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Gaza/MidEast March-April 2026
Guardian: "Israel-Hamas war" — (LINK)
Al Jazeera: "Israel-Hamas war live": now "Israel War on Gaza" — (LINK)
Trump to address nation after saying U.S. may leave war within weeks — 1 April 2026 (LINK)
— President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details.
Trump says he's considering leaving NATO as Starmer says UK will host talks on Strait of Hormuz — 1 April 2026 (LINK)
Axios: Get ready for $200 a barrel oil prices if Hormuz stays closed — 1 April 2026 (LINK)
US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Iraq: One suspect linked to an Iran-aligned militia has been arrested, but the journalist's whereabouts remain unknown — 31 March 2026 (LINK)
The risks of U.S. seizing Iran's Kharg Island — 31 March 2026 (LINK)
— Two container vessels belonging to the Chinese shipping giant Cosco have successfully passed through the strait of Hormuz as they have exited the Gulf, ship tracking data indicates. Iran has effectively blocked the vital waterway but allowed a trickle of ships through from nations it deems "non-hostile", such as Thailand, China, Pakistan and India.
Iran attacks tanker in Dubai; explosions in Tehran and Jerusalem amid wave of strikes — 31 March 2026 (LINK)
— Fully loaded Kuwaiti tanker set alight as attacks continue despite Trump's warning he would obliterate Iran's energy facilities if the strait of Hormuz was not reopened.
Israeli Knesset passes law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terrorism — (LINK) ground.news: 290 media reports — 30 March 2026 (LINK)
— The law applies to any territory Israel functionally controls, including the West Bank and 53 percent of the Gaza Strip, while courts may impose life sentences for "special reasons" or "special circumstances" instead of death. Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre are excluded from the law, as Israel advances a separate bill to establish a dedicated tribunal for those specific perpetrators.
— The measure, championed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, requires executions within 90 days of sentencing, allows limited delay, eliminates clemency, and lets judges opt for life in prison instead. Military courts already had the authority to issue death sentences but had never used it, Reuters reports. Israel ended capital punishment for murder in 1954; the only person executed after a civilian trial was Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962.
U.S. military burned through 800 Tomahawk missiles in Iran: there's no replacement ready — 31 March 2026 (LINK)
— They can cost anywhere from $2 million to $4 million each, depending on the generation and variant. They are also time-consuming to produce.
Trump says he is considering seizing Iran's Kharg Island, but deal could be made 'very quickly' — 30 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump finally says who he's negotiating with in Iran: Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf — 30 March 2026 (LINK)
Oil climbs above $116 after Trump says he wants to 'take the oil' in Iran — (LINK)
Pentagon prepares for potential weeks-long ground operations in Iran — (LINK)
— Following air strikes on the Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement declaring that all US and Israeli universities in the Middle East are now "legitimate targets," the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The group stated these sites would remain targets until two universities are struck in retaliation for the destroyed Iranian facilities.
Politico: U.N. investigator for Palestine territories spoke out about Gaza. Now she can't use a credit card — 30 March 2026 (LINK)
— Against a campaign to discredit and silence Francesca Albanese with U.S. sanctions on 9 July 2025 the unpaid U.N. expert's only real weapon (aside from the symbolic authority of her office) was her voice. That's a point her family will take up in a court in the District of Columbia on Wednesday as they challenge the sanctions on free-speech grounds. Albanese is unable to bring suit herself under U.N. rules. Not only has the U.S. blocked them from their property, but banks have frozen Albanese's accounts. Transactions involving her are stopped because intermediaries, such as Stripe, are American. Her health insurance has halted payments. Hotels have canceled bookings in her name. She lives as a "financial outcast," she said. She hides her identity, surviving on cash and the goodwill of friends and family. "If I were alone, I would be utterly, utterly screwed," she said.
— She had to tell her researchers at Columbia University, which provided her U.N. office with student assistants, that continuing to work with her would place them in legal jeopardy. Georgetown closed her email account. ("Institutions are prohibited by federal law from affiliating with individuals subject to U.S. sanctions," said a Georgetown spokesperson.)
