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"Now Lebanon is turned into a battlefiled of the war between Israel and Iran... This war has been imposed on us," Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam tells @npwcnn, as the country faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

“They cut my belt off with a knife, as well as my boxers. They zip-tied my penis, tightened it and then dragged me all around the village.” My interview with a Palestinian man who says Israeli settlers sexually assaulted him cnn.com/2026/03/18/mid…

A night of firsts - Iran's attacks "will backfire" Saudi FM

"We witnessed the interceptors taking off and we could hear the explosions of the intercepts or the missiles coming down. It's unusual Iran would make the targeting here when this first high level, face to face meeting is happening." @NicRobertsonCNN reports from Riyadh

"The bottom line is, they're saying 'this is not our war'." Christiane Amanpour, CNN's Chief International Anchor, on the reluctance of the USA's allies to join the conflict with Iran. #Newsnight

"Cubans are the most resilient people on earth and yet they are living in very trying times. If this goes on for too much longer it will edge into that territory of a humanitarian crisis." @CNN_Oppmann reports from Havana as Cuba's power grid collapses cnn.it/47DKyCh

Beating the Strait of Hormuz blockade

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby," says Trump-appointed intelligence official cnn.com/2026/03/17/pol…

Just in: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was “eliminated” Monday night. @OrenCNN breaks down what we know so far.

The concern now is with a full US oil blockade and failing infrastructure on the brink, if Cuba will be able to get the power back on at all.

Day 17 of the war with Iran, with Gulf states still under attack. What does that mean for the UAE-US ties? @Abdulkhaleq_UAE tells me this relationship “needs to be deepened rather than questioned.” (1/2)

I interviewed CNN’s @fpleitgenCNN - shortly after he returned home to Berlin on Thursday — about being the only western TV correspondent in Iran, about staying safe, and about some of the snarky tweets he received for having the government’s permission to be there. Pleitgen: “I can take the criticism. There was a lot of stuff that was over the top. But I can understand people are charged up.” theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…

On #TheAmanpourHour this week: • Trump’s fmr. Iran envoy Elliott Abrams discusses the president’s exit strategy; • Lebanon’s justice minister on his country’s efforts to rein in Hezbollah; • Two Iran experts on how the regime works and how the IRGC holds on to power.

CNN's Frederik Pleitgen Talks About His Week Reporting In Iran Amid U.S.-Israel Bombardment: "We Were On Edge The Whole Time We Were There" deadline.com/2026/03/cnn-fr…

A CNN analysis of satellite imagery and air quality data shows Israeli strikes at fuel facilities across Tehran spiked pollution levels, ignited fires and caused oil spills, leading experts to call into question proportionality of the military’s actions. #cmmp93ma500003b6ux8z3zmcf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnn.com/world/live-new…

Two more Mexican Navy ships carrying aid arrived in Havana this morning .

Israel has intensified its air campaign on Lebanon over the last 24 hours. @IsobelYeung spoke with a 16-year-old boy who was pulled out of the rubble of a struck building in the nearby town of Temnine el-Tahta.

New: The Pentagon & National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, sources to me, @Phil_Mattingly, @kylieatwood & @Kevinliptakcnn. Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes, per 3 sources. cnn.com/2026/03/12/pol…

In an interview with @MaxFosterCNN, former US Secretary of State John Kerry warns that the Iran war is one of the worst crises in decades, "because it has the potential of getting even more out of control."