- Europe Hardens Stance Against Trump’s Iran War in Threat to NATO Bloomberg.com
- Trump lashes out at Europe as growing number of allies reject US calls for help cnn.com
- Spain closes off its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war AP News
- Europe pushes back on some US military operations as concerns over Iran war mount Reuters
- Trump slams allies as Europeans show reluctance to aid U.S. in Iran war The Washington Post
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Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks – AP News
- Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks AP News
- Iran war live: US, Israel step up strikes; Tehran vows retaliation Al Jazeera
- Iran Update Special Report, March 31, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain. The New York Times
- Iran is fighting a smarter war as it runs out of missiles The Telegraph
Humpback whale stranded again as its odyssey off the Baltic Sea coast stretches on – AP News
Pakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East
Foreign ministers Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met in Beijing as Pakistan pushes for peacemaker role
Pakistan and China have released a joint five-part proposal for peace in the Middle East, after Pakistan’s foreign minister flew to Beijing on Tuesday to seek Chinese support for the country’s faltering efforts to negotiate an end to end the war.
The one-day meeting between Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, came as Pakistan continues to push for the role of peacemaker between the United States and Iran, even as the war shows little sign of relenting.
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Five-Point Initiative of China and Pakistan For Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East Region – fmprc.gov.cn
- Five-Point Initiative of China and Pakistan For Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East Region fmprc.gov.cn
- China and Pakistan present new Iran deal: Ceasefire for opening Hormuz axios.com
- Is China positioning itself to become a US-Iran peace broker? cnn.com
- China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work? bbc.com
- China-Backed Peace Proposal Echoes Effort to End Ukraine Fight WSJ
Iran will play World Cup games in US despite war, FIFA’s Infantino says
The chief of global football's governing body says US-Israeli war on Iran will not affect scheduling of 2026 World Cup.
Giddy Donald Trump, 79, Posts Giant Explosion Video as Aides Cue Up Daily Destruction Footage – The Daily Beast
- Giddy Donald Trump, 79, Posts Giant Explosion Video as Aides Cue Up Daily Destruction Footage The Daily Beast
- US attacks Isfahan in Iran as gas price average tops $4 dollars Fox News
- U.S. Drops Bunker Buster Bombs on Iranian Ammunition Depot WSJ
- Trump Shares Video of Bombing in Iranian City of Isfahan The New York Times
- U.S. attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast MS NOW
Where to invest during Iran war? Ask – or don’t – Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Iran’s parliamentary speaker is using X to shape market sentiment, blending war messaging with financial signalling.
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Why Russia and China Aren’t Helping Iran – nationalinterest.org
- Why Russia and China Aren’t Helping Iran nationalinterest.org
- How China hopes to win from the war The Economist
- China-Russia's cooperation hands the US a ‘grievous loss’ as Iran conflict escalates, expert warns Fox Business
- From drones to rocket fuel, China and Russia are helping Iran through supply chains Atlantic Council
- China Can’t End the Iran War. But It Can Shape the Endgame Bloomberg.com
War on Iran: US’s history of making other nations pay for conflicts
White House says Trump could ask Arab nations to bear the cost of the Iran war.
Iranian media says desalination plant on Gulf island non-functional after airstrikes – The Times of Israel
- Iranian media says desalination plant on Gulf island non-functional after airstrikes The Times of Israel
- Gulf desalination plants in Iran’s crosshairs? The University of Utah
- Iran says desalination plant out of service since early March strike The Times of Israel
- Iran Says Its Qeshm Island Pier in Strait of Hormuz Attacked WSJ
- US, Iran expand targets to water infrastructure Semafor
Cancer drug facility, religious site hit in Israeli-US strikes on Iran
The Iranian government said the company's drug production line has been damaged, as no diplomatic solution is in sight.
Will China join Pakistan-led efforts to mediate US-Iran peace?
Pakistan's Deputy PM Ishaq Dar visits China after Islamabad talks to broker negotiations between the US and Iran.
Tyre hospital ‘hit five times’ since start of Israel’s attacks on Lebanon
A hospital in southern Lebanon has been subjected to Israeli attacks for a fifth time, as Israeli forces advance further
US defence secretary says next few days in Iran war will be ‘decisive’
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the coming days of the war with Iran will be ‘decisive.'