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Gaza/MidEast March 2026
Guardian: "Israel-Hamas war" — (LINK)
Al Jazeera: "Israel-Hamas war live": now "Israel War on Gaza" — (LINK)
Israel says it killed 2 top Iranian security officials — 17 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran still exporting millions of barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz even as other traffic paralyzed — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump vents frustration with allies over strait of Hormuz; UAE closes its airspace — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
— Trump said twice Monday that he spoke to one of his predecessors about the Iran war and that the former president said he wished he had taken the action Trump did. It appears he did not speak to any of the four former presidents. He said it wasn't Bush and then said "I don't want to say" when he was asked it was Clinton.
Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war: Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have also brought in crisis measures — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
Cuba's power grid collapses after weeks of US oil blockade — 15 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran continues strikes on Gulf states day after US threatens oil facilities — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
— Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE warned people that they were working to intercept incoming projectiles, a day after Iran called for port evacuations, threatening for the first time a neighbouring country's non-US assets.
CNN: What else we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 15 March 2026 (LINK)
- Trump said he is not yet ready to make a deal with Iran to end the war
- Iran's foreign minister said the critical waterway was closed only to Tehran's "enemies", and its military warned it could target ports in the United Arab Emirates following US strikes on an island crucial to Iranian oil exports.
- US gas prices have spiked by 23% since the war began, according to the AAA, a US body that represents drivers.
Trump claims that "hopefully" an international coalition will send war ships to reopen the strait of Hormuz — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again 'just for fun' — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Switzerland bars US overflights linked to combat in Iran war, citing neutrality — 14 March 2026 (LINK limited)
US attacks military sites on Iran’s Kharg island, home to vast oil facility — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran, in turn, threatened on Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to “a pile of ashes” if oil structures on the island were attacked
Explosion rocks Amsterdam Jewish school in what mayor says is ‘targeted attack’ against Jewish community — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
whitehouse.gov: CNN is lying to undermine Operation Epic Fury's crushing success — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
US military's AI-powered system struck 6,000 targets in Iran as war enters third week: 140 troops wounded — (LINK) ground.news: 35 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Pentagon used Claude AI to attack Iran just hours after Trump's ban on Anthropic — (LINK)
— The U.S. military used Anthropic's Claude AI, embedded in Palantir's Maven Smart System, to help strike over 1,000 targets in Iran within the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury.
Trump administration invokes emergency powers to restart oil operations off California coast — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
— Restarts an oil pipeline that state officials have kept offline since 2015. The Energy Department: "Today, more than 60 percent of the oil refined in California comes from overseas, with a significant share traveling through the Strait of Hormuz — presenting serious national security threats."
US military confirms all six crew members dead after refueling plane crashed in Iraq — (LINK) ground.news: 248 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
— CENTCOM said the incident involved two aircraft, the other KC-135 involved landed safely, and investigators said the loss was not due to hostile or friendly fire.
Macron says six French soldiers wounded and one killed in Iraq after drone attack — (LINK) ground.news: 194 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Hegseth claims Iran's supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured" — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Dubai crypto event cancelled amid Iran conflict — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
ESPN: Bahrain & Saudi Arabia F1 Grands Prix next month to be cancelled — (LINK) ground.news: 45 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
U.S. allows temporary purchases of Russian oil already at sea to stabilize energy markets — (LINK) ground.news: 351 media reports — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
IEA announces record 400-million-barrel release of oil to address Iran war supply disruption: more than double the 182.7 million barrels released in 2022 — (LINK) ground.news: 514 media reports — 11 March 2026 (LINK)
Six vessels attacked amid reports of Iranian drone boats, sea mines — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
Oil price spikes again as Iran ship attacks surge: 8 people reported killed in a seaside area of Beirut where displaced people have been sheltering — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
Dow futures fall 400 points with oil rising, U.S. not ready to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz — (LINK)
Al Jazeera: Iran war: What is happening on day 12 of US-Israel attacks? Iran says more than 1,300 civilians have been killed and nearly 10,000 civilian sites have been hit by Israel and US — 11 March 2026 (LINK)
— Tehran continued its retaliatory attacks on Israel and US assets in the Gulf region, causing a spike in global energy prices. Powerful explosions were reported overnight in a residential district of central Tehran following a “massive wave” of Israeli air attacks. Tehran has accused Israel of attacking civilian infrastructure. The Red Crescent says a residential building was hit, and rescue teams have been digging through rubble searching for people. The IRGC launched a 37th wave of attacks, firing “super-heavy ‘Khoramshahr’ missiles” in multi-layered barrages that lasted more than three hours. The strikes targeted Israeli locations, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, and West Jerusalem, as well as US bases in Erbil, Iraq, Manama and Bahrain.
