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U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here's what we know.  CBS News

Seventh American service member dies amid U.S. war with Iran  NBC News

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was targeted in a rocket attack over the weekend as Iraq found itself being drawn deeper into the war engulfing neighboring Iran and the Persian Gulf region more broadly. There were no casualties in the attack on Saturday night  facebook.com

Top Iranian officials back Iran's new supreme leader High-profile members of the Iranian government have backed the country's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf welcomed the Assembly of Experts’ decision and said that following Khamenei is Iranians’ “definitive religious and national duty”. Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, called for unity around the new leader and thanked the assembly for its “clear” decision.

U.S. military reports more service member deaths in Iran conflict  JC Post

War with Iran has the potential to disrupt more than just gas prices  NBC News

Dollar surges as Middle East war sends oil above $110 a barrel  Reuters

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Iran Sustains Strikes on Arab States, Oil Supply Shock Deepens  Bloomberg.com

On U.S. strikes against Iran, Pete Hegseth says, "this is only just the beginning"  CBS News

March 8 (Reuters) - Oman's Muscat International Airport has asked private jet operators to avoid using the site for "additional flights," giving priority to government and commercial flights as fresh airspace closures hit the region’s attempts to increase travel, according to an email seen by Reuters. "Due to the current crisis management measures at Muscat International Airport, flight movements are restricted to approved seasonal scheduled services only," the airport authorities told charter plane operators on Friday.

Winners and Losers: Iran War Charts a Brutal, Painful Path to a World Without Oil  The Energy Mix Weekender

British citizens Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been held in prisons in Iran for more than a year, living through two wars

What we know about Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei  CBC

Oil crosses $100 for the first time since 2022 as Iran war keeps Strait or Hormuz closed, forces shut-ins  Yahoo Finance

Attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz kill 7 as tanker traffic plunges 90%  Türkiye Today

Iranian state television has announced that the Assembly of Experts has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader.

US-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: Iran announces Mojtaba Khamenei as new Supreme Leader  The Times of India