Iran war nears two weeks with no signs of letting up

13 March 2026

Daily Briefing

1. Iran war nears two weeks with no signs of letting up (dw.com)

2. EU ‘held hostage’ by Trump over Iran war (rt.com)

3. France ‘not sending any vessels to the Strait of Hormuz’, Defense Minister Vautrin says (france24.com) 🇫🇷

4. Attack on USS Abraham Lincoln, fears of migration crisis (tass.com)

5. Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge on US and IsraelN News (www3.nhk.or.jp)

6. US military: Refueling aircraft goes down in Iraq, killing 4 of 6 onboard (www3.nhk.or.jp)

7. US-Israeli strikes across Tehran; drones near Riyadh (aljazeera.com)

8. The Palestinians forced to demolish their own homes by Israe (aljazeera.com)

9. How will the war on Iran impact the US economy? (aljazeera.com)

10. Colombia, Brazil and Mexico to Issue Joint Declaration Demanding Halt to Hostilities in the Middle East (telesurenglish.net)

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11. Less than 10% of Ukraine’s troops enlist voluntarily (rt.com)

12. Moldova’s Dniester River contaminated with oil coming from Ukraine (tass.com)

The full brunch