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Russia ‘helping’ Iran ‘in many different directions’ amid war: Araghchi  The Hill

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Mideast's water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid expanding war  Fortune

Wright downplays concerns over closure of key shipping lane’s impact on oil prices  The Hill

Tugboat Sinks in Strait of Hormuz, 3 Indonesian Crew Missing  Asharq Al-awsat - English

Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters, but what challenges lie ahead for each party when it comes to their base’s view of war? Facing one of the most challenging moments of his premiership, Keir Starmer may at least draw comfort from polling showing that the British public broadly support his position on the conflict in Iran. Nearly half (46%) believe the UK military position should be purely defensive, tasked with shooting down drones and defending civilian areas and British military facilities such as an RAF base on Cyprus. Continue reading...

US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran's next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on his compound killed Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Iran's Assembly of Experts met privately and chose their next leader, members of the body said. The clerics did not say who had been selected, only that a name would be announced soon. Some suggested Khamenei's 56-year old son Mojtaba Khamenei would succeed his father.

Iran was preparing to name a successor to its slain supreme leader on Sunday, after US-backed Israeli strikes destroyed fuel depots in Tehran, sparking blazes that covered the city in acrid smoke. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on his compound killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Iran's Assembly of Experts met privately and chose their next leader, members of the body said.

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Bulldozer dispatched to help stuck armored personnel carrier is hit by a projectile, causing deadly blaze; at least 3 drones from Lebanon downed by Israel The post Two IDF soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is halting oil trade and hiking prices

US military orders Iranian civilians to stay indoors The US military has told Iranian civilians to stay inside their homes, suggesting it could launch attacks on residential areas and accusing Iranian forces of launching missiles and drones from such locations. "This dangerous decision risks the lives of all civilians in Iran since locations used for military purposes lose protected status and could become legitimate military targets under international law," US Central Command said in a statement.

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US-Israel attacks on Iran: Death toll and injuries  Daily Observer

90 percent of drinking water in Kuwait comes from desalination, 86% in Oman and about 70% in Saudi Arabia; the infrastructure is endangered by missile and drone attacks The post Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War threatens both appeared first on The Times of Israel.

U.N. Amb. Mike Waltz says ‘Iran has been at war with us’ and ‘Trump is ending it’: Full interview  NBC News

Iran foreign minister reacts to Trump saying he'll pick the next leader of Iran: Full interview  NBC News

China Bolsters Naval Presence in Strait of Hormuz Amid US Pressure on Iran and Venezuela  Modern Diplomacy

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Egypt’s Pound Falls to New Low, Roiled by Shockwaves of Iran War  Bloomberg.com