Two Indonesian soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed by an exploding "projectile" of unknown origin in southern Lebanon on Sunday — 29 March 2026 (LINK)
Explosions in Tehran as Yemen's Houthis launch further attacks on Israel — 29 March 2026 (LINK)
Israeli police bar Latin Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday: preventing Palm Sunday Mass for the first time in centuries: — (LINK) ground.news: 537 media reports — 29 March 2026 (LINK)
— Citing 'special concern for his safety' amid Iranian missile threats, police stated the Old City's narrow alleys prevent emergency vehicle access during a 'mass casualty incident.' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since reversed the ban.
Pentagon waits for Trump's approval after planning 'weeks of ground operations' in Iran, report says — 28 March 2026 (LINK)
Israeli military said early on Saturday it had identified a launch of a missile from Yemen, hours after Iran-aligned Houthis said they were prepared to take action — 28 March 2026 (LINK)
12 US troops wounded, 2 seriously, in Iranian attack on Saudi base — 28 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran says it will 'facilitate and expedite' humanitarian aid through Strait of Hormuz — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
Russia to ban gasoline exports from Apr. 1 to prioritize local supply — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
Daily Beast: Intel leak blows up Trump's big war boasts: the Trump administration can only confirm that it has destroyed about one-third of Iran's missile arsenal and drone capacity, despite the president saying Iran has "very few rockets left" — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran: Thailand announces agreement to transit the Strait of Hormuz — 28 March 2026 (LINK)
What we know on Day 28 of the US and Israel's war with Iran: Israel vowed Friday to "escalate" its offensive in Iran. A fresh wave of overnight strikes killed dozens in Iran, according to the country's authorities and state media, while strikes hit southern Lebanon and southern Beirut early Friday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
New UN Task Force aims to ease trade flow through Strait of Hormuz restoring the flow of fertilizer and humanitarian goods — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
Chinese ships were turned back when trying to exit Strait of Hormuz — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
Al Jazeera: Can Saudi, UAE, Iraq pipelines help oil escape Strait of Hormuz? No. Their combined capacity is only about 9 million bpd, compared with about 20 million bpd for the Strait — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
— On Thursday, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim thanked Tehran for granting Malaysian vessels "early clearance" through the strait. Meanwhile, about 2,000 ships flying the flags of other nations are stuck on either side of the strait.
FBI director's personal email, photos and documents leaked by Iran-linked hackers: Handala Hack Team published more than 300 emails from Kash Patel’s inbox between 2010 and 2019 — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
SWISS and Edelweiss increase fuel surcharges: the price of aviation fuel has more than doubled in the past month. The Lufthansa Group buys around 85% of its fuel six months in advance in order to protect itself against sudden fluctuations — 27 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline until 6 April as Wall Street has biggest loss of war — 26 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran rains missiles onto Israel and mocks Trump's talk of joint control of strait — 24 March 2026 (LINK)
Japan moves to release oil stockpiles as energy crisis deepens — 24 March 2026 (LINK)
Bitcoin, ether, solana prices move higher as Gulf allies inch toward joining Iran war — 24 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump says ultimatum for Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz postponed amid negotiations: stock markets swing and oil prices fall after Trump postpones strikes on Iran power plants — 23 March 2026 (LINK)
CNN: Day 24 of the US and Israel's war with Iran: Iran has denied any dialogue with Washington, several Iranian state-affiliated outlets reported shortly after Trump's announcement, citing the Foreign Ministry. They dismissed Trump's claim as an attempt to lower energy prices and buy time for his military plans — (LINK)
FoxNews: Trump postpones strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure amid 'constructive' talks to end war — (LINK)
As the war entered its fourth week, the International Energy Agency said the reduction of global oil supply from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz was larger than the loss caused by the oil shocks of the 1970s — 23 March 2026 (LINK)
Jewish volunteer ambulances set on fire outside London synagogue in antisemitic attack — 23 March 2026 (LINK)
Israeli settlers target Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank, attacking people and properties — 22 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran will completely close Strait of Hormuz if Trump acts on infrastructure threats, says IRGC (Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps) — 22 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran threatens US-linked Gulf energy sites after Trump gives deadline to reopen Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours — 22 March 2026 (LINK)
Almost 200 injured, 11 seriously, in Iranian missile strikes on southern Israeli cities of Arad, Dimona — 21 March 2026 (LINK)
— Two children in serious condition after air defenses fail to intercept missile fire apparently aimed at nuclear research facility near Dimona; Iran claims salvo was retaliation for US strike on Natanz.
