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World Heritage Sites Hit in Airstrikes on Iran - The New York Times  The New York Times

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – North Korea has strongly condemned the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

Trump Directs War With the Markets Top of Mind  The New York Times

BUCHAREST, March 11 (Reuters) - Romanian President Nicusor Dan has convened the EU and NATO nation's top defence council on Wednesday to discuss whether to allow U.S. aircraft access to its military bases for support linked to its Tehran operations, political sources said. The council will meet for the first time this year to discuss the security fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, its impact on Romania's energy market and "the temporary deployment of military capability on Romanian territory."

Trump can’t TACO out of the Iran war’s oil price shock  CNN

New attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on Wednesday, with one of the vessels in flames as Iran pressed its campaign against its oil-exporting neighbours, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and plunging the global energy economy into crisis. Oil prices surged higher by more that five percent in early trading and markets have see-sawed since the end of last month, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran, killed its supreme leader and plunged the Middle East into war.

Three commercial ships took fire in the Gulf on Wednesday as Iran launched strikes against its oil-exporting neighbours, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and plunging the global energy economy into crisis. Oil prices have surged and markets have see-sawed since the ends of last month, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran, killed its supreme leader and plunged the Middle East into war. As the conflict entered its 12th day, all eyes were on the vital sea lane.

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Maga world figures throw weight behind Maryam Rajavi, MEK’s leader, and Reza Pahlavi, the son of last Shah of Iran As a US battle group steamed to the Gulf in November 2002, competing Iraqi exiles, some championed by American insiders, jockeyed for position in the hopes of taking charge once George W Bush toppled Saddam Hussein. Bloomberg dubbed them “Iraq’s unruly opposition”. The most notorious Iraqi exile, failed former banker Ahmad Chalabi, boasted to his neoconservative allies that his return to Baghdad would be welcomed by cheering throngs. Among his competition was a former doctor named Ayad Allawi, who was backed by Britain’s MI6 and the Central Intelligence Agency in his bid for support to rule Iraq. Continue reading...

Declassified footage shows the extraordinary moment the US appears to sink an Iranian mine-laying ship near the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iran War Just Shredded the ‘Sell America’ Trade  Bloomberg

The White House isn’t panicking about oil prices. That may change in a few weeks.  Politico

US, Israel hit Iran with most intense airstrikes of war  Jefferson City News Tribune

Trump says he doesn’t have ‘the yips’ for boots in Iran. Republicans might with a war vote.  MS NOW

Key inflation report expected to show prices eased in the month before the Iran war  NBC News

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TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the powerful Armed Forces of the country are punishing the Zionist enemy for its aggression waged against the country.

Live updates: Iran launches its 'most intense' strikes of the war, Pentagon says it hit 16 mine-laying ships  NBC News

Israeli officials said to assess there's no certainty Tehran regime will fall, despite Netanyahu telling Iranians Israel is creating 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to topple it The post Iran’s police chief says anti-government protesters will be treated as ‘enemies’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Not so fast: Iran war reaches 12 days, and Tehran is not losing - 16 reasons why  WION