The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Trump's Iran war could hike national debt by $65 billion in 60 days, while tariffs add another crushing blow

The Pentagon told lawmakers that they estimated the cost of the war exceeded $11.3 billion in the first 6 days of the conflict—and that didn't even include all of the pre-strike costs.

Fortune · Mar 12

Coffee Prices Climb as Iran War Raises Global Supply Concerns

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) today is up by +6.75 (+2.35%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) is up by +82 (+2.31%). Coffee prices are climbing today due to the Iran war, which has closed the Strait of Hormuz and disrupted global shipping. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei...

Barchart · Mar 12

Artificial intelligence has brought a new way of war to the Middle East – and it makes crimes harder to hide

ANALYSIS: AI’s kill chain leaves an evidence trail in Gaza and Iran. Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, explains

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Iran’s cultural heritage in the crossfire – expert explains what has been damaged and what could be lost

Following joint attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran on February 28, the country has come under repeated strikes. These attacks, which were ostensibly supposed to target Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities, have also caused civilian casualties and damage to cultural sites.

The Conversation · Mar 12

British tourist, 60, among over 20 people charged in Dubai for sharing drone strike videos on social media

British man allegedly filmed Iranian missiles over the city

Evening Standard · Mar 12

Crude Oil Surges as Iran War Drags On

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) today is up +8.84 (+10.13%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) is up +0.1341 (+4.81%). Energy prices are sharply higher today on comments from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who said that Iran's leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used...

Barchart · Mar 12

Trump just put Republicans' hold on the Senate at risk while sending the national debt higher, Morgan Stanley says

The firm's Global Investment Office just dropped a sweeping analysis of the U.S.-Iran conflict. It should alarm every Republican heading into the midterms.

Fortune · Mar 12

British military base in Iraq hit by Iranian kamikaze drone attack

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The Independent UK · Mar 12

Kimmel Mocks Iran Drone Threat Ahead of Oscars: 'We Barely Survived the Writers' Strike'

Jimmy Kimmel joked about FBI warnings of an Iranian drone strike on California during his Wednesday monologue, days before the 98th Oscars ceremony.

International Business Times UK · Mar 12

Middle East conflict shows the real meaning of Trump’s ‘America first’ foreign policy

Now well into its second week, the US-Israeli war against Iran has gone beyond the “combat operation” the US president, Donald Trump, announced when it began on February 28. Civilians and infrastructure have been struck across the region from Lebanon, to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The conflict has…

The Conversation · Mar 12