Trump Tries to Sidestep Blame for Any Civilian Deaths in Iran
The president and the Pentagon have cast blame on Iran for the mounting toll. More than 1,800 people have died in the war, including many civilians.
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Inside the dramatic escape of Iranian women footballers seeking asylum
Members of Iran’s national women’s football team were closely monitored by security officials linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during their stay in Australia, but several managed a dramatic escape from their hotel to seek asylum.
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"BEWARE": Trump's stern warning to Iran against placing mines in Strait of Hormuz; US destroys 10 inactive mine boats
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) issued a sharply worded statement against Iran, calling on the country to refrain from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz and warning of military consequences if they are not removed. He made the remarks in a post on Truth Social.
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White House says boots-on-ground in Iran not ruled out; Epic Fury to end when objectives achieved
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (local time) said that the United States has not ruled out the option of sending troops on ground in Iran and that the military operations in the Persian Gulf nation would end once the objectives of Epic Fury are achieved. She made the remarks while taking questions from the press during the media briefing.
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"Don't panic over commercial LPG shortage, centre working to resolve issue": Union MoS Shobha Karandlaje
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje urged people not to panic over reports of commercial LPG shortages affecting hotels and restaurants, saying the Central government is actively working to address the issue amid global supply disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
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'Swinging into action:' The Saudi Arabian pipeline designed to bypass Hormuz
'Swinging into action:' The Saudi Arabian pipeline designed to bypass Hormuz Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 20:08 Saudi Arabia is pumping oil to the Red Sea, but this new route will not address fuel shortages and puts the Houthis back in play A handout picture provided by Energy giant Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's oil company, shows one of its engineers at Yanbu refinery in Medina province, on 16 January 2011 (Joe Lynch/Saudi Aramco/AFP) Off Oil tankers were aflame in the Gulf, and Saudi Arabia was worried Iran would cut its access to markets by closing the Strait of Hormuz. Four decades later, the desert pipeline the kingdom built in the 1980s to bypass the strait is “swinging” into action as the world faces an unprecedented plunge in oil supplies. Saudi Aramco chief executive officer Amin Nasser said on Tuesday that they are ramping up crude flows through the East-West pipeline, and it will hit full daily capacity - seven million barrels - in a few days.
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Merz turned Germany into US vassal Spanish deputy PM
The German chancellors reaction to US President Donald Trumps threats against Spain shows Berlins weakness, Yolanda Diaz told Politico Germany has become an American "vassal" under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has said, criticizing his response to US President Donald Trump's threats against Spain.
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War in Iran Could Lead to Food Shortages in Region, Experts Warn
Some residents of Lebanon, Gaza and Iran are reporting shortages of food, rising food prices and other disruptions to food supplies as the conflict in the Middle East continues.
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IRGC commander vows to stop U.S. from escorting ships passing through Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran will use missiles and submarines to stop the movement of the fleet of the United States and its allies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri said Tuesday in a post on social media platform X. The post dismissed previous U. S.
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Prof. Schlevogt's Compass No. 45: The epoch of viral geopolitics - How the Kanzler sloganizes war
Merz's remarks on Iran reveal a deeper habit in Western politics, reducing complex conflicts to moral labels that travel faster than reason If you want to discern the spirit of a ruling class, you only have to listen to its pronouncements.
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How Does This End? Four Scenarios for What Comes Next With Iran.
The best hope? Weaken the regime’s ability to lash out and resist an uprising.
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Democratic senator says Trump on 'path toward deploying' US troops in Iran
Democratic senator says Trump on 'path toward deploying' US troops in Iran Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 19:50 Richard Blumenthal spoke to reporters after a closed briefing provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee Democratic Senator from Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, speaks to reporters after a classified briefing on the US-Israeli war on Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 10 March 2026 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) Off Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday told reporters he believes the Trump administration is "on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran". Blumenthal was speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill after emerging from a classified briefing for members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This comes as the Reuters news agency, citing unnamed sources, reported on Tuesday that at least 150 US troops have been wounded in the US- Israeli war on Iran thus far.
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Netanyahu tells Iranian people to ‘remove the Ayatollah regime’
Netanyahu tells Iranian people to ‘remove the Ayatollah regime’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote a message on his office’s official X account on Tuesday night local time, where he addressed the people of Iran, urging them to seize what he calls a “once in a lifetime opportunity to remove the Ayatollah regime and gain your freedom”. “The Ayatollah [Ali Khamenei] is no more, and I know you don’t want him replaced with another tyrant,” Netanyahu posted. “So you must act.
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Trump warns Iran over Hormuz mines as US weighs tanker escorts
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran to immediately remove any naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz or face unprecedented military consequences, as Washington continues to weigh escorting commercial vessels through the vital shipping lane.
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Update: About 140 U.S. troops wounded since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday that about 140 U. S. troops have been wounded, including eight seriously injured since the United States and Israel launched joint military attacks on Iran on Feb.
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West Asia conflict: White House confirms US Navy did not escort vessels via Strait of Hormuz
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (local time) said that the United States has not escorted any vessels or tankers via the Strait of Hormuz amid the developing security situation in West Asia and the Gulf. She made the remarks during the press briefing while taking questions from the media.
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Imprisoned in Iran, and Under Bombardment
Iranian detention centers, some holding people swept up in a government crackdown on protests along with other prisoners, have been damaged in the U. S. -Israeli airstrikes.
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Close to 10,000 civilian sites destroyed by US-Israeli bombing, Iran's UN envoy says
Close to 10,000 civilian sites destroyed by US-Israeli bombing, Iran's UN envoy says Iran's United Nations ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said on Tuesday that US and Israeli air strikes on Iran have destroyed nearly 10,000 civilian sites, including 65 schools and educational institutions, and almost 8,000 homes since the war began on 28 February. He also said that the strikes had killed more than 1,300 civilians.
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Strait of Hormuz timelapse shows fall in shipping traffic
The footage demonstrates the flow of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf since the US-Israeli military offensive began against Iran on 27 February.
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Why Did Trump Start This War?
Was war in Iran inevitable? A former Trump official Nadia Schadlow argues Iran’s nuclear threat could not be ignored. She makes her case on this episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.
