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Iran launches attacks on Israel, killing two, as Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia intercept more missiles, drones.

Marwan Bishara says Israel’s assassination of Larijani is calculated to prolong the war and bring about regime change.

Pakistan’s Minister for Information “strongly” rejects the claim Pakistan was behind an air strike on a Kabul hospital.

Family members have gathered by the rubble of a hospital in Kabul searching for their loved ones after an air attack.

How Much Pain Is Trump Really Willing to Endure?  The Atlantic

U.S. Says It Bombed Iranian Missile Sites Near Strait of Hormuz  WSJ

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How the war with Iran impacts global energy supply  NBC News

Heavy Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut: Report Reuters is reporting heavy Israeli air attacks on Lebanon's capital, Beirut.

Hezbollah announces new wave of attacks on Israel Hezbollah has announced more than a dozen attacks on Israel and its personnel in the last few hours, Al Jazeera is reporting. According to Hezbollah's Telegram channel, the group attacked what it claims was a special naval unit of the Israeli army at the Atlit base, south of the city of Haifa, the base itself with what it said was a “barrage of specialized missiles", as well as groups of Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon and Israel.

Trump’s Next Decision: Whether to Retrieve Iran’s Nuclear Fuel, Whatever the Risk  The New York Times

Joe Kent, top counterterrorism official, says Iran posed no imminent threat as he resigns over Trump's war  PBS

Strait of Hormuz: US makes big move against Iran's anti-ship cruise missiles; what are deep penetrator munitions? | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

Two people killed from missile attack near Tel Aviv A man and a woman have died after suffering serious shrapnel wounds in an attack on the Ramat Gan area of Tel Aviv, Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service is reporting.  “We saw smoke rising from a building with extensive damage and shattered glass,” MDA paramedic Inbar Green and MDA EMT Naftali Halberstadt said. “From among the debris, we saw two unconscious casualties, with no pulse and not breathing, with severe injuries to their bodies.”

Chilean Environment Ministry suspends 43 measures touching on issues such as pollution, emissions and national parks.

Opinion | Why Trump can’t get other countries to help him reopen the Strait of Hormuz  MS NOW

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US targets Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz with 5,000-pound bomb The United States military said Tuesday that it targeted sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz with "multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions".  "The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait", the military's CENTCOM said in a statement.  Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the… pic.twitter.com/hgCSFH0cqO — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 17, 2026

MAGA shows support for Trump’s war in Iran, despite prominent conservative media figures pushing back against the president

Top counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war  localnewslive.com