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US seeks fertilizer from Venezuela and Morocco amid Iran war The Trump administration is exploring alternative fertilizer supplies as the war with Iran disrupts global markets. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Tuesday that Washington is looking to Venezuela and potentially Morocco to ease shortages and stabilise supply for American farmers. Hassett said the move is designed to cushion the impact of the conflict on agricultural production and food prices.

WARSAW, March 17 (Reuters) - Poland will not send troops to Iran as the conflict does not directly affect its security, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, adding that the United States and other powers understood Warsaw's decision. U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies over the weekend to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian forces continue attacks on the vital waterway amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, now in its ​third week.

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is seeking other sources of fertilizer amid the ongoing Iran war's shipping constraints, including from Venezuela and possibly Morocco, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday. "We've ... established licenses for Venezuela to produce more fertilizer. We've had discussions with Morocco," he said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" program, calling it "an insurance policy against disruption" for U.S. farmers.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings, displaced people and healthcare workers in Lebanon raise concerns under international law and may amount to war crimes, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday. The Israeli military has been carrying out airstrikes in Lebanon since the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel from Lebanon early in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Medical supplies to clinics dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Sudan could run out within two weeks unless shipments are rapidly rerouted after disruptions due to the conflict in the Middle East, the charity Save the Children said. The expanding U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has shaken global supply chains, with airspace closures and the halt of shipping ​through the Strait of Hormuz. Some $600,000 worth of essential medicines are stuck in ports in Dubai, the charity said.

Tunisia detains seven Gaza flotilla activists MEE staff on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 10:24 Global Sumud condemned ‘a troubling break with Tunisia's long history of solidarity with the Palestinian people’ after arrests Swedish activist Greta Thunberg from the Global Sumud Flotilla in Genoa, Italy, on 28 November 2025 (Piero Cruciatti/AFP) Off A Tunisian judge on Monday ordered the pre-trial detention of seven members of the new pro-Palestinian flotilla, Global Sumud, based on suspicions of money laundering under the country's anti-terrorism law. On 6 March, local media reported that several members of the Tunisian Coordination of the Sumud Flotilla were arrested, including Wael Naouar, his wife Jawaher Channa, Nabil Chennoufi, Mohamed Amine Bennour, and Sana M’hidli. After their hearing and ten days in police custody, an arrest warrant was issued against the activists for "forming a money laundering conspiracy", lawyer Sami Ben Ghazi told AFP. The case is linked to a fundraising initiative during the first Global Sumud Flotilla in September, their lawyer added, without providing further details. In a Facebook post published on Monday, he lamented that arrest warrants had been issued against his clients without them even being questioned. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “What happened today was not a substantive interrogation, but rather the presentation of a barrage of accusations against our clients,” he wrote. 'The regime is repressing all forms of political and social activism, including in support of the Palestinian cause' - Mahdi Elleuch, Tunisian activist Substantive interrogations are expected to begin in the coming days, the defence said. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Financial Judicial Centre to oppose the prosecution of the activists. "The regime is repressing all forms of political and social activism, including in support of the Palestinian cause. It's always the same process: using baseless charges, particularly money laundering, relying on a subservient judiciary," Mahdi Elleuch, a civil society activist, told AFP. The arrests come amid a crackdown that followed President Kais Saied's coup in 2021, with numerous politicians, journalists and activists imprisoned as well as increasing pressure on civil society organisations and their funding. ‘Harrassment’ Global Sumud condemned the detentions, saying that "combined with repeated bans on legal gatherings", it marked "a troubling break with Tunisia's long history of solidarity with the Palestinian people". The arrests followed a tense confrontation with police on 4 March, when activists from the coordination committee attempted to disembark at the port of Sidi Bou Said, near Tunis, from where they had embarked last year. Sumud Flotilla for Gaza struck by drone off Tunisia coast, organisers say Read More » They wanted to demonstrate their support for the maritime workers who had helped them establish the flotilla in September. After obtaining preliminary consent from the governor of Tunis, the ceremony was ultimately banned, while all gatherings and the use of loudspeakers were also reportedly prohibited. The organisers said they had changed the planned event to a simple visit, while denouncing “security pressure and harassment” targeting the solidarity movement with Palestine in Tunisia. Amnesty International’s Tunisia branch reacted with concern, noting the "alarming arrests and increasing restrictions in Tunisia on peaceful gatherings, in a context of repression on civic space and on human rights defenders". Last autumn, activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to reach Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, before being intercepted by Israel. In February, they announced a new effort to reach the enclave with what they described as the largest convoy yet. Global Sumud described its action as "a non-violent response to genocide, siege, mass famine and the destruction of civilian life in Gaza". Inside Tunisia News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Exclusive: Macquarie walks away from Kuwait oil pipelines deal amid Iran war, sources say  Reuters

Delay complicates what Beijing’s top diplomat describes as ‘big year for China-US relations’

Iran is both Trump’s war and Netanyahu’s war  The Hill

After years of war, Arab Catholics in LA find new worries with US-Iran conflict  Angelus News

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Oil tankers 'starting to dribble through' Strait of Hormuz, says White House  Reuters

Iran says at least 56 of its heritage sites damaged or destroyed in war.

Spain to release 11.5 million barrels from oil reserves Spain’s energy minister says the country will release up to 11.5 million barrels from strategic oil reserves over 90 days as a result of the ongoing Israel-US war on Iran which has upened energy markets around the world.

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How Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz Affects the U.S.  CGEP

Iran wages economic war in hopes of outlasting U.S. and Israel  CGEP

Alternative supply routes emerge as Iran war tests Gulf food security  CGEP

Could the Iran war could actually strengthen China’s energy position?  CGEP