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Since the first strikes last Saturday, the Iran War has roiled global markets.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Now in its sixth day, the latest Middle East conflict continues to widen – with the US sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and Iran being accused of attacking Azerbaijan in the first strikes on the country since the beginning of the conflict, a claim Iran denies.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
In the wake of the first strikes on Iran, Polymarket briefly allowed trades on when a nuclear weapon was likely to be detonated.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Today marks the first day of the Twin Rivers teachers’ first strike in the history of the district.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Now in its sixth day, the latest Middle East conflict continues to widen – with the US sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and Iran being accused of attacking Azerbaijan in the first strikes on the country since the beginning of the conflict, a claim Iran denies.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
In the wake of the first strikes on Iran, Polymarket briefly allowed trades on when a nuclear weapon was likely to be detonated.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Today marks the first day of the Twin Rivers teachers’ first strike in the history of the district.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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“First strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20strike. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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