central Israel, causing no injuries, the IDF’s Home Front Command said, as quoted by Haaretz. Saudi Arabia’s defence forces said it intercepted a drone heading towards the Shaybah oil field – an area drones have been targeting regularly this week – as well as a ballistic missile and three drones launched towards the country’s eastern region. Qatar’s defence ministry said it had intercepted two ballistic missiles, one cruise missile and multiple drones launched from Iran. Continue reading...

Most Israeli Jews support Iran war, most Arabs oppose it  The Jerusalem Post

A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, confirming the first French military death in the Middle East war. Since US-Israeli strikes on Iran last month engulfed the Middle East in war, multiple attacks attributed to pro-Iranian factions have targeted the region where foreign forces are based as part of an international anti-jihadist coalition.

For Sahar Saidian, past and present collide every day on the airwaves as she hosts a Persian-language show on Israeli public radio for listeners in Israel and in Iran, the country she left behind years ago. "After 26 years in Israel, I look more Israeli than Iranian, but even though I left Iran, the country is still part of me," Saidian told AFP. The two countries are now at war. The Middle East conflict began on February 28 when Israel and the United States attacked Iran.

Medics say most casualties in northern town of Zarzir were struck by broken glass or suffered acute anxiety * Michigan shul attacker ID'd as naturalized US citizen from Lebanon who reportedly lost relatives in Israeli strike The post Woman moderately wounded by shrapnel, numerous others lightly hurt amid Iran missile attacks appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Iran live updates: Rescue effort underway after US refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq  abcnews.com

US Warplane Down, French Soldier Killed In Iraq As Iran War Effects Spread  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

War leaves its mark on Iran's cultural heritage  ایران اینترنشنال