Israel strikes Beirut and orders south Lebanon evacuation as conflict mounts Latest order comes after Hezbollah and Iran launch attack on more than 50 targets including Israeli military bases The Guardian - UK · Mar 12
Iran war hits UK housing market with sales and enquiries both down Mortgage lenders have been withdrawing deals as concerns grow over rising prices The Independent UK · Mar 12
Trump tells Kentucky rally Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities degraded While offering no details to hundreds of supporters, US president seemed to suggest conflict would not end soon The Guardian - US · Mar 11
Australian Petrol Prices Set To Skyrocket After Strikes In Strait Of Hormuz Australians are being warned to brace for higher petrol prices as attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz choke global oil supplies. Pedestrian.tv · Mar 11
Oil price tops $100 again as Iran strikes economic targets across Middle East Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears about supply crunch, rattling markets The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
Congress calls for oversight following reports US military is using AI to help determine which sites in Iran to attack ‘We need a full, impartial review to determine if AI has already harmed or jeopardized lives in the war with Iran,’ says Representative Jill Tokuda of Hawaii The Independent UK · Mar 11
Trump refers to Iran conflict as ‘a little excursion’ Donald Trump called the war in Iran an "excursion" that will keep the US "out of a war" during a visit to a facility in Cincinnati on Wednesday (11 March). The Independent UK · Mar 11
Starmer ‘will not tolerate’ energy companies exploiting Middle East crisis for profit Global oil prices have risen sharply in response to the conflict The Independent UK · Mar 11
DHS watchdog that accused agency of ‘obstruction’ is now looking into Noem’s $220M ad deal: report Office of Inspector General says DHS ‘systematically’ obstructing investigative work The Independent UK · Mar 11
Cotton Closes Lower on Wednesday Cotton futures were 5 to 13 points in the red on Wednesday. Crude oil was back up another $5.44 on Wednesday, adding some premium pack in as the Iran situation continues to unfold despite the International Energy Agency agreeing to release 400 million barrels of ethanol reserves. The US dollar... Barchart · Mar 11
Corn Rallies Back on Wednesday Corn futures closed with 8 to 9 cent gains in the front months on Wednesday The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 8 cents to $4.17 ¾. Crude oil was back up another $5.44 on Wednesday, adding some premium pack in as the Iran situation continues to unfold... Barchart · Mar 11
‘A lot more fun’: Trump reveals general’s advice on blowing up Iran’s war ships in rambling Kentucky stump speech President claims U.S. has sunk more than 50 Iranian ships as war enters its 13th day while he campaigned in Kentucky to support a challenger to longtime nemesis Rep. Thomas Massie The Independent UK · Mar 11
US intelligence sees direct attacks by Iran on oil tankers as greater risk than mines Strait of Hormuz, key transit passage for global oil trade, has been effectively shut down by Islamic Revolutionary Guard The Guardian - US · Mar 11
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Iranian hackers take credit for attack on US medical equipment supplier that caused systems to go down Stryker purchased Israeli medical technology company OrthoSpace in 2019
Axios · Mar 11 Trump will tap oil reserve as Iran war drives up gas prices The Iran war drove the price for crude oil to more than $100 a barrel.
The Times of India · Mar 11 US strike likely hit Iran school due to outdated intel: Report The US military likely relied on outdated intelligence about a nearby naval base when it accidentally struck Iranian elementary school, CNN reported citing two sources briefed on preliminary findings of an ongoing investigation. The attack on February 28 killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, according to Iranian state…
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Trump explains why he decided to call Iran war Operation Epic Fury IN FULL
Axios · Mar 11 Hackers join U.S. and Israel's fight with Iran A cyberattack this week allegedly linked to Iran‑aligned hackers disrupted operations at U.S. medical technology company Stryker.
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Trump officials scrapped Pentagon blueprint to avoid civilian war casualties before Iran strikes, report says The Trump administration has pushed to increase the ‘lethality’ of U.S. war operations, a move critics say will lead to more civilian deaths
Fortune · Mar 11 The shadow fleet and illegal oil are still moving through the Strait of Hormuz This morning, three vessels were struck attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait is effectively closed. Since the beginning of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, oil tanker traffic through the world’s most critical oil shipping choke point has collapsed, dropping…
The Mary Sue · Mar 11 IEA’s ‘unprecedented’ oil release was supposed to fix everything, yet the market had a chilling response The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced this week that its member countries unanimously agreed to release a massive 400 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves, an unprecedented move aimed at stabilizing soaring prices, but the market’s response was, frankly, a bit chilling. Despite this huge injection of potential…
The Mary Sue · Mar 11 ‘Incoherent and incomplete’: Sen. Chris Murphy Takes a Dig at Classified Trump War Plans Sen. Chris Murphy from Connecticut emerged from a briefing about the war in Iran with more questions than answers. The senator took to X to express his confusion about Trump’s war plans.
The Mary Sue · Mar 11 In a move as tone-deaf as it gets, Trump’s World Cup welcome for Iran collapses after a blunt statement from the nation Iran’s sports minister Ahmad Donyamali, has officially declared that the nation cannot participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup after the United States killed its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This firm statement comes after weeks of escalating conflict and marks a definitive withdrawal from the global tournament.
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Pete Hegseth doesn’t want to be photographed at his Iran war briefings IN FULL