Netanyahu:

We continue to strike with force at the targets of the Iranian terrorist regime.

CENTCOM:

U.S. forces continue to eliminate threats presented by the Iranian regime, striking over 10,000 targets since the start of Operation Epic Fury.

The IRGC continues launching missiles, some of which feature striking imagery.

Putin on Iran:

The consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are still difficult to predict accurately.

It seems to me that even those involved in the conflict cannot predict anything.

Iran's IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency argues Iran should withdraw from the nuclear NPT.

Deutsche Bank has developed a “Pressure Index” to gauge when Trump backs off tough policies (TACO= Trump Always Chickens Out).

The index combines approval ratings, inflation expectations, stock market performance, and Treasury yields.

UAE Minister of State Reem Al-Hashimy:

You can't bully your neighbors, your supposed partners...

No country should actually hold the Strait of Hormuz as hostage, because the recipients of those flows actually go to the entire world.

IDF:

We killed the top leadership of the IRGC Navy, including its commander and intelligence chief.

France says the Iran war has caused a major oil shock, with “30–40% of Gulf refining capacity destroyed” and “11 million barrels/day” missing from global supply.

Officials warn repairs could take “up to three years”.

Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi defended her remarks after meeting Trump, saying “only Donald can bring peace and prosperity” and that both ending the Middle East “war” and stabilizing the global economy depend on “Trump’s will.”

She later walked back her wording, asking to replace “war” with “conflict,” and said she “stayed up all night on the plane” preparing the message.

Source: Asahi

Study finds the US caused about $10 trillion in global climate damage since 1990—more than any country—due to its emissions.

Researchers say the US bears “a lot of responsibility” for “substantial damage” worldwide, including major losses in poorer countries.

Source: The Guardian

Kenya Investigates Shocking Mass Grave of 32 Bodies Mostly Infants in Kericho County

Kenyan authorities exhumed about 32 bodies, including 25 infants in Kericho County at a site that belongs to the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), after a whistleblower tip, prompting investigations into irregular burials & possible cult-related criminal activity.

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The International Olympic Committee announced a new policy banning transgender women from competing in female events at the Olympics.

The rule limits eligibility to biological females, determined by a one-time SRY gene test.

Source: AP

Turkish President Erdogan:

What is the difference between the tears shed in Isfahan, Tabriz, and Tehran, and those shed in Erbil, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Sana'a, Doha, Riyadh, and our other sister cities in the region?

In the eyes of the network of massacre, what difference does it make whether our names are Ali, Omar, Aisha or Hasan?

Turkish President Erdogan:

In the eyes of aggressors who recognize no principles or values, does it make any difference whether we are Shia or Sunni, or whether we are Turkish, Kurdish, Arab, or Persian?

Turkish President Erdogan:

After the dust cloud we are in settles, we—as neighbors and brothers—will once again look each other in the face.

After the deadly roar of bombs and missiles falls silent, we will continue to live together in this land.

I believe no one should forget this reality.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Although the war is Israel’s war, it is first Muslims and then all of humanity who are paying the heavy price.

The Netanyahu government is not only targeting Iran; it is also implementing its plans to occupy Lebanon step by step.

Turkish President Erdogan:

No matter the pretext, Muslims’ right to worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque cannot be usurped, obstructed, or prohibited.

Reported wreckage of US KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq, killing all 6 crew on March 11.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We do not discriminate among our brothers and neighbors, nor do we remain indifferent to the suffering of our brothers.

As Türkiye, we do not abandon the peoples we consider friends and brothers in times of hardship, just as we stand with them in good times.

While bloodshed continues in our region, we do not consider it right, under any circumstances, to bring up disputes from a thousand years ago again.

EU's Kaja Kallas on Iran:

We need to exit from the war, not escalate this further, because the consequences for everybody around the world are quite severe.