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UAE arrests more than 100 for filming and posting ‘misleading information’

Abu Dhabi police in the UAE have arrested 109 people for filming and posting “misleading information” during the Middle East war. “Such actions are liable to incite public opinion and spread rumours among members of the community,” Abu Dhabi police said in a post on X on Friday.

Similar measures have been taken across the Gulf, as misinformation flourishes during the war on Iran launched by the US and Israel.

Yeah the misinformation flourishes on main stream media and out of the mouths of US officials.

Iran’s humanitarian needs ‘growing rapidly’: NRC chief

Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, says while the war is “often framed as a geopolitical chess game, the reality is far grimmer for families”.

Estimates suggest more than three million people have been internally displaced within Iran, with more than 1,400 killed.

“Iran is huge. Tehran alone, under constant bombardment day and night, has 10 million inhabitants,” he tells Al Jazeera. “Millions have left Tehran, as well as other cities. We have 110 aid workers on the ground, making us one of the few Western groups operating there and the largest, with eight relief centres across as many provinces. The needs are growing rapidly.”

He said his organisation is “overrun, overstretched, and underfunded. Most aid work is carried out by national and local organisations. Shipping and flights are disrupted, so local and international groups struggle to bring in desperately needed supplies.”

_{People react as emergency crews search for victims trapped in the rubble following a strike on a residential building on March 16, 2026, in central Tehran}

‘In Israel, support for this war not flagging’

Political commentator Ori Goldberg described the public mood in Israel surrounding its wars on Iran and Lebanon is “schizophrenic”.

“Israelis are very much war-weary,” he told Al Jazeera from Tel Aviv. “On the other hand, support for this war is not flagging.”

Public attention was focused very much on the war on Iran, which was supported by more than 90 percent of Jewish Israelis, he said. “The war with Lebanon? Well, that depends on who you ask and why,” he said, adding that the war there factored more of as a concern for those in Israel’s north.

Damage reported in Jerusalem’s Old City after Iranian missile barrage

The Times of Israel reports that first-responders have been dispatched to the site of a missile impact in Jerusalem’s Old City, after another Iranian missile barrage targeted the country.

Ten separate volleys of Iranian missiles have fallen on various cities across Israel. The focus has been on the greater Tel Aviv area, the centre of Israel. Rehovot, a city known for science, research and technology, was hit. There was property damaged and two people reported injured.

It’s not so much about the number of people injured. The issue is that Israelis have not been able to return to any semblance of normal life.

Schools are still out, Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport is not working, the private sector is choosing whether it can or cannot operate, people who work independently are losing income and the government doesn’t have a lot of answers for them – except that this will last for as long as it will take.

Netanyahu says Iran has been ‘decimated’ as Iranian missiles continue to strike Israel

No sign of Iran’s government collapsing amid ongoing assassinations

The Americans and Israelis are betting that these assassinations are going to gradually cause the Iranian government to collapse.

But here in Iran, the leaders are repeating again and again that this is not going to be the result. They are saying the system is very strongly built, deeply rooted, and no amount of people being killed will affect it.

Since day one of the war until now, nothing has been seen that denotes a crack in the structure in the government, or in the operations of the war. The war has been going on steadily in the same manner – rockets, missiles and drones being launched each day.

Iran warns Israeli and US officials ‘unsafe worldwide’ after strikes

Iran’s top military spokesman has warned that “parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations” worldwide will not be safe for Tehran’s enemies.

General Abolfazl Shekarchi said, in a statement published online by Iranian state television, “From now on, based on the information we have about you, even parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations anywhere in the world will no longer be safe for you.”

Allowing US to use bases is ‘participation in aggression’, Iran warns UK

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a phone call with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, warned that allowing the US to use British military bases would be treated as participation in aggression.

“The United States and the Israeli regime attacked our country, contrary to all international principles and rules,” Araghchi said, according to a statement posted on his Telegram channel.

He criticised the “negative and biased approach of the United Kingdom and some European countries towards this blatant aggression, which violates international law”. Emphasising Iran’s right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, the foreign minister said, “We have respected the sovereignty of neighbouring countries and have not intended to attack them, but unfortunately, American bases are located in these countries, and we are attacked from these bases.” 

Trump is getting desperate, not that it will help in the long run

Why the Trump administration is easing sanctions on certain Iranian oil stockpiles

Trump administration officials are making a desperate push to secure every available barrel of oil amid a worsening energy crisis — even if it means lifting sanctions on the very country that they’re fighting against.

But three weeks into war with Iran, the administration is running out of options to contain the skyrocketing price of oil and gas.

Trump officials now privately estimate that the higher prices triggered by the war could linger for months, especially as fighting in the Middle East intensifies and passage through the Strait of Hormuz remains nearly impossible, three people familiar with the internal discussions said.

The US has already exhausted all of its go-to policy levers for alleviating the supply shock rippling through the global economy, those people said.

