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US-Israeli War on Iran Enters Third Week with Strikes on Hamadan, Calls for Strait of Hormuz Coalition

The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran stretched into its third week Monday, March 16, 2026, with fresh airstrikes pounding the western city of Hamadan and Iranian forces launching retaliatory missiles toward Israel, as President Donald Trump pressed reluctant allies to help secure the vital Strait of Hormuz amid soaring oil…

International Business Times

Trump ally Peter Thiel brings Antichrist lectures to Vatican’s doorstep after attacking ‘woke American Pope’

Billionaire tech investor in Rome to deliver stark warning on Armageddon

The Independent UK

With Iran still in control of Hormuz, Trump threatens NATO and oil hits $106

The price of oil is driving everything today—even the cost of fertilizer.

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America’s first Pope seems to have chosen temperance when addressing Iran war … until you look closer

Pope Leo has embraced a long game with his allies to make their opinions heard.

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‘Attention will swing back’: Epstein outrage unlikely to subside despite Trump’s Iran war

Advocates say 24/7 coverage of US attacks will not last for ever – and spotlight will return to Epstein and his crimes

The Guardian - US

Starmer says UK working with allies on ‘viable plan’ to open Strait of Hormuz

The Prime Minister has resisted Donald Trump’s demands to send Royal Navy warships to help secure the vital shipping route.

Evening Standard

Oil prices rise as Trump presses allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices continue to rise as the Iran war enters its third week, with President Trump pushing allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as investors react to threats facing Middle Eastern export facilities.

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Kallas eyes EU naval mission shift to protect Strait of Hormuz as Trump calls for maritime coalition

The EU's 27 foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss ways to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as US President Donald Trump urged allies to help open the waterway or face a “very bad” future within NATO.

Euronews

Macron presses Iranian president to stop 'unacceptable' attacks

The French president urged Iran to halt regional attacks, restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and let detained French citizens Kohler and Paris return home.

Euronews

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Bond Yields Fall, Fed Meeting and Middle East Conflict in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are up +0.59%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are up +0.66% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as Treasury yields retreated, while investors continued to monitor developments in the Middle East and awaited the Federal Reserve’s meeting.

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France holds back warships as Trump urges allies to secure Strait of Hormuz

France has said it will not send naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump called on countries reliant on oil from the Gulf to help secure the shipping lane that has been blocked since the start of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. France…

Radio France Internationale

Israel Waited Until After PM Modi’s Visit to Strike Iran, Says Envoy Reuven Azar

Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Monday addressed speculation surrounding the timing of Israel’s recent military operation against Iran, clarifying that the decision was unrelated to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel earlier this year.

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Average petrol station fuel price revealed as diesel reaches 160.3p per litre

The escalating conflict has driven global oil prices

The Independent UK

War in Iran Threatens Higher Fuel Prices, Renewed Inflation

With much of the Middle East's critical oil and gas exports cut off from global markets, rising energy costs could give inflation new momentum.

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The Independent UK

Trump hints at delaying China summit and urges XI Jinping to intervene in Strait of Hormuz

A cancellation of the face-to-face meeting with the Chinese President could trigger substantial economic repercussions

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Israeli Envoy Reaffirms Netanyahu Is Alive Amid AI Video Speculation

Amid growing online speculation about the health and possible death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s ambassador to India Reuven Azar has firmly dismissed the rumours, stating that he personally saw the Israeli leader during his recent visit to Israel.

The Guardian - US

US citizens: Trump had no ‘backup’ plan to help them leave Middle East after Iran strike

Americans criticise US state department, with one person saying she felt ‘betrayed’ and treated like ‘an afterthought’

The Independent UK

Iran women’s football captain rejects asylum offer and leaves Australia

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The Independent UK

‘Shh, you’re very obnoxious’: Trump targets another woman reporter with cranky response to Iran war questions

President Trump told a male reporter than he was ‘much better’ than the female reporter

International Business Times UK

Are Gulf Leaders Backing Trump's War on Iran? Arab State Admits Getting Help From Russia, China

Gulf leaders show reluctance to back Trump's war on Iran as Tehran admits military help from Russia and China

The Independent UK

Iranian women footballers rejoin teammates to fly to Oman after Australia asylum U-turn

The majority of Iranian players who sought asylum in Australia have reversed their decisions and rejoined their teammates

The Independent UK

EU weighs action to keep Strait of Hormuz open

The European Union is weighing options to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open for global shipping

Axios

Behind the Curtain: Trump's escalation trap

It's the first time Trump's style has made it impossible for him to easily improvise his way out.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Iran is someone else’s war’: Readers on why Gen Z are reluctant to fight

YOUR VIEWS: Our community believes younger generations are far less willing to fight because growing up without conscription, amid broken social contracts and limited trust in leaders, has left them disengaged from the idea of war

Euronews

Fears over French art loans to the Louvre Abu Dhabi as war rages in the Middle East

The museum, which opened in the United Arab Emirates in 2017, has so far escaped damage from nearly 1,800 Iranian drone and missile strikes since the conflict began last month.

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