Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to target Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the war with Israel and the United States continues

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war

US President Donald Trump yesterday urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran, which showed no signs of slowing as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.

Bangladeshi exporters and importers are facing higher shipping costs as major global carriers introduce war-related surcharges following the US-Israel war on Iran.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a post on social media platform X

Iran yesterday said the world should prepare for oil to hit $200 a barrel, as three more ships came under attack in the blockaded Gulf, forcing governments to tap their strategic oil reserves.

The government has formally requested the US to allow Bangladesh to purchase Russian oil, similar to the arrangement provided to India, to address potential supply shortages and reduce the economic impact of the surge in crude oil prices amid the US-Israel war on Iran.

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Bangladesh imports crude and refined fuel oil from a range of countries, including in the Middle East, to meet its annual demand of roughly 70 lakh tonnes

The US dollar exchange rate against the taka held almost flat through late February before beginning a slow, gradual climb into March.

The Gulf capitals have released public statements saying they are not taking part in operations against Iran and that their territory is not being used as a base for attacks.

"I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections," says Iranian president's son Yousef Pezeshkian

The government has formed a high-powered cabinet committee to draw up a crisis management plan, aiming to safeguard economic stability amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.

Iran vowed yesterday that not a single litre of oil would leave the Gulf while US and Israeli bombardments continue, declaring it will decide the war’s end, as the United Arab Emirates shut its largest refinery following a drone strike.

The taka weakened further yesterday as concerns grew over exports and remittance inflows, amid the ongoing war in Iran, which has driven up oil prices and raised fears of an energy crisis.

When tensions escalate among global and regional powers, the shockwaves ripple through oil markets, shipping lanes, labour migration routes, and financial systems, reaching economies thousands of kilometres away.

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