🔥 Iran / Middle East — Major Escalation

• US strikes Iran’s Kharg Island — Military sites on the island hit by US forces. Trump later says he might strike it again “just for fun” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/14/us-kharg-island-oil-export-hub

• Iran threatens further escalation after Trump says “many countries” will send warships to the Strait of Hormuz https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/trump-military-kharg-island-iran-oil-export

• US Embassy in Baghdad hit — Missile breaches the Green Zone in what appears to be a retaliatory strike https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxQUzU4NllpaDJNcjktY0FrWEZVWjBGaVFaMG9lYVZQcVRvWTJaWEVmUy1ydWczZHZBaHNjTGZLeU50enZJY2hSbEliQ3MwYkZfVDJaYWZaeHRGREhKRlFCQ0dlTWU3S3hyWVFmUnhfU3VTTVFleVNWLUtaYk5ZelFHdUZLcTQtUlplV2szT0Nn

• Iranian drones straining US air defenses — Ukraine pitching low-cost interceptor solutions https://news.google.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

• Strait of Hormuz oil chokepoint — NYT analysis on why so little was done to prevent the current crisis

📊 Ripple Effects

• Goldman Sachs revamps Brent crude forecast for rest of 2026 amid Hormuz disruption • F1 cancels Bahrain & Saudi Arabia GPs due to Middle East war • Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon; WHO chief confirms • FCC chair threatens broadcasters’ licenses over Iran war coverage