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Day 11 — Evening Edition. Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 AM Paris

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Twice-daily briefings on the US-Israel-Iran war for Americans who want the full picture. Sourced exclusively from international and independent press.

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THE NUMBERS (as of 6:00 PM Eastern)

Iran killed 1,300+ (Iranian Red Crescent; Day 11 described by Hegseth as “most intense day of strikes” yet)
Iran injured ~10,000 (Iranian Health Ministry)
Iran internet blackout 240+ hours — NetBlocks: “among the most severe government-imposed nationwide shutdowns on record globally”
Lebanon killed 570+ (Lebanese Health Ministry — up from 486 this morning; 700,000+ displaced)
Israel killed 15 civilians + 2 soldiers (updated); 1,929+ injured; 3,000+ displaced US KIA 8 confirmed / 140 wounded (Pentagon)
Gulf states killed 15+ across Bahrain (1 woman killed Manama), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE
Brent crude Volatile: peaked ~$119 Monday, fell toward $90 Tuesday on SPR talk, rebounding on mine news
US gas prices ~$4/gallon nationally, +14% in one week (AAA)
Strait of Hormuz De facto closed; ~few dozen mines now confirmed laid (CNN/CBS intelligence sources); 16 Iranian minelayers destroyed by CENTCOM

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STORY 1: THE SHOW AND THE SILENCE

What the US released to the world today — and what it didn’t

This morning, CENTCOM posted video to X. Boats exploding. Clean strikes. American precision on full display. By afternoon, the footage had millions of views.

Here is the sequence that produced those videos.

CNN reported, citing two people familiar with US intelligence, that Iran had begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz — a few dozen in recent days — with the capacity to deploy hundreds more, as Iran still retains roughly 80–90% of its small boats and minelayers (CNN). Trump posted on Truth Social that the US had “no reports” of mines being placed — then, thirteen minutes later, announced US forces had “hit and completely destroyed 10 inactive mine-laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow.” CENTCOM later revised the count to 16 vessels destroyed and released the footage. Hegseth posted on X that forces were “wiping them out with ruthless precision.”

The White House then contradicted itself on a second front: Energy Secretary Chris Wright briefly posted that the US Navy had successfully escorted a tanker through the strait. The White House walked it back within hours — no escort had occurred (OilPrice.com). Oil markets swung nearly $10 a barrel on the confusion before stabilizing.

The boats were described by Trump himself as “inactive.” They had not yet deployed mines. The strike was, by the US government’s own account, preemptive.

Now here is what else happened in the same 24 hours — also confirmed, also sourced, largely absent from American television.

The World Health Organization has verified 13 attacks on healthcare infrastructure in Iran since February 28 — resulting in 4 healthcare worker deaths and 25 injuries, with 4 ambulances also damaged (WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, March 5 press conference). Iran’s own deputy health minister put the healthcare worker toll higher: 11 killed, including four physicians, two nurses, and three emergency workers (Al Jazeera tracker).

The Iranian Red Crescent — not the government, the humanitarian organization — has documented damage to more than 10,000 civilian sites across Iran, including 65 schools and 32 medical facilities (Iranian Red Crescent, confirmed by PBS NewsHour). The Red Crescent’s head, Pirhossein Kolivand, stated on March 10 that the figure has now surpassed 19,000 damaged civilian units, with relief teams responding across multiple provinces simultaneously (WANA/West Asia News Agency). That documentation has been submitted to the International Committee of the Red Cross for potential legal proceedings.

Iran’s deputy health minister told Al Jazeera that more than 200 cities have been hit across Iran since February 28, and that the targets were “mostly civilian.” Israel says the fuel depots it struck in Tehran — which sent toxic smoke across the capital for days — were used “to operate military infrastructure.” Iran’s health minister said the resulting acid rain would contaminate the soil and cause long-term respiratory illness, particularly in children and the elderly. “This is not a military target,” he said (Al Jazeera).

One Tehran resident, Mohammadreza, 36, reached by phone by Al Jazeera on March 5: “Today is worse than yesterday. They are striking northern Tehran. We have nowhere to go. It is like a warzone. Help us.”

And then there is the Golestan Palace.

