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'Forever war:' Democrats rebut Trump's assertion that Iran war nearing end CNBC
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Ordinary people and families have made their homes there, writes Mark Husbands. Plus a letter from Jessamy Hadley Regarding Gaby Hinsliff’s article (Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke, 6 March), Dubai has certainly been marketed as a place of aspiration, often through social media. But the suggestion that recent events somehow represent a moral reckoning for those living there feels glib. Most residents are ordinary professionals and families who have built lives in Dubai over many years. When tensions rise in the region, their first concern is the safety of their families, not the preservation of a “fantasy lifestyle”. Many people move to places like Dubai not out of frivolity but because they are seeking a tax and regulatory environment that allows them to keep more of what they earn. Continue reading...
For Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, Iran feels like déjà vu Politico
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As thumping techno music reverberated around a basement in downtown Tel Aviv, some 200 Israeli twentysomethings danced through the night despite the war with Iran upending life above. While missile alerts and piercing sirens have become a regular occurrence for Israelis since the conflict started 11 days ago, a few happy revellers have been getting the party started in bomb shelters converted into night clubs. "Dancing in difficult times is a relief. It gives us strength," said Ruben Chekroun, one of the organisers of these semi-clandestine dance nights.
The standstill in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Middle East war could hammer some of the world's most vulnerable people, the United Nations warned Tuesday. The strait is the only sea passage from the Gulf towards the Indian Ocean, through which nearly a quarter of the world's seaborne oil supplies pass, as well as a significant amount of cargo. Iran has all but blocked the waterway following the launch of the February 28 US-Israeli airstrikes on the country that triggered the war.
Meta ‘Must Evolve’ Approach to AI Content, Says Board after Iran-Israel War Case Study TipRanks
Search efforts have ended for those missing following a landslide at Indonesia’s largest landfill site.
Lebanon’s death toll from Israeli attacks reaches 570 The number of people killed in Lebanon since Israel’s renewed attacks on the country has risen to 570, according to a report issued by the Lebanese government’s Disaster Risk Management Unit. At least 1,444 people have also been wounded and a total of 760,000 have registered as displaced since the outbreak of the new war, according to the report.
Unesco condemned the attack in Minab, Iran as a ‘grave violation of humanitarian law’ - a US investigation is underway. Bryony Gooch and Maira Butt report
35-year-old accused of exporting half a million euros' worth of components to Iran-backed terror group was born in one of its strongholds and brought up in its ideology, court says The post Germany jails Lebanese-born man for supplying Hezbollah with drone equipment appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Iran ships 2 million barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz Investing.com
US Escorted an Oil Tanker Through the Strait of Hormuz, Energy Secretary Says Bloomberg.com
US spent $5.6 billion on munitions in first two days of Iran war, Trump administration says US President Donald Trump's administration said it used $5.6 billion in munitions during the first two days of strikes against Iran in a report provided to US congressional committees, a source familiar with the information said on Tuesday. Members of Congress have expressed concern that the conflict will deplete US military stocks at a time when the defence industry is already struggling to keep up with demand.
Hezbollah's strategy banks on Iranian clerics surviving war The Jerusalem Post
Aramco warns of oil market ‘catastrophe’ unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon The Guardian
Calif. gas surges past $5 as Iran war jolts oil markets. When will relief come? SFGATE
Fertilizer Prices Jump as Strait of Hormuz Closure Hits Farmers Successful Farming