Stocks tumbled Monday and oil prices rose after Donald Trump and Iranian leaders traded threats over the key Strait of Hormuz, while Israel said the Middle East war could last several more weeks.
With the conflict now in its fourth week and…
Category: 3. Middle East
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CENTCOM chief says Iran targeting civilians out of desperation
Iran has increased its targeting of civilian sites across the Middle East out of “desperation,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Admiral Brad Cooper told London-based anti-regime outlet Iran International on Sunday.”They’re operating in a sign…
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Middle East war to dominate Houston’s ‘Davos of Energy’
Energy industry leaders will converge on Texas this week for an annual conference dominated by oil and gas supply disruptions from the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
More than 10,000 attendees are expected for CERAWeek,…
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Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy and water after Trump ultimatum
By Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell and Idrees Ali
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – Iran warned it would strike energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to…
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UAE FM says Emirates will not be blackmailed as Iran attacks
UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) stated that the Emirates will “never be blackmailed by terrorists,” in a post on his personal X/Twitter on Sunday night.AbZ was replying to criticism from Gerard…
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IRGC Basij commander killed as US, Israel strike Iran targets
US-Israeli strikes killed the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Basij militia’s Shiraz units last week, the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.The commander was named by the anti-regime London-based outlet, Iran…
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Iranian cluster missile impacts cause damage but no injuries in central Israel
Israel to cut down outbound flights at Ben Gurion Airport to 1 per hour, with only 50 onboard
Transportation Minister Miri Regev announces restrictions to flight operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, effective from today…
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Saudi Aramco boss pulls out of energy conference due to Iran conflct
Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser has canceled his planned appearance at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston to remain in Saudi Arabia because of the Iran conflict, an industry source told Reuters.Nasser, who has been CEO of the…
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Syrians rally against new law restricting sale of alcohol in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Crowds of Syrians rallied Sunday to protest authorities’ efforts to limit the sale and consumption of alcohol in Damascus, reflecting rising anxiety in the cosmopolitan capital that Syria’s new Islamist…
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Israeli settlers burn buildings in attacks on West Bank villages
Palestinian residents said Sunday that Israeli settlers torched buildings and cars in attacks on several villages in the occupied West Bank, with Israel’s army condemning “violence of any kind” after the fact.
The reported arson late Saturday…
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