Trump Hints at Wind-Down of War
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Three full weeks of the war the US and Israel launched against Iran have shocked the world oil market, pierced a sense of safety in parts of the Middle East, and claimed the lives of US service members and civilians in multiple countries.
A U.S. commander said allied attacks had degraded Tehran’s military. On Saturday, the United States and Britain said Iran had tried but failed to hit a distant joint base in the Indian Ocean with two missiles.
The escalating Iran war is pushing parts of the world into energy triage. Governments are deciding where to cut demand or absorb higher costs, while prioritizing dwindling supplies.
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Disrupted fertiliser shipments and soaring energy prices from the war in Iran are threatening to unleash a fresh food-price surge across vulnerable nations, risking a years-long setback just as many were recovering from successive global shocks.
CBS News journalists offer international perspectives from leaders and citizens in a number of countries as the Iran war nears the two-week mark.
As the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, more than a dozen countries in the region have reportedly been affected by air strikes.
One NATO ally called it "blackmail," particularly as the U.S. itself has failed to commit to providing a naval escort.
Large percentage of voters in US, Canada, UK, France and Germany believe global conflict could erupt in next five years
The war in Iran has delivered what economists call a “black swan” event — an unforeseen shock so destructive, no one is immune to it.
Iran War LNG Plant Strikes: After Iranian strikes shut Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub, about 17% of global supply is offline, triggering a deep energy shock. With repairs likely to take years, prices are surging and shortages spreading across Asia,
Iran defiantly insisted Friday that it would deny its enemies their security and that it was still building missiles nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran’s top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy industries.