On March 2, a US-Israeli strike on Arg Square in central Tehran sent blast waves into the 400-year-old Golestan Palace — Tehran’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wooden doors, traditional Persian windows, and sections of historic mirror work were damaged (WANA/West Asia News Agency, confirmed by UNESCO). Iran’s Cultural Heritage Minister filed a formal complaint with UNESCO. UNESCO confirmed the damage and reminded all parties that cultural property is protected under the 1954 Hague Convention. The Archpaper noted: intentionally damaging a UNESCO World Heritage Site constitutes a war crime under the International Criminal Court.

For balance that American readers deserve: Iranian missiles also damaged two Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv’s White City — itself a UNESCO World Heritage Site — on February 28, killing one woman and injuring more than two dozen (The Art Newspaper). Both sides have struck protected heritage. Neither has been held to account.

The CENTCOM videos are real. The boats were destroyed. The Hormuz threat is real.

So is everything above.

🌍 TRANSLATOR’S NOTE: This juxtaposition is not an editorial opinion — it is a sequencing of verified facts from the WHO, ICRC, UNESCO, Amnesty International, and the Iranian Red Crescent alongside verified facts from CENTCOM and the White House. International press — Al Jazeera, BBC, The Guardian, Le Monde — is running both tracks simultaneously. American television is running one.

🇺🇸 WHAT AMERICAN READERS NEED TO KNOW: You are being given a very clear picture of what American and Israeli forces are destroying in Iran. You are being given a much less clear picture of who is living in the buildings near those targets. The WHO is not an Iranian government agency. The ICRC is not an Iranian government agency. UNESCO is not an Iranian government agency. When those institutions document what they document, it is news — regardless of which country’s military caused the damage.

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STORY 2: THIS IS NOT A THREE-COUNTRY WAR

And one country is cashing in

The countries getting bombed

For the first time in history, Iran has attacked all six Gulf Cooperation Council states — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE (ACLED, March 2026 Special Issue). This has not happened since the Tanker War of the late 1980s, and even then Iran did not strike all six simultaneously.

The scale: Kuwait’s air defenses have intercepted 97 ballistic missiles and 283 drones in total. Bahrain has shot down 45 Iranian missiles and 9 drones. The UAE intercepted 541 drones — but 35 still fell within the country causing material damage (Breaking Defense). In Manama on Tuesday, a 29-year-old Bahraini woman was killed when a drone struck a residential building in the capital (Al Jazeera). Bahrain’s state energy company Bapco declared force majeure — it cannot meet contractual supply obligations because of damage to its refinery complex (Al Jazeera).

Turkey has now had Iranian ballistic missiles intercepted in its airspace twice in one week — March 4 and March 9 — both times by NATO air defense systems. The second missile entered Turkish airspace before being brought down over Gaziantep, a city of two million (Reuters, Al Jazeera, Euronews). Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan warned Tehran that “next time, Turkey will respond in kind.” NATO confirmed both interceptions, stating it “stands firmly with all Allies.” Turkey has not invoked Article 4 — which would trigger formal NATO consultations, and potentially Article 5 collective defense — but that threshold is now visible on the horizon (Middle East Institute).

The countries getting economically crushed

Qatar has ceased all LNG production. On March 2, QatarEnergy — the world’s largest LNG producer, supplying roughly 20% of global supply — issued an official statement: “Due to military attacks on QatarEnergy’s operating facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City and Mesaieed Industrial City, QatarEnergy has ceased production of liquefied natural gas and associated products.” Force majeure was declared on all delivery contracts. European gas prices surged 50% within hours; Asian LNG prices jumped 39% (Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Reuters). Reuters sources say it could take at least a month to return to normal production — and that the Ras Laffan plant has never been taken offline before in its history. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that QatarEnergy is now pushing its major expansion project back to at least 2027. Pakistan has announced extreme austerity measures in response to the energy price shock. South Korea has introduced its first fuel price cap in almost 30 years (CNN). LNG prices have risen 50% since February 28 (The National Desk).

About 10% of the world’s container ships are currently caught up in broader shipping backlogs (Al Jazeera). Some oil refiners are scaling back operations entirely (TIME). For Central Asian landlocked economies — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan — the closure of Iranian port routes to the Indian Ocean has cut their main corridor to southern markets, forcing reliance on Russian transit routes through the Caspian (Wikipedia Economic Impact article, citing multiple sources).

