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Germany says Iran war has ‘nothing to do with NATO’

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Government Spokesperson Stefan Kornelius holds a press conference in the capital, Berlin, Germany, on March 9, 2026. [Halil Sağırkaya – Anadolu Agency]

Germany said on Monday that the US war on Iran “has nothing to do with NATO,” Anadolu reports.

“It is not NATO’s war. NATO is a defensive alliance. The German government must also clearly assess the alliance’s territory and its own position on participation in this war,” government spokesman Stefan Kornelius told journalists in Berlin.

“The expansion of combat operations would bear great risks for other partners in the Middle East and Gulf region,” he added.

The German government has repeatedly stated that it would not participate in the US war on Iran.

READ: Iran says it sees no reason to negotiate with US amid escalating conflict

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Iran refutes Trump’s claim it sought ceasefire with US and Israel as chaos continues

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A fire and plume of smoke rise after, according to authorities. debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2026

IRAN denied today that it had called on the United States and Israel to cease fire as the war in the Middle East continued to spread death and destruction.

US President Donald Trump claimed on NBC News that Iran had wanted to make a deal to end the US-Israeli assault, but that he had refused to negotiate because “the terms are not good enough yet.”

He did not specify what those terms should be, but he did say that Iran must commit to abandoning its nuclear ambitions, which the two countries were already discussing in high-level talks before the US and Israel launched their surprise attack on February 28.

Iran’s response has been to launch drone and missile strikes on Israel and Persian Gulf states that host US forces or are otherwise allied with Washington, while also blocking ships from sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, halting the follow of fossil fuels and global trade.

At the weekend, Mr Trump called on Britain, France, China and other nations to help reopen the strategic waterway. He claimed today that several countries had committed to do so, but he has yet to name them.

The US president also said that his country’s forces may bomb Kharg Island, where Iran’s most important oil export facilities are located, again “just for fun,” after the US targeted military installations there on Friday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS News: “No, we never asked for a ceasefire and we have never asked even for negotiation. We are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes.

“There are people being killed only because President Trump wants to have fun.”

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UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump has led to human rights abuses

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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, March 11, 2026, in Washington

A UNITED NATIONS-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination has blamed racist hate speech by President Donald Trump and other US political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration, for causing “grave human rights violations.”

The Geneva-based Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination published its decision on Wednesday, urging US authorities to suspend immigration enforcement operations at and near schools, hospitals and faith-based institutions.

Made under the committee’s early warning protocol, the decision is not legally binding but seeks to hold the country to its own international commitments.

The committee said it also was “deeply disturbed” by the use of derogatory and dehumanising language in reference to migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers. 

Committee members attributed a reported rise in racial discrimination to “racist hate speech” targeting those groups, but they did not point to any specific data. 

Besides speech, there is also concern about the impact of politicians and other public figures weaponising stereotypes to incite hate crimes and discrimination.

“Portraying them as criminals or as a burden, by politicians and influential public figures at the highest level, particularly the president,” the committee said in a news release, “may incite racial discrimination and hate crimes.”

Mr Trump has been in office when the UN condemned systemic racism, hate and discrimination, as were former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama. 

But the panel this time specifically cited the current president’s speech as part of the problem. It did not criticise Mr Biden or Mr Obama for their rhetoric.

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‘We’ve got to have clean, homegrown power that we control’

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People dispense fuel at the pump at Costco Petrol Station in West Thurrock, Essex. The conflict in Iran has caused a surge in oil and gas prices, March 5, 2026

Campaigners warn soaring oil and gas prices are pushing households into another cost-of-living crisis

TEN straight days of high oil and gas prices are pushing households into another cost-of-living crisis, campaigners warned today, as costs suffered from the US-Israel attack on Iran.

The warning came as Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she had asked the competition watchdog to “crack down” on “rip-off” fuel prices ahead of a meeting with energy bosses to warn against war profiteering.

Ms Reeves insisted she “will not tolerate” firms exploiting uncertainty in the Middle East for excess financial gain.

The government has promised to intervene if companies engage in “unfair” practices that would hit customers facing a rise in the price of home heating oil, which is not covered by Ofgem’s energy price cap.

Rural communities which rely on oil to heat their homes are already being hit hard, according to charity Rural Action Derbyshire (RAD), which runs an oil-buying scheme.

The heating oil market is closely connected to the daily market for jet fuel, meaning price rises are typically passed directly to customers.

RAD said homes in Derbyshire saw the cost of 500 litres jump from around £300 to £700-800 in the week after the conflict.

For an average household, 500 litres lasts two to three months.

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Report exposing Britain’s complicity in Gaza genocide to be published on Monday

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A REPORT examining Britain’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza is to be published on Monday following evidence from witnesses, journalists, survivors and experts.

MP Jeremy Corbyn, alongside co-authors Dr Shahd Hammouri and Prof Neve Gordon, will present the full findings of the Gaza Tribunal.

Ahead of its publication, Mr Corbyn said the report will “help cement the government’s legacy as a participant in one of the greatest crimes of our time.”

He added that he hopes “the Gaza Tribunal serves as a landmark contribution to the campaign for justice, and as a historical repository of evidence for generations to come.”

Whistleblower and former civil servant Mark Smith told the tribunal that it was “impossible to see how the UK government was acting legally.”

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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
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