Iranian oil facilities were hit as the US and Israel launched a fresh wave of airstrikes at the weekend.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Oil prices jump above $100 for first time in four years
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Europe now world’s biggest arms importer, think tank says
STOCKHOLM, March 9 (Reuters) – Europe became the world’s biggest arms importer over the last five years as governments reacted to Russia’s threat and waning confidence in U.S. security commitments, data from the Stockholm International Peace…
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Debris from intercepted Iranian projectile hits UAE’s FOIZ
Debris from an intercepted Iranian projectile fell on a petrol facility in the Fujairah Emirate, UAE, Fujairah’s media office announced on Sunday night.No injuries were reported in the incident, according to the emirate’s statement.The statement…
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Sanctioned Iranian ships leave Chinese chemical storage
Two Iranian ships departed a Chinese chemical storage port this week, heading for Iran, according to a Washington Post analysis of ship-tracking data, satellite imagery, and Treasury Department records published on Sunday. The ships, the Shabdis…
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Macron to visit Cyprus as French warships deploy to counter Iran threat
President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on the island EU member days ago.
Macron will meet his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides and…
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?
In 1999, Mojtaba went to Qom, a holy city which is considered an important centre of Shia theology, to continue his religious studies. It is notable that he did not wear clerical clothing until this time, and it is unclear why he decided to…
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NYPD confirms explosive thrown against anti-Muslim protest near Mamdani residence
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department confirmed on Sunday that a suspect deployed an improvised explosive device against an anti-Muslim protest the previous day.
The device failed to detonate and there were no injuries.
NYPD…
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Iran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report
U.S. President Donald Trump has previously called the newly chosen leader a ‘lightweight,’ saying that he should have a role in the choice of the next leader, a demand Iran has rejected. Mojtaba is ‘widely viewed as a capable and forceful leader,…
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BBC: Hospital and schools in Iran damaged by strikes on nearby targets
According to an analysis of satellite imagery and verified videos by the BBC, Tehran’s Gandhi Hospital and Golestan Palace were both damaged after nearby government targets, a broadcasting building and the Supreme Court building, were attacked
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200 women, 200 children among 1,200 killed in war, Iran's Health Ministry says
Iranian authorities say more than 10,000 have been wounded and hospitals damaged. After strikes ignited fuel depots near Tehran, the Red Crescent warned of toxic smoke over the capital
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