The country cashing in — and steering

Russia is the only major power for which this war is, so far, purely profitable.

CNBC, citing energy analysts at MST Marquee and Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, reports that Russia’s Urals crude — which was selling in Indian ports at record discounts just months ago — is now trading above Brent. Russian crude held on tankers fell from 132.9 million barrels at the end of February to 118.3 million barrels this week, meaning cargoes are moving to buyers fast (Kpler data, via CNBC). Analysts at Gloystein estimate Moscow could generate tens of billions of dollars in additional state revenue if elevated prices persist.

Putin told policymakers and business chiefs at the Kremlin on Monday that it was “important for Russian energy companies to make use of the current moment.” He also suggested the EU — which has been moving away from Russian energy — would need to reconsider “long-term, stable cooperation” with Moscow (NBC News). European Council President António Costa was direct: Russia “gains new resources to finance its war against Ukraine as energy prices rise. It profits from the diversion of military capabilities.”

The US has now issued a 30-day waiver allowing Indian refineries to process Russian crude previously under US sanctions — to ease oil supply pressure caused by the Hormuz closure. Treasury Secretary Bessent called it a “deliberately short-term measure.” But Trump is also reportedly weighing broader easing of Russian oil sanctions (Reuters, via CNBC).

James Henderson at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies: “No one would be surprised if military spending went up as a result of this. More money will be available, and therefore, by default, more money will be available for spending on the military. That is definitely an unfortunate consequence” — referring directly to Russia’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine.

But the oil revenue is only part of what Russia is doing here.

The Washington Post reported on March 6 — confirmed by NPR, CNN, NBC, and RFE/RL citing separate US officials — that Russia has been providing Iran with targeting intelligence since the war began on February 28. The intelligence includes satellite imagery showing the locations of US warships, aircraft, radar systems, and military infrastructure across the region. One official described it as a “pretty comprehensive effort.” The CIA station at the US Embassy in Riyadh was among the facilities subsequently struck.

This is not symbolic. Dara Massicot, Russian military expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, noted that Iran’s strikes in this war are measurably more precise than during the 12-day war last June — specifically targeting command-and-control infrastructure and early warning radar systems. “They’re making very precise hits on early warning radars or over-the-horizon radars. They’re going after command and control,” she said (NBC News). Iran possesses only a handful of military satellites and no independent constellation. Russia’s advanced satellite network fills that gap directly (NBC News, Defense News).

There is also a supply corridor. Glen Howard of the Saratoga Foundation told RFE/RL that a route through the Volga River and across the Caspian Sea provides Russia and Iran with an interior supply line largely shielded from US or allied interdiction — through which drones, missile components, and electronics can move. “Russian intelligence support and logistical links across the Caspian could become indispensable to the survival of the Iranian regime as the conflict drags on,” Howard said.

Trump’s response when asked about Russian targeting intelligence: “That’s an easy problem compared to what we’re doing here.” He called the question “stupid.” Hegseth told reporters Russia and China “are not really a factor here” (RFE/RL).

Robert Person, senior research fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, put the strategic logic plainly: “Putin and his advisers have likely determined that war in Iran serves Russia’s interests in the short term — higher energy prices, global distraction from a Ukraine war Putin is not ready to settle, and America at risk of entrapment in another Middle Eastern quagmire” (Moscow Times).

🌍 TRANSLATOR’S NOTE: The Russian intelligence story broke in the Washington Post on March 6 and was confirmed by four separate major outlets. It has received a fraction of the US coverage given to CENTCOM mine strike videos released the same week. International analysts — at Carnegie, Oxford, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Sciences Po Paris — are treating it as a consequential strategic development. The White House is treating it as a distraction.

🇺🇸 WHAT AMERICAN READERS NEED TO KNOW: Eight US soldiers are dead. One hundred forty are wounded. Russia knows where American warships are. It is telling Iran. Iran is using that information. And the war that is generating this situation is simultaneously handing Russia tens of billions in oil revenue that flow directly into its military budget — including the ongoing war in Ukraine. These are not separate stories.

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STORY 3: FATHER PIERRE

A village. A tank. A priest who would not leave.

In the Christian village of Qlayaa in southern Lebanon, a few miles from the Israeli border, Father Pierre al-Rahi was killed by Israeli tank fire on Tuesday.