Hegseth says Tuesday "most intense day" of U.S. attacks on Iran, Trump to determine "end stage" — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued a new evacuation order for residents of the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon in Lebanon ahead of air strikes — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— In a post on X, the IDF's Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee says Israeli forces would be targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in specific areas of the cities in the near future. The alert follows an earlier evacuation order for people in southern Lebanon, urging residents to move north of the Litani River ahead of strikes.
Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran war will be over 'very soon' but Tehran says it will determine when: oil prices drop sharply after Trump moves to reassure markets — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
Aramco warns of oil market 'catastrophe' unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— Saudi Arabian state oil firm calls crisis by far the biggest the region has seen but firm can reroute 70% of exports and tap crude held in storage.
G7 ready to take 'necessary measures' over economic impact of Iran war but stop short of agreeing to release emergency oil reserves — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon: Human Rights Watch — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Several countries, including Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, suspend US visa applications — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Dow closes wild session up 200 points as oil reverses lower and Trump signals Iran war near an end — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Oil prices and markets seesaw over uncertainty of war as Iran names new leader — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
— AP: Iran launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf countries Monday, hours after Iranian state TV said Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had been named as his father's successor. Meanwhile oil prices skyrocketed Monday, and Asian markets tumbled.
Trump 'not happy' with Iran's choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader — (LINK)
New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165 — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
U.S. military refuses to endorse Trump claim that Iran bombed girls' school — (LINK)
CNN: What we know on the 10th day of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Wall Street follows global markets lower as Iran war briefly pushes crude prices near $120 a barrel — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Explosions rock Tehran as US official warns 'biggest bombing' of war is coming — 7 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran's president apologises to Gulf nations; Trump threatens further strikes — 7 March 2026 (LINK)
Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israeli special force searches for signs of navigator missing for 40 years — 7 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' from Iran — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
CNN: Everything we know on the eighth day of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
NPR: Iran retaliates after Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran as war enters Day 7 — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
— Israel's military said it launched a "broad wave" of strikes on Tehran targeting regime infrastructure, with additional strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs. Iran responded early Friday with retaliatory strikes on Israel.
MSN: Iran bombs data centers in retaliation — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
As Iran chokes Strait of Hormuz, U.S. vows $20B for maritime reinsurance — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
Al Jazeera: Iran: day six of US-Israel attacks: According to Iranian state media, the death toll from five days of US-Israeli attacks has reached 1,045, with more than 6,000 people wounded — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged as a leading contender to take up the country's top post after years spent cultivating influence within the establishment and forging close ties with the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
New US war machines showcased in Iran war: Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Israel says it knocked out Iran's cyber warfare headquarters — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
— The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out a "wide-scale strike" targeting a collection of military sites on the Eastern edge of Tehran that allegedly housed the headquarters of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Israel bombards Iran and Lebanon and the US struggles to evacuate citizens from the Middle East. Israel vows to kill Iran's next supreme leader as Tehran strikes back — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
European stock markets rally after report of 'secret outreach' by Iran to try to end war: UK's FTSE 100 up by more than 50 points, while pan-European Stoxx 600 share index rises 1.2% — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
US offers military support for vulnerable oil supplies in Strait of Hormuz — 3 March 2026 (LINK)
US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday were miles away from the main Army base — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump offers U.S. insurance, military escorts to energy tankers in Mideast — 3 March 2026 (LINK)
Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say — 3 March 2026 (LINK)
CNN: Day 4 of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 3 March 2026 (LINK)
— More than 700 people have been killed in Iran since the war began, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. IAEA confirmed damage Tuesday to a fuel enrichment plant at one of Iran's most sensitive nuclear installations.
Iran war expands to dozen countries in 72 hours — (LINK)
Trump says Iran operations likely to last 4 to 5 weeks, but he's prepared 'to go far longer' — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran strikes Europe for first time and hits Saudi Aramco refinery in Cyprus — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
Israeli IDF strike kills Hezbollah intel chief Hussein Makled; Lebanon to ban terror group's military activity — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
— The military said Makled was responsible for "forming the intelligence picture using various intelligence collection tools to provide the Hezbollah terror organization with intelligence assessments regarding IDF troops and the State of Israel. He also closely cooperated with senior commanders in Hezbollah who planned and advanced terror attacks against Israel and its citizens."
Oil and gas prices jump as conflict escalates — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
— Natural gas prices spiked by nearly 50% on Monday after QatarEnergy, one of the world's biggest exporters, halted production following "military attacks" on its facilities. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, jumped by 10% to touch more than $82 a barrel on Monday after at least three ships were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend.
