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Economic reports to be overshadowed by escalating Iran war  Financial Times

Great Britain has only two days of gas stored, as Iran war disrupts supplies  The Guardian

UK forces successfully engage drone fired from Iran towards Iraq British forces successfully engaged a one-way drone fired from Iran towards Iraq last night, the UK Ministry of Defence said in an X post on Sunday. "UK forces successfully engaged a one-way attack drone fired from Iran towards Iraq last night. The engagement occurred as RAF Typhoons and F-35 jets continued to conduct defensive sorties across the region," the ministry said. Update on UK operations in the Middle East: 08 March 2026 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/fVUbMqewCX March 8, 2026

Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei successor to the late supreme leader  PBS

Iran war's targets widen dangerously into civilian infrastructure and Saudi Arabia reports first deaths  PBS

Indian citizen among two killed in Saudi Arabia after residential area hit amid Iran conflict  Telegraph India

Oil markets brace for $100 crude as Strait of Hormuz closure persists  Dailynewsegypt

Iran's IRGC had earlier said it targeted radar systems in locations including Al-Kharj, home to Prince Sultan base.

Israeli ambassador to US declines to rule out putting boots on the ground in Iran  Politico

US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.

The Iran war puts Asia in an energy panic  The Economist

The Iran war has put Asia on the brink of an energy panic  The Economist

War in the Middle East: Britain’s involvement so far, from sea to sky  The Guardian

Iran Claims Strike on a Tanker for Running the Strait of Hormuz Blocade  The Maritime Executive

Iran war’s targets widen into civilian infrastructure as Bahrain says water plant hit  WTOP

Bumrah's stunning bowling sealed India's record-breaking win at home after Samson and Abhishek's batting fireworks.

At least 35 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a camp for displaced people in Rafah, the Gaza health ministry said Sunday. Israel claimed it struck a Hamas compound in the area.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Benny Gantz to change his mind after the key war carbinet member resigned from government over the handling of the war in Gaza.

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Iran military warns will target region's oil sites if Israel hits energy infrastructure Iran's military warned on Sunday that it would target oil sites in the region if Israel continued to strike energy infrastructure in the Islamic Republic. "The governments of Islamic countries are expected to warn the criminal America and the savage Zionist regime of such cowardly, inhumane actions as soon as possible," Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for Iran's central military command, told state TV. "Otherwise, similar measures will be taken in the region, and if you can tolerate oil at more than $200 per barrel, continue this game."