Four crew members were killed after a U.S. Air Force refueling plane crashed in Iraq.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Friday, March 13th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

The U.S. military this morning said that four of six crew members on board the plane had died. They have not yet been identified.

The aircraft had been supporting the war in Iran.

In a statement, U.S. Central Command said the crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,

but was an accident involving two tankers.

The other plane landed safely.

Refueling aircraft have been in high demand since the start of the U.S. and Israel's war

with Iran on February 28. The crash was the second apparent mishap reported by U.S. military officials

yesterday. Earlier in the day, the Navy said that an aircraft carrier in the region experienced an

onboard fire, injuring two sailors.

Meanwhile, the war against Iran has also engulfed Lebanon.

A ferocious Israeli offensive against Iran's ally, Hezbollah, has displaced 800,000 people in the country.

Lebanon has reported more than 680 people killed, at least 98 of them children.

Lebanon's government has appealed to U.S. and European leaders to intervene.

President Donald Trump temporarily removed sanctions on Russian oil shipments.

That's number two.

The war on Iran has sent oil prices soaring.

They have already reached the point where they are likely to push the average cost of a gallon of gas in the U.S.

past $4. So yesterday, the Trump administration took a step aimed at calming markets and stemming the economic fallout from the war. A general license issued by the Treasury Department allows

Russia to begin selling oil that has already

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