Iran says Natanz nuclear site was struck, as Tehran launches ballistic missiles at US-UK base — 21 March 2026 (LINK)
Russia has condemned the US and Israel's attack on the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. Trump says US considering 'winding down' war; Iran fired missiles at Diego Garcia military base — 20-21 March 2026 (LINK)
The Strait of Hormuz is about more than just oil. It feeds 100 million people — 21 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran war halts Qatar helium output, threatening global tech supply chains — 21 March 2026 (LINK)
— Helium is a key input in chipmaking, space rockets and medical imaging. Qatar supplies a third of the world's helium, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Trump administration is easing sanctions on certain Iranian oil stockpiles: temporarily removing sanctions on barrels of Iranian oil that are currently at sea, a move that will allow allies badly in need of supply to purchase them — 20 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran hits Kuwait refinery, Israel kills Iranian Guards spokesman as war rages on — 20 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran launched missiles at US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean — 20 March 2026 (LINK)
War in Iran threatens fresh food-price shock across developing world — 20 March 2026 (LINK)
— Gulf region is major fertiliser producer and transport channel. Some fertilizer prices are up 30% to 40% on Iran war, Bank of America says.
Bitcoin rallies to $71k as Bessent mulls lifting some Iran oil sanctions — 20 March 2026 (LINK)
Israel says it will hold off striking key Iranian natural gas field after Iran intensified attacks Thursday on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf, raising the stakes — 19 March 2026 (LINK)
Netanyahu says Iran no longer has uranium enrichment capacity — 19 March 2026 (LINK)
US launches biggest strike on Iran, expanding beyond missile and air defense sites to hit Iran's defense industrial base, underground facilities, and naval infrastructure — 19 March 2026 (LINK)
War can't entirely eliminate Iran's nuclear programme, the U.N. atomic energy chief says: "The material will still be there and the enrichment capacities will be there, perhaps some infrastructure will still be there" — 19 March 2026 (LINK)
— Health authorities have reported about 1,300 killed in Iran, 968 in Lebanon and 16 in Israel since the war began on Feb. 28. U.S. Central Command has said 13 U.S. service members have been killed and eight severely injured. Several Gulf Arab countries have also reported lower fatalities.
Israel says it killed 2 top Iranian security officials — 17 March 2026 (LINK)
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat — 17 March 2026 (LINK)
— Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel are scheduled to testify before lawmakers this week about threats facing the U.S., an annual hearing.
Iran still exporting millions of barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz even as other traffic paralyzed — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump vents frustration with allies over strait of Hormuz; UAE closes its airspace — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
— Trump said twice Monday that he spoke to one of his predecessors about the Iran war and that the former president said he wished he had taken the action Trump did. It appears he did not speak to any of the four former presidents. He said it wasn't Bush and then said "I don't want to say" when he was asked it was Clinton.
Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war: Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have also brought in crisis measures — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
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Iran continues strikes on Gulf states day after US threatens oil facilities — 16 March 2026 (LINK)
— Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE warned people that they were working to intercept incoming projectiles, a day after Iran called for port evacuations, threatening for the first time a neighbouring country's non-US assets.
CNN: What else we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 15 March 2026 (LINK)
- Trump said he is not yet ready to make a deal with Iran to end the war
- Iran's foreign minister said the critical waterway was closed only to Tehran's "enemies", and its military warned it could target ports in the United Arab Emirates following US strikes on an island crucial to Iranian oil exports.
