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Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops’ lives and may not end Iran war, experts say

By BEN FINLEY and SAM METZ
Mar 31, 2026 8:58 am - President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran's Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war.
Inflation increases to 2.5% in Europe as Iran war boosts energy prices

By DAVID McHUGH
Mar 31, 2026 8:14 am - Europe's inflation rate rose to 2.5% in March as the Iran war sent fuel prices sharply higher, official figures showed Tuesday. And that is leading analysts to pencil in interest rate increases by the European Central Bank later this year.
Trump lashes out at allies, says securing the Strait of Hormuz is ‘not for us’

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Mar 31, 2026 8:07 am - President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil” as the conflict with Iran and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent average U.S. gas prices past $4 a gallon and roiled global markets.
Some wait times at airport bottlenecks are easing with TSA paychecks promised

By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER
Mar 30, 2026 1:10 pm - After weeks of chaos in U.S. airports, the Transportation Safety Administration said the first paychecks in weeks are being sent as early as Monday to its workers, giving the beleaguered aviation system a boost of optimism.
Worries about global economic pain deepen as the war in Iran drags on

By PAUL WISEMAN
Mar 30, 2026 1:03 pm - U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.
Iran’s Kharg Island is key to its oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks

By SAM METZ
Mar 30, 2026 9:15 am - Iran's Kharg Island, home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil, has emerged as a focus of the month-old war launched by the United States and I...
Trump issues new threat to Iran's civilian infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and MIKE CORDER
Mar 30, 2026 8:12 am - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached “shortly.”
The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother

By MARK SHERMAN
Mar 30, 2026 8:10 am - The 14th Amendment and federal law have been widely understood to make citizens of everyone born in the country, with narrow exceptions. Every court that's ruled has found Trump's order illegal and prevented it from taking effect. The effort to repeal birthright citizenship is part of Trump’s broader immigration crackdown.
Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church

By MELANIE LIDMAN and NICOLE WINFIELD
Mar 29, 2026 4:22 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a private Mass on the Christian holiday of P...
Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops would be 'set on fire'

By MUNIR AHMED, SAMY MAGDY and CARA ANNA
Mar 29, 2026 4:04 pm - ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan announced Sunday that it will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran, and it wa...

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