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March 16, 2026

Trump advisers express regret over Iran war planning: Axios report

Some members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle are experiencing “buyer’s remorse” over the decision to go to war with Iran, with growing fears that the administration underestimated the...

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March 16, 2026

Poland criticises Trump for framing NATO as ‘them’ in Gulf dispute

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Monday criticised US President Donald Trump for referring to NATO allies as separate from the United States while urging them to help reopen...

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March 16, 2026

Dubai stocks enter bear market as conflict-driven selloff hits banks, property shares

Dubai’s main stock index slipped into bear-market territory on Monday after falling more than 20% from its February peak as escalating regional tensions triggered broad selling across banking, real...

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March 16, 2026

Death toll from Israeli attacks in Lebanon rises to 886

The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 886 since the start of Israel’s expanded offensive on March 2, the Health Ministry said Monday, Anadolu reports....

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March 16, 2026

Trump’s Iran miscalculation: When power meets a civilisation that refuses to collapse

Donald Trump’s confrontation with Iran appears to have been built on a fundamental misreading of the country he chose to confront. The assumption in Washington seemed to be that...

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March 16, 2026

Gulf economies risk worst slump since 1990s if Iran war drags on

The US-Israeli war on Iran could push several Gulf economies into their worst downturn since the early 1990s if the conflict continues and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz...

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March 16, 2026

Trump warns NATO faces “very bad future” if allies refuse to back US war on Iran

US President Donald Trump has warned that NATO faces a “very bad” future if its members refuse to support Washington’s efforts in Iran, according to the Financial Times. In...

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March 16, 2026

How do we even talk about Palestine and Israel?: One group’s experience in unspoken territory

The Tavistock Clinic in London, which was set up in the aftermath of the First World War, is one of the UK’s leading mental health institutions. Offering outpatient therapeutic...

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March 16, 2026

US allows Iranian oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz to maintain global supply: Treasury secretary

The US is allowing Iranian oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz in order to maintain global oil supplies, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, Anadolu reports. “The...

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March 16, 2026

Survival as strategy

Persian proverb goes, ‘A river cuts through rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence.’ True to that maxim, Iran has demonstrated its stubborn capacity to...

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