- US gas prices have spiked by 23% since the war began, according to the AAA, a US body that represents drivers.
Trump claims that "hopefully" an international coalition will send war ships to reopen the strait of Hormuz — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again 'just for fun' — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Switzerland bars US overflights linked to combat in Iran war, citing neutrality — 14 March 2026 (LINK limited)
US attacks military sites on Iran’s Kharg island, home to vast oil facility — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran, in turn, threatened on Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to “a pile of ashes” if oil structures on the island were attacked
Explosion rocks Amsterdam Jewish school in what mayor says is ‘targeted attack’ against Jewish community — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
whitehouse.gov: CNN is lying to undermine Operation Epic Fury's crushing success — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
US military's AI-powered system struck 6,000 targets in Iran as war enters third week: 140 troops wounded — (LINK) ground.news: 35 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Pentagon used Claude AI to attack Iran just hours after Trump's ban on Anthropic — (LINK)
— The U.S. military used Anthropic's Claude AI, embedded in Palantir's Maven Smart System, to help strike over 1,000 targets in Iran within the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury.
Trump administration invokes emergency powers to restart oil operations off California coast — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
— Restarts an oil pipeline that state officials have kept offline since 2015. The Energy Department: "Today, more than 60 percent of the oil refined in California comes from overseas, with a significant share traveling through the Strait of Hormuz — presenting serious national security threats."
US military confirms all six crew members dead after refueling plane crashed in Iraq — (LINK) ground.news: 248 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
— CENTCOM said the incident involved two aircraft, the other KC-135 involved landed safely, and investigators said the loss was not due to hostile or friendly fire.
Macron says six French soldiers wounded and one killed in Iraq after drone attack — (LINK) ground.news: 194 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Hegseth claims Iran's supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured" — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Dubai crypto event cancelled amid Iran conflict — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
ESPN: Bahrain & Saudi Arabia F1 Grands Prix next month to be cancelled — (LINK) ground.news: 45 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
U.S. allows temporary purchases of Russian oil already at sea to stabilize energy markets — (LINK) ground.news: 351 media reports — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
IEA announces record 400-million-barrel release of oil to address Iran war supply disruption: more than double the 182.7 million barrels released in 2022 — (LINK) ground.news: 514 media reports — 11 March 2026 (LINK)
Six vessels attacked amid reports of Iranian drone boats, sea mines — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
Oil price spikes again as Iran ship attacks surge: 8 people reported killed in a seaside area of Beirut where displaced people have been sheltering — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
Dow futures fall 400 points with oil rising, U.S. not ready to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz — (LINK)
Al Jazeera: Iran war: What is happening on day 12 of US-Israel attacks? Iran says more than 1,300 civilians have been killed and nearly 10,000 civilian sites have been hit by Israel and US — 11 March 2026 (LINK)
— Tehran continued its retaliatory attacks on Israel and US assets in the Gulf region, causing a spike in global energy prices. Powerful explosions were reported overnight in a residential district of central Tehran following a “massive wave” of Israeli air attacks. Tehran has accused Israel of attacking civilian infrastructure. The Red Crescent says a residential building was hit, and rescue teams have been digging through rubble searching for people. The IRGC launched a 37th wave of attacks, firing “super-heavy ‘Khoramshahr’ missiles” in multi-layered barrages that lasted more than three hours. The strikes targeted Israeli locations, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, and West Jerusalem, as well as US bases in Erbil, Iraq, Manama and Bahrain.
Hegseth says Tuesday "most intense day" of U.S. attacks on Iran, Trump to determine "end stage" — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued a new evacuation order for residents of the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon in Lebanon ahead of air strikes — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— In a post on X, the IDF's Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee says Israeli forces would be targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in specific areas of the cities in the near future. The alert follows an earlier evacuation order for people in southern Lebanon, urging residents to move north of the Litani River ahead of strikes.
Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran war will be over 'very soon' but Tehran says it will determine when: oil prices drop sharply after Trump moves to reassure markets — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
Aramco warns of oil market 'catastrophe' unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— Saudi Arabian state oil firm calls crisis by far the biggest the region has seen but firm can reroute 70% of exports and tap crude held in storage.