He had refused an Israeli military order to evacuate the town (Al Jazeera, confirmed by Lebanese media and the Maronite Church).

His name was Pierre al-Rahi. He was a Maronite Catholic priest. He stayed because his people stayed.

Lebanon’s death toll is now 570, up from 486 this morning. More than 700,000 people have been displaced (Lebanese Health Ministry). The UN’s human rights chief said Lebanon is becoming “a key flashpoint” in the broader conflict.

Israeli forces have conducted more than 700 strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon since the war began, including 35 high-rise buildings in Beirut’s Dahieh district (IDF via Alma Research Center). The Lebanese army has pulled back from some border positions as Israeli operations expand into the south. Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has called for renewed ceasefire negotiations. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said “there are ideas on the table, mainly from France” — but no consolidated initiative yet (Alma Research Center, March 10).

🌍 TRANSLATOR’S NOTE: Father Pierre’s death was reported by Al Jazeera, OSV News, and Lebanese media. It received minimal coverage in US outlets. The story of a Christian priest killed by an Israeli tank while refusing to abandon his village does not fit neatly into either the pro-war or anti-war American media frame — which may explain its absence.

🇺🇸 WHAT AMERICAN READERS NEED TO KNOW: Lebanon did not start this war. It was pulled in on March 2 when Hezbollah responded to the killing of Ali Khamenei. Lebanon has now lost 570 people, displaced 700,000, and is watching its southern villages emptied by evacuation orders. Father Pierre was not a combatant. He was a priest. He was killed by a tank.

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DISINFORMATION WATCH

Trump’s Tomahawk claim: Following international investigations confirming a US Tomahawk missile struck the Minab girls’ school, Trump suggested Monday that “other countries” may have been responsible — claiming Iran possesses Tomahawk missiles. It does not. The Tomahawk is a US-manufactured cruise missile not exported to Iran (CNN fact-check, NPR, Bellingcat). Video verified by Bellingcat shows a US cruise missile striking the compound adjacent to the school.

Netanyahu visibility: The Israeli Prime Minister has not made a public video appearance in approximately four days. Written statements continue to be released. Witkoff and Kushner cancelled a planned Israel visit unexpectedly. Iranian state media (Tasnim) circulated claims he was killed or injured — these are unverified and contradict Israeli PMO footage showing a security meeting with the Defense Minister, IDF Chief of Staff, and Mossad Director. ROTWR is not reporting this as fact in either direction. We are flagging it as a story to watch. Source: Times of Israel, i24, Tasnim (for the claim only — not the fact).

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WATCH LIST FOR MORNING

• G7 strategic reserve decision: Ministers met Tuesday; no confirmed release announced — watching for Wednesday announcement

• Turkey Article 4: Second missile in one week. Erdogan’s next move is the NATO tripwire of this war

• China’s decision: US intelligence says Beijing is weighing financial assistance and missile components for Iran — has not acted yet (CNN)

• IRGC 1-tonne warhead: Announced, not yet deployed in confirmed strike — watching for first use

• Hezbollah ceasefire feelers: JFeed (Israeli outlet) reported talks — unconfirmed, needs second source before ROTWR runs it

• Iran internet blackout: 240+ hours. Among the longest government-imposed shutdowns ever recorded (NetBlocks). When it lifts, expect significant information to emerge

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Sources used in this edition: Al Jazeera, CNN, NBC News, NPR, PBS NewsHour, Washington Post, Reuters, RFE/RL, BBC, CENTCOM (official releases), WHO (official press conference), ICRC (official statement), UNESCO (official statement), Amnesty International, ACLED March 2026 Special Issue, Alma Research and Education Center (March 10 daily report), OilPrice.com, CNBC, Moscow Times, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (via NBC News/CNBC), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (via NBC News), Foreign Policy Research Institute (via Moscow Times), Middle East Institute, Breaking Defense, The Art Newspaper, Kpler (via CNBC), Euronews.

All figures current as of 6:00 PM Eastern / midnight Paris, Tuesday March 10, 2026. Numbers are war-zone figures and subject to revision.

