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ZURICH/FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - The United States and Israel have broken international law with their attacks on Iran, Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister said in an interview published on Sunday, the latest European leader to raise concerns about the conflict. Legal experts have said many countries will consider the attacks unjustified under the United Nations Charter, under which member countries must refrain from using force or the threat of force without U.N authorisation or unless acting in self-defence.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has said Tehran’s military actions are strictly defensive and directed only at targets linked to acts of aggression against the country.

Two Palestinians shot in the head by Israeli settler, a third dies from inhaling tear gas used by Israeli soldiers.

For Israel’s Netanyahu, Trump grants prayers with some unwelcome caveats  The Washington Post

Iran war spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets  The Washington Post

Donald Trump has claimed that Iran is responsible for an air strike that hit a girls’ school in the Iranian city of Minab and killed at least 150 people.

China warns of spread of ‘flames of war’ from Iran  CNN

IDF: Israel will target 'every successor' appointed by Iran  The Jerusalem Post

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TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The Islamic Resistance Movement in Iraq has declared that it has carried out 24 drone and missile strikes on the US military bases in Iraq and the region over the past 24 hours amid the ongoing US-Israeli aggression.

Hundreds of activists filled the streets of New York City in protest of the Israeli-US war on Iran.

IDF says fuel depots served Iran's military infrastructure, as Iranian Red Crescent warns that contaminated precipitation 'is extremely dangerous' The post Black clouds over Tehran rain down oil drops after Israel strikes oil facilities appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Jakarta foreign ministry says Musaffah 2 caught fire, four crew members survived; security firm reports boat was hit by two missiles as it assisted missile-hit tanker The post UAE tugboat hit by explosion, sinks in Strait of Hormuz; 3 Indonesian crew missing appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Hormuz supply shock: India diversifies oil basket as Middle East conflict drags on  The Times of India

Iranians are using a border crossing into Turkey as one of the only ways out during the war in Iran, with the country's airspace closed

Israel and Iran escalate conflict with attacks on key infrastructure in Lebanon and Bahrain  WQAD

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Iran selects new supreme leader The Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for selecting Iran's new supreme leader, has announced it has reached a decision. "The vote to appoint the leader has taken place and the leader has been chosen," Ahmad Alamolhoda, a member of the Assembly of Experts, told Iran's Mehr news agency.  He said the leader's name will be announced later on Sunday.

'Iranian aggression randomly bombs civilian targets', Bahrain says, adding three people were injured in latest raids.