2026.03.01

[lsanderson]

Trump’s current war on Iran picks up where a longstanding enmity left off
Robert Tait in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/trump-us-iran-war-history

Hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded or diverted by airspace closures in Middle East
Chaos as key transit hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha close, and more than 1,000 flights by major Middle Eastern airlines cancelled
Mark Sweney and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/hundreds-of-thousands-of-travellers-stranded-or-diverted-amid-air-space-closures-in-middle-east

Trump’s Iran strike tests the Maga vow of ‘no more wars’
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/trump-iran-strike-maga-war-promise

What the US–Israeli strikes on Iran mean for the price of oil
Effective closure of the strait of Hormuz could spell trouble for many developed economies
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/us-israel-strikes-iran-oil-price

‘We thought it was fireworks’: Dubai’s luxury seekers shaken by Iranian missiles
Authorities seek to reassure visitors after tourists at five-star resorts had to shelter in underground car parks
Pjotr Sauer
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/dubai-missile-drone-attack-iran-us-israel-war-middle-east

Outcry grows over ‘clown car’ cabinet but no sign Trump ready for shakeup
Antics of RFK Jr, Kristi Noem and others prompt derision – could their erratic behaviour prove president’s undoing?
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/trump-cabinet-rfjk-jr

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say
Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation
Melody Schreiber
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/pregnant-immigrant-children-texas-abortion

Austin bar shooting leaves three people dead and 14 wounded, police say
Police confronted man with gun at popular beer garden and then ‘returned fire, killing the suspect’
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/texas-bar-shooting

Shia LaBeouf blames ‘small man complex’ for alleged assaults and homophobic slurs
Transformers film franchise star says ‘big gay people are scary’ to him in interview and he doesn’t want to go to rehab
Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/01/shia-labeouf-alleged-assaults-homophobic-slurs

Missiles in the Middle East and lunar new year celebrations: photos of the weekend
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/mar/01/missiles-middle-east-iran-israel-strikes-lunar-new-year-weekend-photos