World3 outletsover 22h
U.N. human-rights experts have found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in Iran, citing strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd that killed children. The U.S. has not acknowledged these attacks. The same mission also concluded that Iranian forces committed crimes against humanity during the crackdown on recent protests.
NPR·BBC News·Al Jazeera
World3 outletsover 11h
The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a U.S. warship twice and struck American interests in Jordan. In response, Iran’s IRGC urged the crews of tankers in Kuwait and Bahrain to leave the vessels, warning that it would continue to target ships.
Al Jazeera·BBC News·NPR
Tech3 outlets
India has halted approvals for Starlink’s commercial launch, citing concerns that its terminals could be used in Iran. The freeze came days before SpaceX’s record IPO. The decision reflects the government’s reluctance to allow the service to operate in a country where it is not licensed.
TechMeme·TechCrunch·The Next Web
Tech3 outlets
Amazon will add a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge to fulfillment fees for third-party sellers in the United States and Canada. The new fee takes effect on April 17 and is a response to rising oil prices caused by the Iran war. The surcharge applies to all sellers using Amazon’s fulfillment services.
Hacker News·TechMeme·TechCrunch
Tech6 outlets
Iran-linked hackers have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account, and the Department of Justice confirmed the breach. The attackers, identified as the Handala Hack Team, published some of the retrieved documents online. The FBI’s own email system was not compromised.
Hacker News·TechCrunch·TechMeme·Ars Technica·Wired+1
Tech3 outletsover 17h
Polymarket saw roughly $529 million in trading on contracts linked to strikes against Iran, and six newly created accounts collectively earned about $1 million by correctly betting on a U.S. strike that occurred by the February 28 deadline. Individual accounts reported profits exceeding $500 thousand each as the predicted attack materialized.
TechMeme·TechCrunch·Hacker News