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ROTWR DAY 11 EVENING — SOURCE CHEATSHEET

Tuesday March 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM Eastern

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NUMBERS BLOCK

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Iran killed 1,300+ / injured ~10,000:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker

Lebanon 570+ killed / 700,000+ displaced:

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-war-oil-prices-trump-hormuz-israel-rcna262670

Israel 15 civilians killed / 1,929 injured:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker

US 8 KIA / 140 wounded (Pentagon):

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5777671-trump-threatens-iran-mines/

Gulf states 15+ killed / Bahrain woman killed Tuesday:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/10/woman-killed-in-bahrain-as-other-gulf-states-intercept-iranian-missiles

Iran internet blackout 240+ hours (NetBlocks):

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-war-oil-prices-trump-hormuz-israel-rcna262670

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STORY 1: THE SHOW AND THE SILENCE

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Iran laying mines / 80-90% minelayer capacity retained (CNN):

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz

Trump “no reports” then 10 boats destroyed / CENTCOM 16 confirmed:

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/hormuz-strait-mines-war-trump

White House contradiction on tanker escort (OilPrice.com):

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Oil-Supply-Risks-Mount-as-Iran-Lays-Mines-in-Strait-of-Hormuz.html

WHO: 13 verified healthcare attacks, 4 workers killed, 25 injured, 4 ambulances:

(WHO Director-General press conference March 5 — reported via:)

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/3/5/explosions-rock-tehran-as-israel-intensifies-strikes-on-government-sites

Iranian Red Crescent: 10,000+ civilian sites / 65 schools / 32 medical facilities (PBS NewsHour):

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-wars-targets-widen-dangerously-into-civilian-infrastructure-and-saudi-arabia-reports-first-deaths

Red Crescent head Kolivand: 19,000+ civilian units as of March 10 (WANA):

https://wanaen.com/iran-red-crescent-reports-damage-to-over-19000-civilian-units/

Submitted to ICRC for legal proceedings:

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/3/5/explosions-rock-tehran-as-israel-intensifies-strikes-on-government-sites

200+ cities hit / toxic smoke / acid rain (”not a military target”):

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/iran-says-1255-killed-in-us-israeli-attacks-mostly-civilians

Tehran resident Mohammadreza quote:

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/3/5/explosions-rock-tehran-as-israel-intensifies-strikes-on-government-sites

Golestan Palace damaged / UNESCO confirmed / 1954 Hague Convention:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/03/us-israeli-strikes-damage-unesco-listed-golestan-palace-tehran

https://www.archpaper.com/2026/03/golestan-palace-damaged/

https://www.dezeen.com/2026/03/05/golestan-palace-damaged-unesco-world-heritage/

Tel Aviv White City (UNESCO) Bauhaus buildings damaged by Iran:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/05/unesco-world-heritage-buildings-in-tel-aviv-damaged-by-iranian-missile-strike

Amnesty International full statement:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/urgent-call-to-protect-civilians-and-respect-international-law-amid-escalating-regional-conflict-following-us-and-israeli-attacks-on-iran/

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STORY 2: THIS IS NOT A THREE-COUNTRY WAR

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ACLED: First time Iran attacked all 6 GCC states:

https://acleddata.com/update/middle-east-special-issue-march-2026

Kuwait 97 missiles / 283 drones / Bahrain 45 missiles / UAE 541 drones (Breaking Defense):

https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/iran-attacks-uae-saudi-missiles-drones-gcc-air-defense/

Bahrain woman killed Tuesday / Bapco force majeure:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/10/woman-killed-in-bahrain-as-other-gulf-states-intercept-iranian-missiles

Turkey: 2nd missile intercepted / Gaziantep / Reuters:

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/turkey-says-second-iranian-ballistic-missile-shot-down-by-nato.html

Turkey NATO Article 4/5 analysis (Middle East Institute):

https://mei.edu/publication/turkey-caught-in-the-vortex-of-a-widening-iran-war/

Fidan “next time Turkey responds in kind”:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/turkiye-says-iranian-ballistic-missile-intercepted-by-nato-air-defences

Qatar LNG FULL CESSATION / force majeure / first-ever Ras Laffan shutdown / 1-month restart (Al Jazeera):

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/2/qatarenergy-worlds-largest-lng-firm-halts-production-after-iran-attacks

Qatar LNG cessation / European gas +50% / Asian LNG +39% (Bloomberg):

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/european-gas-rallies-more-than-30-as-qatar-halts-lng-production

