Japan is considering the option of importing oil from Kazakhstan amid the crisis in the Middle East, Kyodo News has reported.
Japan sources 94% of its oil from the Middle East, and following the blockade of the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Trump says US has ‘major points of agreement’ in talks with Iran
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters the United States has held talks with Iran and that the two sides had “major points of agreement.”
Trump said the conversations that took place on Sunday would to…
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Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon
By Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Maya Gebeily
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, March 23 (Reuters) – Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country’s south, Israel’s finance minister said on Monday as Israeli troops bombed…
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Trump tells AFP ‘things are going very well’ on Iran
US President Donald Trump told AFP on Monday that “things are going very well” regarding Iran, shortly after announcing talks with Tehran and a five-day pause on targeting the Islamic republic’s power plants.
Trump’s abrupt shift on Iran came…
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Israel inflation could rise to 3% if Iran deal fails, expert warns
If the Islamic regime doesn’t make a deal with the Trump administration during the five-day respite of attacks on Tehran’s power plants, Israel’s annual inflation could rise from the estimated 1.7% increase to 2.5%-3%, Shahar Golomb, a…
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Daily Briefing Mar. 23 – All eyes on the Strait of Hormuz as world awaits next move
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s…
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Trump has postponed strikes on Iranian power stations
US President Donald Trump has stated that he has ordered a suspension of strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.
“I have instructed the Department of Defence to postpone any military strikes on Iranian power…
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Lebanese PM backs disarming Hezbollah, blames group for war
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam expressed support for his government’s decision to disarm Hezbollah and blamed the terror group for dragging Lebanon into a wider regional war in a Sunday interview with Saudi newspaper Al-Hadath.Salam also…
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UN Security Council praises Syria’s anti-terror efforts amid regional tensions
Several members of the United Nations Security Council expressed their appreciation for the measures the government of Syria has taken in recent months to combat terrorism and enhance internal stability.For more stories from The Media Line go to…
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‘What Are We Guilty Of?’ Lebanese Christians Caught Between Israel and Hezbollah
Until a few months ago, Hanna Daher, head of the southern Lebanese village of al-Qleiaa, was focused on routine matters: preparing for Easter and maintaining local infrastructure. But since the outbreak of war with Iran and Hezbollah’s entry into…
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