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New front in Lebanon as Iran war reshapes Middle East  NPR

Bahrain says civilians injured, buildings damaged in Iran drone attack Several people were injured on Sunday in an Iranian drone attack on Bahrain's island of Sitra, the interior ministry said, as AFP journalists reported two loud explosions. "As a result of the blatant Iranian aggression, injuries among citizens were reported, one of them serious, and a number of houses in Sitra were damaged as a result of an attack by drones," the ministry said.

Oil prices surge 20% as expanding US-Israeli war with Iran cuts supplies from Mideast  Reuters

Qatar PM urges de‑escalation amid Iran war Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in a Sky News interview aired on Sunday urged all sides involved in the Iran war to de-escalate. "We will continue talking to the Iranians, we will continue trying to seek de-escalation," the prime minister said in the interview. He said that the latest events had delivered “a huge shake‑up” to the trust underpinning their relationship with Iran. "For the US, we would like to see a de-escalation, we would like to see ... a diplomatic solution that addresses our concerns as well as their concerns," he added. "We need to ensure, first, that Iran should stop all attacks against Gulf countries and other countries that they are attacking and are not party of this war," he said.

Video: Pentagon Announces Death of Seventh U.S. Service Member in War With Iran  The New York Times

10 vessels attacked in Hormuz Strait: Analysts  The Straits Times

ISTANBUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu goes on trial on Monday in a sweeping corruption case that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan's main rival to become president at Turkey's next election. Imamoglu, 55, is the chief suspect among more than 400 defendants linked to the Istanbul municipality accused of corruption and bribery. He and his main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deny the charges, which carry prison sentences adding up to hundreds of years.

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Week 2 of Iran: Military momentum meets economic and political reality  CNN

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Oil prices have jumped past $100 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East

Iran Guards say 'ready for complete obedience' to Mojtaba Khamenei Iran's Revolutionary Guards pledged allegiance on Sunday to the country's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, after he was appointed his father's successor by the Assembly of Experts. "The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...is ready for complete obedience and self-sacrifice in carrying out the divine commands of the Guardian Jurist of the time, His Eminence Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei", the Guards said in a statement.

Seventh U.S. service member killed in Iran war after sustaining injuries in Saudi Arabia attack  The Independent

Oil prices soar past $100 a barrel as war escalates in Iran  CNN

Escalating military aggression in Middle East continues to wipe 20m barrels from market each day Global oil prices have breached the $100 (£74) a barrel mark for the first time since 2022 as escalating military aggression in the Middle East continues to wipe 20m barrels of oil from the market each day. Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed 12.2% to $104.05 a barrel as the new week’s trading began in the Asia Pacific markets, the first time that market prices have soared above this key psychological threshold since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

Office of Iraq’s top Shia cleric Sistani says attending pro-Iran rallies is 'collective duty' Office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shia cleric, in Najaf, said on Sunday that Iranians' popular public support for Iran during the current crisis is a "collective duty", according to a statement circulated by his office. The fatwa, responding to a question about whether it was obligatory to take part in public gatherings in Iran to counter what were described as efforts by “agitators” to sow disorder, said participation and presence in such circumstances are an obligation. His office, citing the fatwa, said followers should seek parental approval for attending gatherings when possible, but that if that is not feasible, participation takes precedence. The ruling, circulated by media and social channels linked to Shia groups, said the obligation applies amid what it described as sensitive conditions and the need to uphold societal stability in the face of unrest and perceived threats. An Iraqi woman walks past a portrait of Iraq's top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during march in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad on 21 June 21, 2025. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP)

Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei named successor to the late supreme leader  PBS

Seventh American service member dies in Iran war, CENTCOM confirms  The Detroit News

Oil tops $100 a barrel as Iran war escalates  Axios