#AUSTRALIA SHUTS EMBASSIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: #Australia closed its embassies in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, as well as the consulate in #Dubai amid potential escalation of the war. Australian diplomats and their dependents are directed to leave Israel and the UAE. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-expects-iran-war-intensify-shuts-some-middle-east-embassies-2026-03-11/
THREE #SHIPS HIT IN #HORMUZ STRAIT: Three vessels were struck by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz. The Thailand-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree caught fire, and most of its crew was evacuated. Three crew members are missing. https://www.reuters.com/world/cargo-ship-hit-by-projectile-strait-hormuz-crew-evacuates-2026-03-11/
#SENATORS WORRY ABOUT GROUND FORCE IN #IRAN: Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Richard Blumenthal expressed their concern that Donald Trump could deploy U.S. ground forces. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-worry-trump-may-put-boots-ground-iran-2026-03-10/
U.S. TECH COMPANIES ARE POTENTIAL TARGETS: The #Iranian state-affiliated Tasnim news agency published a list of legitimate targets, which includes the major American tech companies in the Middle East. https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-11-26?t=1773229815685
PROTEST BANNED IN #LONDON: British police banned the annual Al-Quds march in support of #Palestinian liberation, organized by the Islamic Human Rights Commission. https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-police-ban-pro-iranian-london-march-due-extreme-tensions-2026-03-11/
#AUSTRALIA SHUTS EMBASSIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: #Australia closed its embassies in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, as well as the consulate in #Dubai amid potential escalation of the war. Australian diplomats and their dependents are directed to leave Israel and the UAE. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-expects-iran-war-intensify-shuts-some-middle-east-embassies-2026-03-11/
#ROMANIA ALLOWS U.S. ACCESS TO ITS #AIRBASES: Romanian President Nicusor Dan convened the country’s defence council, which let the U.S. aircraft use its Mihail Kogalniceanu air base to carry out operations in Iran. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/romanian-review-us-request-use-local-air-base-iran-operations-2026-03-11/
