US President Donald Trump on Friday insisted Iran must open up the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic to make a peace deal — and dubbed the crucial waterway the “Strait of Trump.”
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Category: 3. Middle East
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Yemen’s Houthis say ‘fingers on the trigger’ as US-Israeli war on Iran widens
March 27 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Friday they were ready to intervene militarily if other countries joined the United States and Israel in their war against Iran, or if the Red Sea was used to launch attacks on the Islamic…
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Uncertainty over war-induced oil crisis dominates key energy summit
The world’s largest energy conference wrapped up in Houston on Friday with the crisis caused by the US-Israel war on Iran dominating discussions — but with little to show for it beyond a prevailing sense of uncertainty.
A week of meetings for…
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'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises
One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated.
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US hopes for Iran meetings ‘this week’: envoy Witkoff
US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday he believes Iran will hold talks with Washington “this week,” as President Donald Trump reiterated his claims that Tehran wants to make a deal.
“We think there will be meetings this week, we’re certainly…
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Iranian missiles trigger sirens across southern, central Israel
Iran launched a missile barrage toward southern and central Israel late Friday night, the first one after nine hours without launches.No casualties or injuries were reported as a result of the attack immediately after the alerts, with reports of…
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Israel bombs 2 IRGC-linked steel plants, 2 nuclear facilities as Iran vows revenge
Israeli security source says damage to steel plants partially owned by IRGC expected to cost billions, ‘paralyze’ industry; IDF: separate strikes hit Yazd yellowcake facility, Arak heavy water reactor
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Iran regime turns sights on UAE as war widens beyond conventional front
Iran’s hard-line authorities are particularly sharpening threats against the United Arab Emirates, signaling a potential shift in targeting the Gulf state for enabling US and Israeli operations.
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Rubio says US ‘concerned’ by settler attacks, insists Israel will ‘do something’
Top US diplomat recalls Trump’s opposition to status quo changes in West Bank in comments hours after another Palestinian family targeted near Hebron
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How Azerbaijan benefits — and risks losing — from Iran war
Azerbaijan is cashing in on soaring oil prices and Israeli demand, but risks Iranian retaliation, pipeline attacks and regional blowback if the war escalates.
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