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Iran hits tanker off coast of Qatar, Kuwait airport and Israel kills 5 in Beirut attack

Iran hit a tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait International Airport as Tehran acknowledged for the first time that Washington had been in direct contact about a possible ceasefire

The Independent UK

What the invasion of Ukraine and Iran war should teach Europe about air defence

As US and Israeli stockpiles drain against Iranian drones, the Bruegel think-tank warns Europe faces an even harder fight on its own doorstep

Euronews

Wednesday briefing: How did Russia become the unexpected beneficiary of the Iran war?

In today’s newsletter: As conflict engulfs Iran, shifting global alliances and soaring energy prices are reshaping the existing power balances that could redefine the next stage of international security

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Kuwait airport hit by Iranian drone strike; fuel tanks on fire

Iran on Wednesday launched drone strikes targeting Kuwait International Airport, hitting fuel storage tanks and triggering a “large fire”, AFP reported citing Gulf state’s civil aviation authority.

The Times of India

Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the Gulf

Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied

The Independent UK

Trump's 'God Squad' Exempt Gulf Drillers From Endangered Species Act

The federal Endangered Species Committee, better known as the "God Squad," voted to exempt offshore drilling from parts of the Endangered Species Act, which critics say could push Rice's whale to extinction.

International Business Times

UK sends more troops to Gulf amid Trump jibes over British military role

John Healey says extra deployment is defensive response to ‘expanding threat’ from Iran

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Pakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East

Foreign ministers Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met in Beijing as Pakistan pushes for peacemaker role

The Guardian - UK

UK sends more troops to Middle East to defend Gulf allies against Iran’s ‘aggressive’ attacks

Defence secretary pledges ‘Britain’s best’ to allies in the region – despite repeated insistence that the UK will not get dragged into the wider war

The Independent UK

Four million people across the Gulf could be pushed into poverty by war in Iran, UN warns

The worst-affected would be in GCC countries and in the Levant, with each region set to lose more than 5.2 percent of their GDP

The Independent UK

Inside the U.S. Military Buildup in Israel

Iran has reportedly made U.S. bases in Arab countries “uninhabitable.” Israel is pitching itself as an alternative.

Reason

Strait of Hormuz shutdown: What implications for Europe, for how long and how high can prices go?

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is rattling global markets, sending energy prices soaring and fuelling fears of supply shortages. Euronews explains:

Euronews

Trump taunts world saying go get oil from inflamed Iran — or buy from America

TOI Correspondent from Washington: In a pair of incendiary social media posts on Tuesday, MAGA supremo Donald Trump told US allies and partners to “go get your own oil” from an inflamed Gulf region or buy American energy, even as gas prices in the US breached $ 4 a gallon…

The Times of India

Trump tells allies to ‘go get your own oil’ amid Iranian attacks on Gulf

Trump's comments come on the same day that gas prices in the US jumped past an average of $4 for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to spike worldwide.

Euronews

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The Independent UK

Food prices set to spike amid Iran war – but not for the reason you might expect

Conflict in the Gulf is having repercussions on economies across the globe

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to chair Cobra meeting over costs to households from Iran war

Sir Keir Starmer is set to chair a Cobra crisis committee meeting to address the impact of the war in Iran on UK households. Average energy bills are forecast to rise by almost £300 from July, reaching £1,929, despite a temporary fall in April due to green subsidy removal. Motorists…

Euronews

Netanyahu says Iran war goals achieved 'beyond halfway point' as strikes continue across Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump's partner in attacking Iran, said more than half of his military aims had been achieved, but both leaders refused to put a timeline on an operation that has ignited a month-long regional war and jolted global markets.

The Times of India

Pressure, not peace yet: How Saudi, UAE, Kuwait want the Iran war to go

The United States’ Gulf allies, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have reportedly urged US President Donald Trump to continue military action against Iran, arguing that Tehran has not been sufficiently weakened by the monthlong US-led bombing campaign, according to American, Gulf, and Israeli officials.

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The Independent UK

US attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast

A likely strike by the United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf

The Independent UK

One of the world’s rarest whales under threat from Trump’s Gulf drilling plans

Other species, including threatened manatees and endangered sea turtles, are also at significant risk

The Independent UK

Federal 'God squad' poised to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules

Trump administration officials will soon consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act

The Times of India

Iran strikes fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker at Dubai port; spill risk flagged

A Kuwaiti crude oil tanker anchored off Dubai was targeted in a direct Iranian attack, igniting a fire and damaging its hull. This incident, involving drone strikes, follows a pattern of attacks on commercial shipping in the Gulf. Dubai authorities are managing the blaze, with all 24 crew members reported…

The Independent UK

Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean

Israeli airstrikes on March 7 on oil depots surrounding Tehran produced heavy smoke and acid rain

Euronews

Ukraine signs 10-year defence deal with arms producer Bulgaria, Zelenskyy says

The agreement with Bulgaria comes hot on the heels of a raft of similar deals Zelenskyy inked with partners in the Gulf.

The Guardian - UK

Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East

Unlikely grouping of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey steps up efforts to broker ceasefire and curb dominance of Iran and Israel

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