EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday she had discussed with the United Nations the idea of freeing up transport of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz by replicating a deal that gets grain out of Ukraine during wartime.Arriving…
Category: 3. Middle East
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EU Kallas explores UN plan to unblock Hormuz oil route
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Vietnam braces for flight cuts from April after China, Thailand ban jet fuel exports
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio
HANOI, March 16 (Reuters) – Vietnamese authorities have warned the country’s aviation industry to prepare for potential flight reductions from April after China and Thailand halted exports of jet fuel due…
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Iranians try to contact family through Turkish border
Amid nationwide internet disruptions and communications blocks in Iran, some Iranians have been traveling to the border with Turkey in an effort to get online and reach loved ones, BBC News reported on Sunday.According to the report, one man has…
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IDF strikes aircraft used by Ali Khamenei
The IDF said the strike occurred overnight and targeted an aircraft used by Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials and military personnel. “The aircraft was used by Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Iranian terror regime,…
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Iranian protesters fled ‘hell’ at home, watch war from exile
Iranian activist Farhad Sheikhi fights back tears as he recalls the crack of gunfire and his fellow protesters falling under a hail of bullets. Now, having fled to Iraq, he watches from afar as American and Israeli strikes pound his country.
“I…
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Iran is negotiating the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that the Islamic Republic is holding talks with a number of countries to ensure the safe passage of their vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
“I can’t name any…
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Iran hits Gulf neighbors, keeps stranglehold on oil shipping, fueling energy crisis fears
Dubai was forced to temporarily close its airport early Monday after an Iranian drone hit a fuel tank as Iran maintained its attacks on its Gulf neighbors, heightening fears of a global oil crisis.
Since being attacked by the United States…
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French jihadist presumed dead to be tried for Yazidi ‘genocide’
A French jihadist presumed dead is to be tried in absentia Monday accused of “genocide” in the first such trial in France over Islamic State group crimes against the Yazidi minority in the Middle East.
IS seized large swathes of Syria and…
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Saudi, UAE leaders discuss Iran attacks on Gulf states
As Gulf leaders warned that Iran’s attacks pose a growing threat to regional security, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed held talks on Monday amid mounting questions over whether Gulf states will…
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Two weeks into Iran war, Trump knocked back on his political heels as midterms loom
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — In the two weeks since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels.
He’s grown more agitated with news coverage and has failed to…
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