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Oil storage facilities hit in Oman’s Port of Salalah, says British maritime security firm Oil storage facilities at Oman’s Port of Salalah were struck in an apparent drone attack, according to British maritime security firm Ambrey. Ambrey said drones hit fuel tanks at the port, while Oman TV also reported that oil storage facilities had been targeted. The firm added that no damage to merchant vessels had been reported following the incident. The attack comes as Iran continues targeting energy production and storage sites across the Gulf in response to ongoing US and Israeli strikes on the country.

Goldman executive says private markets clients ‘glad’ for Iran war ‘distraction’  Financial Times

The White House has said the Iran conflict will ‘lower gas prices in the long term’

The cause of attacks on the commercial vessels in the strait - a vital corridor for oil - is being investigated.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations aid chief warned on Wednesday that the conflict in the Middle East is straining humanitarian operations worldwide, disrupting supply chains and slowing the delivery of life‑saving assistance to numerous crisis zones. “We are in a moment of grave peril for the Middle East and, actually I believe, for the wider world,” Tom Fletcher, the U.N. aid chief, told Reuters.

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Live Updates: Trump vows to end war soon as Iran hits ships, threatens banks, and toll on U.S. forces emerges  CBS News

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Over 1,000 children injured in Iran; Unprecedented 400M barrels of oil reserves slated for release; Death and displacement mount in Lebanon amid Israeli assault  Drop Site News

Over 1,000 children injured in Iran; Unprecedented 400M barrels of oil reserves slated for release; Death and displacement mount in Lebanon amid Israeli assault  Givebutter

Over 1,000 children injured in Iran; Deaths and displaced mount in Lebanon amid Israeli assault; IEA to release unprecedented 400M barrels of oil reserves  Drop Site News

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Admiral Brad Cooper says artificial intelligence is helping process data, but humans are making final decisions.

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The United Nations aid chief warned Wednesday that the Middle East war was impacting aid routes and called for "exemptions" so humanitarian supplies could get through. The war in the Middle East has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, while fuel supply disruptions are sending freight rates soaring. UN aid chief Tom Fletcher warned that the escalating war and its impact on the strait was having "a direct impact on our humanitarian supplies, including going to areas of key need in sub-Saharan Africa".

Middle East crisis live: three ships hit in strait of Hormuz as Iran calls US and allied vessels ‘legitimate targets’  The Guardian

How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond  WHYY

A number of US-related sites have been targeted by Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq, prompting Baghdad to bolster its air defenses.