Wednesday, March 11, 2026

What to Know: How the Bombing of Iran Is Affecting Lebanon, Kuwait and Other Countries

How the Bombing of Iran Is Affecting Lebanon, Kuwait and Other Countries 

Turmoil has spread through the region as Tehran retaliates against American-Israeli attacks and Israel fights Hezbollah in Lebanon.

World Heritage Sites that have been hit inside Iran 

Revered cultural icons that have withstood the upheavals of history are being hit hard in the war being waged by Israel and the United States. 

See Where U.S. Sites Have Been Damaged in War With Iran 

Iran Live Updates: 32 Countries to Release Oil Reserves as Strait of Hormuz Attacks Increase 

The Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil, is all but closed as war in the Middle East expands. A British agency said three ships were hit by unidentified projectiles in or near the strait.

Iran’s Desperate, High-Risk Survival Strategy (New Yorker)
The regime in Tehran knows it likely can’t win the war, but it can certainly globalize the pain of the conflict—even if it’s ultimately at its own expense. 

  
 

People walking in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, along with the Shah Mosque located on its southern side, in Isfahan, Iran, last year.