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Iran fires on Gulf Arab states, vows not to relinquish hold on Strait of Hormuz

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Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, as seen from nearby Marjayoun, on March 16, 2026. The Israeli military said on March 16 that it had begun what it described as "limited ground operations" against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when the Tehran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of the Iranian supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes, with Israel launching air raids on the neighbouring country and troop incursions into border areas. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, as seen from nearby Marjayoun, on March 16, 2026. The Israeli military said on March 16 that it had begun what it described as "limited ground operations" against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when the Tehran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of the Iranian supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes, with Israel launching air raids on the neighbouring country and troop incursions into border areas. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

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Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 10. With the war in the Middle East stretching into its third week, Russia stands to benefit from soaring energy prices and temporary relief from U.S. sanctions.

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An Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Shivalik, arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Gujarat, India, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Amit Dave TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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US actor Sean Penn walks down a street in Kyiv on March 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sean Penn, who scored an Oscar for best supporting actor for "One Battle After Another" on March 15, 2026, is in Ukraine to show support to the war-torn country, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Penn -- a vocal advocate for Ukraine who had visited the country several times -- has won his third acting Oscar but was not at the ceremony. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty Images)

US actor Sean Penn walks down a street in Kyiv on March 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sean Penn, who scored an Oscar for best supporting actor for "One Battle After Another" on March 15, 2026, is in Ukraine to show support to the war-torn country, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Penn -- a vocal advocate for Ukraine who had visited the country several times -- has won his third acting Oscar but was not at the ceremony. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty Images)

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Displaced Palestinians inspect the site targeted by Israeli warplanes, in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on March 16, 2026. Gaza's health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority, says at least 663 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the truce October 10, 2025. The Israeli military says at least five of its soldiers have been killed in the same period since October 10. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP via Getty Images)

Displaced Palestinians inspect the site targeted by Israeli warplanes, in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on March 16, 2026. Gaza's health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority, says at least 663 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the truce October 10, 2025. The Israeli military says at least five of its soldiers have been killed in the same period since October 10. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP via Getty Images)

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FAIRFORD, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Ground crew work on a Rockwell B1 Lancer heavy bomber at RAF Fairford on March 16, 2026 in Fairford, England. Since UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer back-tracked on his initial refusal to allow the U.S. to use British bases to launch defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites, a variety of U.S. military aircraft, including B52 and B-1 bombers, have been spotted at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

FAIRFORD, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Ground crew work on a Rockwell B1 Lancer heavy bomber at RAF Fairford on March 16, 2026 in Fairford, England. Since UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer back-tracked on his initial refusal to allow the U.S. to use British bases to launch defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites, a variety of U.S. military aircraft, including B52 and B-1 bombers, have been spotted at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Josué, a 22-year-old dancer, runs a dance therapy workshop for vulnerable young children in the Mugunga neighborhood, which was a veritable battlefield when the M23 took over the city at the end of January. Here, nearly 70% of children do not attend school because of tuition fees. Every Saturday, children aged 5 to 15 gather at the Niabiunia school grounds for this workshop.

Josué, a 22-year-old dancer, runs a dance therapy workshop for vulnerable young children in the Mugunga neighborhood, which was a veritable battlefield when the M23 took over the city at the end of January. Here, nearly 70% of children do not attend school because of tuition fees. Every Saturday, children aged 5 to 15 gather at the Niabiunia school grounds for this workshop.

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