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"How Trump and his advisers miscalculated Iran's response to war." Views expressed in this World and U.S. news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 12 March 2026, 2320 UTC. Content and Source:  "The New York Times." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQfCMsvpxVkbLGjfnCbZtqrQXGb URL--https://www.nytimes.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View in browser | nytimes.com March 12, 2026 In the lead-up to the recent U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime. Benoit Tessier/Reuters The extent of that miscalculation was laid bare in recent days.  → MORE COVERAGE The U.S. was at fault in a strike on an elementary school in Iran, a preliminary inquiry found.  → Iran’s n...

"Middle East Notes and Comment:  An emergency edition on the war with Iran." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 12 March 2026, 2101 UTC. Content and Source:  "CSIS.org."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQfCMsvgjlfLNzrfSFlDhblbwXv URL--csis.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). Please use slider at base of post to center your articles.            Middle East Notes and Comment An emergency edition on the war with Iran Vali Nasr: Who Is Iran's New Leader? On March 12, Non-resident Senior Adviser Vali Nasr participated in a CSIS video explainer discussing Mojtaba Khamenei's selection as supreme leader and implications for the future direction of the Iranian government. You can watch the video below.  Watch Here                    Photo: ...

"War with Iran is complicating Trump's promise to lower gas prices." Views expressed in this World and U.S. news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 12 March 2026, 1529 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR-up first."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQfCMsvDVjSgqmXJNlvNHXTcpld URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). Was this newsletter shared with you? Subscribe now. by  Brittney Melton March 12, 2026 Good morning. Easter is right around the corner, and the  retail price of eggs  has fallen just in time for the holiday. Here’s the news we’re following today: In the last 24 hours, unknown attackers hit three commercial ships carrying oil in the Strait of Hormuz.  The key passageway for the world’s oil, which is one of the hot spots in the U.S. and Israel’s war in the Mid...