As U.S.-Israeli war with Iran intensifies, Trump says it is “ahead of schedule”
President Trump’s assurances that a rising U.S. death toll and soaring energy prices will be temporary and worth the pain are failing to assuage jittery investors.
Day: March 9, 2026
Israelis divided over war with Iran as conflict expands
Air raid sirens ring out across Israel, alerting residents of Iranian missile launches, a sound that now dictates the daily lives of Israelis. The population has grown accustomed to taking shelter as soon as they hear it. But it doesn’t stop some in J…
TikToker’s $2,000 escape: American woman recounts chaotic trip after Dubai flight diversion
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Iraq coach urges FIFA to delay World Cup playoff amid US-Israel war on Iran
Graham Arnold says a delay to the March 31 fixture will allow the scattered members of his team to gather and prepare.
Iran-related oil price surge impacts United States
Crude oil prices have hit their highest levels since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. International benchmark brent crude jumped some 20% to more than $120 per barrel on March 9. The spike in energy prices will be felt across the globa…
Defiant Iranian hardliners celebrate after new Supreme Leader named amid attacks
Mojtaba Khamenei is believed to hold views even more hard-line than his dad.
NATO drills for war in Arctic with focus on civilians being ready
The US military withdrew one squadron of F-35 fighter jets ahead of the exercise. It declined to say whether the war in the Middle East played a role in the decision.
Half a million displaced in Lebanon amid intensifying Israeli strikes
An air strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs on March 9 after Israel warned it would target branches of a firm linked to Hezbollah. In the past week, nearly 400 people have been killed in attacks, according to Lebanese authorities. FRANCE 24’s Catherin…
Moment Bahrain refinery is blasted in Iranian missile & drone attack as oil price surge sparks fears of global recession
FLAMES raged at an oil refinery in Bahrain after an Iranian drone strike in the early hours of this morning, further fuelling fears for the global economy. Footage shows a fireball erupting, sending plumes of thick smoke into the skies in the area of S…
With new supreme leader, Iran says ‘business back as usual’
Iran has named its new supreme leader, late Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba Khamenei. The new Ayatollah is considered a fellow hardliner who will pursue his father’s rejection of dissent. ‘By naming him, Iran shows business is back as usual’ says FRANCE 24…