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Russia giving Iran 'specific advice on drone tactics', CNN reports Russia is providing Iran with advanced drone warfare tactics developed during its war in Ukraine, according to a Western intelligence official cited by CNN. The assistance reportedly includes guidance on how to deploy Iranian-designed Shahed drones, which Russia has mass-produced and used extensively in Ukraine, to strike US and Gulf targets in the Middle East. The official said Moscow’s support appears to have evolved from general intelligence sharing to more specific operational advice on drone targeting strategies. According to CNN, the tactics may involve coordinated waves of drones and changing flight paths designed to evade air defences, methods Russia has used repeatedly in Ukraine. The intelligence official also raised concerns about broader Iranian threats in the Gulf, including the potential use of mines in the Strait of Hormuz and maritime drone or small-boat attacks against US naval forces, CNN reported.

Strait of Hormuz mine threat roils Iran war, oil prices  The Week

Experts say Iran’s vast, mountainous terrain would make invasion difficult but a small, precise mission is possible.

Iran War’s Maritime Front Heats Up  Council on Foreign Relations

Israeli attacks never stopped, and the mechanism meant to police violations had no power to stop them.

Iran hits ships around Strait of Hormuz despite warning from U.S. not to stop flow of oil  CBS News

Former US secretary of state says oil shock driven by war in Iran highlights dangers of reliance on fossil fuels Middle East crisis live – latest updates Countries must seek energy independence through renewable resources and nuclear energy for their national security, and to avoid the “choke points” of fossil fuel supply, the former US secretary of state John Kerry has warned. The war in Iran has sent oil prices soaring, as refineries and fields have closed down in several Middle Eastern countries and many tankers are stranded in the strait of Hormuz, with economic impacts beginning to be felt around the world. Continue reading...

ANKARA, March 11 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the war in Iran must be stopped before the whole Middle East region is "thrown into the fire", adding that diplomacy must be given a chance. NATO air defences have in the last week intercepted two Iranian missiles headed toward southern Turkey, where there are air and radar bases used by NATO and the United States, and the alliance has since beefed up defences there.

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Wednesday that there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran and that the war there will end "soon." "Little this and that... Any time I want it to end, it will end," Trump said during a brief phone interview. The conflict began nearly two weeks ago with strikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israel aimed at dismantling Iran's military capabilities and nuclear program. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya, Katharine Jackson; editing by Susan Heavey and Caitlin Webber)

Three ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran 'weaponises' passage point  France 24

Yet the fallout from the Iran war could push Gulf rivals to cooperate, opening space for diplomacy on Sudan.

Meloni turns against Trump and Israel’s war in Iran  politico.eu

Dispatch from Beirut: Is this Hezbollah’s ‘last war’ with Israel?  Atlantic Council

Iran Mine Threat in the Strait of Hormuz Could Benefit These Defense Stocks  Barron's

Trump's Iran war is estimated to cost in the billions already, with no end in sight  News From The States

UN aid chief urges ‘humanitarian exemptions’ to get aid through Strait of Hormuz The United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher warned on Wednesday that the US-Israeli war on Iran was impacting aid supply routes and urged all parties to ensure “exemptions for our humanitarian supplies”. “I’m worried that actually further escalation will damage other supply routes,” Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, saying he was “appealing to all the parties to try and secure those routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, for our humanitarian traffic, and ... to ensure that we have humanitarian exemptions for our humanitarian supplies”.

How many people have been killed in the US-Israel war on Iran?  Bangor Daily News

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Iran keeps pressure on oil infrastructure as US casualties rise | Hot off the Wire podcast  SCNow