The Trump administration has already agreed to release hundreds of millions of barrels from its strategic reserves, eased some sanctions on Russian oil and taken steps domestically to accelerate crude flows throughout the US. Yet those actions have done little to slow the surge in prices around the world.

Officials are now going even further by temporarily removing sanctions on barrels of Iranian oil that are currently at sea, a move that will allow allies badly in need of supply to purchase them.

The optics of such a move are discomfiting: As the US tries to decimate the Iranian regime militarily, it will simultaneously be allowing the regime to benefit financially. It’s a tacit acknowledgement of the intense economic and political pressure that Iran has put on the US by closing the Strait of Hormuz.

It's delaying the inevitable at this point while more refineries and oil/gas fields get bombed. US economy is going to look a bit different come midterms.

Puzzled by Iran’s ability to target F-35, Trump admin launches investigation

Iran's ability to successfully target America's mighty F-35 fighter jet has raises many questions on the invincibility of this stealth plane. The US military is now reported to be investigating the reasons and circumstances surrounding such a spectacular failure. Rifat Jawaid assesses the impact of Iran's retaliation on the US public and its media outlets.

Trump’s extraordinary confession on Iran, hints at ending war with heavy heart

Donald Trump has given the most explicit hint yet of ending his military campaign against Iran by claiming victory against the Islamic Republic. He also said that the Strait of Hormuz would open on its own. And if this wasn't enough, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced unsanctioning of Iranian oil thereby allowing Tehran to earn billions of dollars through this transaction. Rifat Jawaid looks at the quandary that the US president finds himself in due to his questionable decisions over Iran.

Is this janta ka reporter guy trustworthy? You keep quoting Iranian government officials as if what they say is worth anything. Why?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/iran-war-us-farming-impact

He has been trustworthy and on the ball all the way through the Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria conflicts. He's from the UK, so he often has a UK perspective but follows US/Israeli politics closely as well.

Iranian govt officials are more trustworthy than Western ones. They actually do as they say and their claims mostly turn out to be true. Trump, Hegseth, Rubio all live is some sort of fantasy land while European officials say one thing and do the opposite.

As predicted before US/Israel attacked Iran. Nearly half of the world's urea trade comes through the straight. Together with rising oil prices a likely food crisis is predicted as fallout from this illegal war of aggression.

Middle East war risks pushing 45 million more people into acute hunger

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167147

The Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as the UN chief again demanded an end to the widening conflict.


And it's not just the food industry

• Energy (Oil & Gas): The primary victim, as 13 million barrels of oil and over 20% of LNG pass through daily, primarily to Asia. Immediate impacts include astronomical price spikes, supply shortages, and logistical disruption for major exporters (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq).
• Chemicals & Petrochemicals: Disrupts the supply of petrochemical inputs (methanol, ethylene glycol, polypropylene) essential for manufacturing, with high risks to Europe and Asia.
• Manufacturing (Automotive, Aerospace, Defense): Shortages in energy and raw materials (aluminum, plastics) disrupt production lines. Defense manufacturing faces supply shocks for materials needed to produce drones, missiles, and vehicles.
• Agriculture & Food Production: The disruption affects the shipping of fertilizers (up to one-third of global deliveries), causing fertilizer shortages and driving up food prices.
• Shipping & Logistics: Dramatic reductions in vessel traffic (reported over 90% in some scenarios) disrupt global supply chains and increase freight costs.
• Electronics & High-Tech Components: The interruption affects the supply of critical components and raw materials (such as helium), affecting semiconductor manufacturing.

Double blow for Trump as Iran launches 4,000-km missiles; US lifts oil sanction

Iran has surprised its adversaries by firing two Intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the UK and US base in the Diego Garcia island in the Indian ocean. This is the first time the world has come to know about the Iranian capability of such long-range missiles. On the other hand, the US administration has been forced to reward Tehran with billions of dollars by allowing the Islamic Republic to sell its oil. Rifat Jawaid unpacks these two massive developments.

Iran strikes Israel: Dimona hit in 'revenge' attack for Natanz facility

In a new wave of strikes, Hezbollah and Iran have targeted several cities across southern and northern Israel. The Israeli military says Iranian missiles have hit Dimona in southern Israel. The city is home to Israel's central nuclear facility. At least 47 people have been injured in the attack. Hezbollah also claimed responsibility for an attack on a residential building in the city of Ma'alot Tarshiha in the north.

"What is Iran signaling. It's not about the attack itself. It's not about the missile falling or not falling. It's about the intent. And the intent here is to show how that Iran is capable first of all of launching rockets with such a range. The second thing and and I think this is the most important that what uh Iran is capable right now of is to cancel the red lines the former leader has placed."

Inching closer to nuclear war, targeting nuclear reactors. Taking out Khamenei was the dumbest thing Trump/Netanyahu could do. Well for Trump, Netanyahu wants to blow up the region then pick up the pieces afterwards and create Greater Israel. 

Yeah the Janta Ka guy looks legit. Didn't know he was a BBC editor. 

Iran is a theocratic dictatorship. Nothing they say can be trusted.