A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu It takes one to start a war, but two to make peace. President Donald Trump may be talking about a war already won, but someone forgot to send Iran the memo as Tehran steps up attacks on ships in the Gulf waters,

Leaving the regime undefeated could motivate Tehran to develop nuclear weapons and leave it in control of much of the world’s energy flows.

Federal officials warn California agencies of a potential Iran-linked drone threat, though sources say the intelligence is cautionary at this time.

The war with Iran widened on Wednesday as commercial vessels came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran threatened oil traffic through the waterway and Iranian officials said the country’s new supreme leader had been wounded in earlier U.S. and Israeli strikes.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. military "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels ⁠near ⁠the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the ⁠U.S. Central Command said in a statement, as President Donald Trump warned that any ​mines laid in the Strait by Iran must be removed immediately.

The FBI warned law enforcement agencies last month of ​the possibility that Tehran might try to retaliate for any U.S. strikes on Iran by launching surprise drone attacks in California, ‌according to a security bulletin seen by Reuters.

As night approached, a wave of heavy Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern outskirts reverberated across the Lebanese capital. It marked an escalation of tit-for-tat attacks. More than 600 people have been killed inside Lebanon and over 800,000 people displaced since the latest conflict began a week ago.

The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest?

President Trump says he'll end the war soon, when he wants to, as Iran hits ships in and near the Strait of Hormuz and warns U.S.-linked banks will be next.

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.