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TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – IRGC said Thursday that its naval forces targeted an American oil tanker in the north of Persian Gulf after it had ignored the navigation regulation and the ban.

Iran war is one 'TACO' too far  Reuters

Iran has confirmed it has carried out coordinated attacks with Hezbollah against Israel.

Rubble from damaged buildings fills streets in southern Beirut after Israeli bombing.

Brent crude oil tops $100 on concerns over Iran attacks on shipping  The Hill

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No injuries reported in incident in Duma village, near Nablus; message sprayed on wall references illegal outpost in area; Israel Police condemns incident, opens probe The post Settlers said to graffiti and try to torch West Bank mosque; entrance damaged appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Squad goes 2-2, guarantees place in next tourney despite being ranked 19th out of 20 teams, fueling hopes for future among small, enthusiastic fanbase and roster of mostly US Jews The post Defying expectations, Israel exits World Baseball Classic by clinching spot in 2030 appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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US 'simply not ready' for escort operations in Strait of Hormuz US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said that Washington is "simply not ready" to launch an operation to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. “It’ll happen relatively soon but it can’t happen now,” Wright said on CNBC. “We’re simply not ready. All of our military assets right now are focused on destroying Iran’s offensive capabilities and the manufacturing industry that supplies their offensive capabilities." He added that escort operations could start at the end of the month. “I’ll be over at the Pentagon later today – that is what the military is working on,” Wright said. His comments follow a post on his social media account which claimed that the Navy had successfully escorted a tanker through the Strait. Within minutes, the post was deleted. Oil prices have soared as the US-Israeli war on Iran has escalated. The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes, has effectively been shut to exports since the war began. Iran has since deployed a dozen naval mines in the strategic waterway, potentially complicating efforts to reopen the crucial shipping route, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, corroborating earlier reporting by CNN.

Fossil fuel supply is more vulnerable to global shocks than renewable power sources and efforts to boost efficiencies Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump’s war on Iran has triggered shocks in fossil fuel markets, exposing the perils of an agenda that prioritizes “drill, baby, drill” while sabotaging renewable power and energy efficiency in the US, experts and advocates say. The US-Israeli war on Iran has already led to hundreds of deaths, created an ecological crisis linked to strikes on oil depots and sent fossil fuel prices haywire across the globe. Continue reading...

Myanmar's spiralling rights and humanitarian crises risk getting "much worse" as global attention focuses on the Middle East war and aid dwindles further, the top United Nations expert on the Asian country warned. More than five years after Myanmar's military snatched power in a coup, the junta is relentlessly continuing to attack civilians and obstruct desperately needed humanitarian aid, Tom Andrews, the UN special rapporteur on rights in Myanmar, told AFP in an interview this week.

Turkish foreign minister says there should be no regime change in Iran Turkey's foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, has urged against regime change in Iran, amid efforts from the US and Israel to topple the regime. "There should be no questioning of Iran's territorial integrity, and no pursuit of regime change," Fidan said during a press conference in Turkey. The minister also warned against inciting a civil war by toppling the regime, saying, "We are against plans aimed at triggering a civil war in Iran and provoking conflicts along ethnic and religious fault lines." Fidan made the plea alongside his German counterpart, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. Wadephul also urged a diplomatic end to the conflict, saying, "A reliable and sustainable solution can only be achieved through diplomatic channels, and that is why I believe... that we should pool our common interests from the Gulf region, but also here in the neighbourhood."

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Oil tankers burn as Iran's new leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed  ABC News

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Gulf states produce 40 percent of the world’s total desalinated water through more than 400 plants.

Iran’s new supreme leader says Strait of Hormuz should be used as leverage  WAVY.com