G7 ready to take 'necessary measures' over economic impact of Iran war but stop short of agreeing to release emergency oil reserves — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon: Human Rights Watch — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Several countries, including Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, suspend US visa applications — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Dow closes wild session up 200 points as oil reverses lower and Trump signals Iran war near an end — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Oil prices and markets seesaw over uncertainty of war as Iran names new leader — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
— AP: Iran launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf countries Monday, hours after Iranian state TV said Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had been named as his father's successor. Meanwhile oil prices skyrocketed Monday, and Asian markets tumbled.
Trump 'not happy' with Iran's choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader — (LINK)
New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165 — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
U.S. military refuses to endorse Trump claim that Iran bombed girls' school — (LINK)
CNN: What we know on the 10th day of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Wall Street follows global markets lower as Iran war briefly pushes crude prices near $120 a barrel — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Explosions rock Tehran as US official warns 'biggest bombing' of war is coming — 7 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran's president apologises to Gulf nations; Trump threatens further strikes — 7 March 2026 (LINK)
Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israeli special force searches for signs of navigator missing for 40 years — 7 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' from Iran — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
CNN: Everything we know on the eighth day of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
NPR: Iran retaliates after Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran as war enters Day 7 — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
— Israel's military said it launched a "broad wave" of strikes on Tehran targeting regime infrastructure, with additional strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs. Iran responded early Friday with retaliatory strikes on Israel.
MSN: Iran bombs data centers in retaliation — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
As Iran chokes Strait of Hormuz, U.S. vows $20B for maritime reinsurance — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
Al Jazeera: Iran: day six of US-Israel attacks: According to Iranian state media, the death toll from five days of US-Israeli attacks has reached 1,045, with more than 6,000 people wounded — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged as a leading contender to take up the country's top post after years spent cultivating influence within the establishment and forging close ties with the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
New US war machines showcased in Iran war: Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Israel says it knocked out Iran's cyber warfare headquarters — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
— The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out a "wide-scale strike" targeting a collection of military sites on the Eastern edge of Tehran that allegedly housed the headquarters of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Israel bombards Iran and Lebanon and the US struggles to evacuate citizens from the Middle East. Israel vows to kill Iran's next supreme leader as Tehran strikes back — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
European stock markets rally after report of 'secret outreach' by Iran to try to end war: UK's FTSE 100 up by more than 50 points, while pan-European Stoxx 600 share index rises 1.2% — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
US offers military support for vulnerable oil supplies in Strait of Hormuz — 3 March 2026 (LINK)
US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday were miles away from the main Army base — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump offers U.S. insurance, military escorts to energy tankers in Mideast — 3 March 2026 (LINK)
Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say — 3 March 2026 (LINK)
CNN: Day 4 of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 3 March 2026 (LINK)
— More than 700 people have been killed in Iran since the war began, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. IAEA confirmed damage Tuesday to a fuel enrichment plant at one of Iran's most sensitive nuclear installations.
Iran war expands to dozen countries in 72 hours — (LINK)
Trump says Iran operations likely to last 4 to 5 weeks, but he's prepared 'to go far longer' — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran strikes Europe for first time and hits Saudi Aramco refinery in Cyprus — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
Israeli IDF strike kills Hezbollah intel chief Hussein Makled; Lebanon to ban terror group's military activity — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
— The military said Makled was responsible for "forming the intelligence picture using various intelligence collection tools to provide the Hezbollah terror organization with intelligence assessments regarding IDF troops and the State of Israel. He also closely cooperated with senior commanders in Hezbollah who planned and advanced terror attacks against Israel and its citizens."
Oil and gas prices jump as conflict escalates — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
— Natural gas prices spiked by nearly 50% on Monday after QatarEnergy, one of the world's biggest exporters, halted production following "military attacks" on its facilities. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, jumped by 10% to touch more than $82 a barrel on Monday after at least three ships were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend.
