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Trump’s Iran deal triggers GOP backlash and global market jitters
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Massive Ukrainian drone attack forces Moscow to suspend all flights Moscow’s mayor reported that around 180 drones targeting the Russian capital were downed, and a major oil refinery was set ablaze, prompting authorities to halt all flights at the city’s airports. 1
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy blasts Trump’s Iran deal as ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’ Cassidy, a rare intra-party critic, said the memorandum of understanding fails to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions and rewards Tehran for threatening the Strait of Hormuz, while pledging $300 billion in reconstruction funds. 2
Israeli foreign minister severs all contact with EU’s Kaja Kallas over apartheid remarks Gideon Sa’ar announced he is cutting ties with the EU foreign policy chief after she compared Israel to the racist South African apartheid regime during a visit to Mexico and refused to retract or clarify the statement. 3
UK special election in Makerfield could decide Keir Starmer’s political fate Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is the frontrunner in a by-election that, if won for Labour, would likely trigger a leadership challenge against the embattled prime minister, whose popularity has cratered since his 2024 landslide victory. 4
Amnesty International says Iranian drone strikes on Bahrain and Saudi Arabia may be war crimes New research documents four civilian deaths and 12 injuries in two March 2026 attacks using Shahed drones on civilian infrastructure, which the rights group says violated international humanitarian law. 5
Armenia’s Pashinyan wins election but signals diversification without breaking with Russia The Civil Contract party secured nearly 50% of the vote, falling short of a constitutional majority, in a result seen as a mandate for closer EU and US ties while keeping Moscow as a partner rather than an owner. 6
Global supply chains brace for prolonged disruption even if Hormuz reopens Port of Los Angeles chief Gene Seroka warned that normal shipping schedules will take months to restore, even as a US-Iran framework raises hopes for easing oil prices and inflation. 7
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