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PAPHOS, Cyprus, March 9 (Reuters) - France will send two frigates as part of the European Union's naval mission Aspides in the Red Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. "We are in the process of setting upa purely defensive, purely escort mission, which must be prepared together with both European and non-European states," Macron said after meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Cyprus. (Reporting by John Irish and Michele Kambas; Writing by Gianluca Lo Nostro)

Expanding regional conflict shifts global attention as Gaza faces border closures, inflation and 'ceasefire' violations.

Dust Storms and Blistering Summer Heat Add to Iran War Calculus  Bloomberg.com

‘Markets may tolerate uncertainty for now, but prolonged uncertainty will be harder to look through,’ one expert said

The US military has suffered troop losses in its fight with Iran  Business Insider

The US military is suffering losses in its fight with Iran. 7 American service members have been killed.  Business Insider

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory message to Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei on his election as the third Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran.

Comments from defense secretary come as number of US service members killed in conflict has climbed to seven Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, has said “there will be more casualties” in the US military from the Trump administration’s war in Iran after officials confirmed on Sunday that the number of US service members killed had climbed to seven. Hegseth made the statement during an appearance Sunday night on CBS’s 60 Minutes, during which he portrayed Donald Trump’s decision for the US to join Israeli attacks on the Middle East country as essential “to advance American interests, and protect American lives”. Continue reading...

Pete Hegseth says ‘there will be more casualties’ in US war with Iran  The Guardian

The election of a new Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is a sign that the ayatollahs have survived the first wave of attacks by Team America, and may endure even longer. World Affair Editor Sam Kiley looks at whether US foreign policy is now a satire of itself

Joint statement by President Costa and President von der Leyen after the video conference with Leaders from Middle East countries on the war in Iran  consilium.europa.eu

Khalidi, who documented the Nakba and founded the Institute for Palestine Studies, died in the US on Sunday.

Oil tops $100 a barrel, gas nears $3.50 a gallon as war widens  USA Today

Ukraine Helps U.S. Mideast Bases With Stopping Drones  The New York Times

Iran war: Stock markets shudder worldwide after oil prices briefly spike to nearly $120 per barrel  ABC7 San Francisco

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With loyalty as the new bona fide qualification for administration officials, Trump’s second cabinet is populated with a large contingent of right and far-right media personalities

Hezbollah pledges allegiance to new Iran supreme leader Hezbollah welcomed the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader. "We in Hezbollah extend our warmest congratulations and blessings on this occasion. We renew our pledge of loyalty to this blessed approach and our steadfastness on the path of allegiance," the group said in a statement.

Macron Plans Hormuz Ship Escorts Once Conflict Calms Down  Bloomberg.com