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Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed in new leader's first statement  The Detroit News

Kuwait says air defences intercept missile and drone attacks Kuwait says its air defence systems are responding to incoming missile and drone attacks. The country’s defence ministry said military units were actively intercepting hostile projectiles and unmanned aircraft targeting Kuwaiti airspace.

Iran's supreme leader issues first message since appointment  CNN

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Charges dropped against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at a military facility.

Editorial: Everyone but Donald Trump can see that while a short campaign was within the president’s power to start, a wider conflict is not within his purview to stop

With the Strait of Hormuz choked by war, the Panama Canal reaps the benefits  CNN

Stocks were under pressure and oil climbed as Iran’s new supreme leader ordered the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane to remain closed.

Qatar cuts 50 percent of workforce at major LNG project over Israeli-US war on Iran Work at QatarEnergy’s huge North Field Expansion liquefied natural gas project has slowed sharply as the war on Iran enters its third week. A source familiar with the situation told Reuters that the workforce at the site has been reduced to below 50 percent, citing security concerns linked to the regional conflict. The development follows an earlier decision by Qatar to halt production at its existing 77 million tonnes-per-year LNG facility and declare force majeure on shipments. The North Field expansion is one of the world’s most important energy projects and aims to boost the country’s LNG output to 126 million tonnes per year by 2027. Qatar is currently the second-largest exporter of LNG globally, meaning disruptions to its projects could have wider implications for global energy markets already strained by the conflict.

Reports of Iran allowing Indian ships through Strait of Hormuz ‘premature’: Centre  The Hindu

Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war

Assessing the Impact of the U.S.-Israel-Iran War on Global Expats  WFXG

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U.S. Navy Won’t Be Ready To Escort Tankers Through Hormuz For Weeks  The War Zone

US president, who won the FIFA Peace Prize says Iran would be welcome but should not come for its players' safety.

Elahi, a former political prisoner writing under a pseudonym, describes just one sleepless night in the Iranian capital It’s 5am on Thursday 12 March. I was finally falling asleep after a day full of fear when the phone rang. Terror rushes through me. It’s not the right time for a call. Someone must need help – or maybe they are alone and frightened. I answer the phone, exhausted. It’s my younger sister. She is crying and cannot speak. My heart breaks into a thousand pieces. I haven’t seen her for many days. When I was released from prison, she had gone to another city to take care of our mother. Continue reading...