Qatar force majeure / one month restart estimate / never offline before (Reuters via RTE):

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0304/1561653-qatar-shutdown/

Qatar expansion pushed to 2027 (Bloomberg):

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/qatar-said-to-push-lng-expansion-to-2027-after-iran-drone-attack

Qatar LNG — deeper analysis / sitting duck / LNG harder hit than oil (CNBC/Rapidan):

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/theres-another-energy-market-that-may-get-hit-harder-than-oil-by-strait-of-hormuz-closure

LNG prices +50% (The National Desk):

https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/iran-reportedly-starts-mining-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-readies-intensified-strikes-pete-hegseth-trade-oil-military-operation-epic-fury-donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-marco-rubio-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps

Russia oil windfall / Urals above Brent / Kpler data (CNBC):

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/russia-winner-iran-us-war-energy-oil-disruption.html

Putin “make use of the current moment” / EU rethink (NBC News):

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/iran-war-russia-putin-oil-prices-sanctions-trump-ukraine-middle-east-rcna262679

EU Council President Costa quote (NBC News):

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/iran-war-russia-putin-oil-prices-sanctions-trump-ukraine-middle-east-rcna262679

Oxford Institute Henderson quote / Ukraine military spending:

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/iran-war-russia-putin-oil-prices-sanctions-trump-ukraine-middle-east-rcna262679

US 30-day India waiver / Bessent quote:

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/06/nx-s1-5738448/iran-us-israel-war

Russia targeting intel — ORIGINAL REPORT (Washington Post):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/06/russia-iran-intelligence-us-targets/

Russia targeting intel — CONFIRMED (CNN):

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/russia-aiding-iran-targeting

Russia targeting intel — CONFIRMED (NBC News / Massicot / Sciences Po):

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russia-providing-intelligence-iran-location-us-forces-sources-say-rcna262115

Russia targeting intel — CONFIRMED (RFE/RL):

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran--intel-targeting-us-israel-war/33697849.html

“Pretty comprehensive effort” quote / CIA Riyadh station struck:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/russia-aiding-iran-targeting

Massicot / Carnegie “going after command and control”:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russia-providing-intelligence-iran-location-us-forces-sources-say-rcna262115

Caspian supply corridor / Glen Howard (RFE/RL):

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran--intel-targeting-us-israel-war/33697849.html

Trump “stupid question” / Hegseth “not a factor”:

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran--intel-targeting-us-israel-war/33697849.html

Robert Person / FPRI quote (Moscow Times):

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/09/low-oil-prices-strong-ruble-squeezed-russias-budget-in-february-a92157

China preparing financial/missile assistance (CNN):

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/russia-aiding-iran-targeting

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STORY 3: FATHER PIERRE

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Father Pierre al-Rahi killed by Israeli tank fire / refused evacuation:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/10/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-11-of-us-israel-attacks

Lebanon 570 killed / 700,000 displaced / UN “key flashpoint”:

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-war-oil-prices-trump-hormuz-israel-rcna262670

700+ IDF strikes Lebanon / 35 Dahieh buildings / Lebanese army pullback:

https://israel-alma.org/daily-report-the-second-iran-war-march-10-2026-1800/

Lebanon President Aoun ceasefire call / France leading mediation:

https://israel-alma.org/daily-report-the-second-iran-war-march-9-2026-1800/

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DISINFORMATION WATCH

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Trump Tomahawk claim / Iran doesn’t have Tomahawks:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/middleeast/us-israel-iran-middle-east-war-what-we-know-intl-hnk

Bellingcat Minab video verification:

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5742327/us-israel-iran-war-new-supreme-leader

Netanyahu alive — PMO meeting footage:

https://www.timesofisrael.com (search: Netanyahu security meeting March 10)

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WATCH LIST

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G7 SPR release — no confirmed decision yet:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/middleeast/us-israel-iran-middle-east-war-what-we-know-intl-hnk

Turkey Article 4/5 threshold (Middle East Institute):

https://mei.edu/publication/turkey-caught-in-the-vortex-of-a-widening-iran-war/

China possible assistance (CNN):

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/russia-aiding-iran-targeting

Hezbollah ceasefire feelers — UNCONFIRMED, needs second source:

(JFeed only — do not publish until confirmed)