The global food crisis unleashed by the war  Financial TimesThe war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices  AP NewsGlobal Food Supply Faces a Dangerous Bottleneck as Iran War Persists  The Ne…

US President Donald Trump said he would extend a pause on attacks against Iran’s energy plants into April and that talks with Iran were going “very well”, but an Iranian official said a US proposal for ending the war was “one-sided and unfair”.

A report in the New York Post had claimed that Donald Trump was “stunned” to learn that US intelligence indicated that Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay.

Israel targets Iran’s missile launchers amid growing tension  The Jerusalem PostOne killed, several injured in latest Iranian missile attack on central Israel — medics  The Times of IsraelTwo lightly wounded in the south by fragment…

Wall Street banks may finally be getting a long-awaited opening to claw back market share from private credit lenders.

President Trump granted Iran a 10-day cooling-off period, calling it a “gift” after Tehran allowed eight oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. This pause in planned strikes on energy infrastructure comes amid ongoing diplomatic efforts, which Trump…

Trump also insisted that Tehran was negotiating with Washington to end the war, despite Tehran’s denial.

If Tehran continues to strike the neighbouring Gulf nation in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes, Islamabad’s mutual defence agreement with Riyadh, signed in September, may become a complication for Pakistan’s peace broker role.