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Tehran threatens Middle East’s busiest port as Iran war enters its third week
DUBAI — Iran openly threatened a neighboring country’s non-U.S. assets for the first time Saturday, warning people to immediately evacuate the busiest port in the Middle East and two others in the United Arab Emirates as the U.S.-IsraeliR…
Trump says US bombed military sites on island vital to Iran’s oil network
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump said the U.S. bombed military sites Friday on an island vital to Iran’s oil network, while an American official said 2,500 more Marines and an amphibious assault ship — units …
What to know about the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Commercial ships in the Persian Gulf continued to be a focal point in the Iran war on Thursday as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to use the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key passagew…
Here’s what a Princeton Middle East expert says is the likeliest outcome in Iran
Bernard Haykel could have left the Middle East behind when he moved from civil-war-torn Lebanon to Miami, Florida, when he was 15. Instead, he parlayed his fluency in Arabic, his interest in history and his knowledge of the region into an academic care…
Supreme leader calls for retaliation for every death
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on the war on Thursday, saying that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran will keep attacking its Gulf Arab neighbors.…
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Dubai Wasn’t in the War – Then Why Did Iran Attack Gulf’s Glittering City?
From Tehran’s perspective, the UAE serves multiple strategic purposes in the current conflict. “By striking the UAE, Iran is targeting a key US partner while also sending a message about vulnerability,” said Sanam Vakil, director of …
Trump says Middle East conflict may end soon
U.S. President Donald Trump had a call Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Iran and other issues, which according to the Kremlin was a “frank and businesslike” conversation that lasted about an hour.…
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Battle for Strait of Hormuz could see energy bills rise to £2500–a
Lines of ships and tankers have dropped anchor waiting for a resolution to the war which Trump forecast was likely to go on for weeks. As every day passes, the cost of fuel and therefore the cost of living in the UK will go up and up
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Netanyahu vows to press Iran war as Trump honours slain US troops
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JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on March 7 to prosecute the war with Iran “with all our force”, declaring Israel had a plan to eradicate the country’s leadership, even as Tehran insisted it wou…
Trump threatens to escalate bombings as Iran vows it will ‘never surrender’
US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that bombing of Iran could intensify further, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared his country would never surrender despite a fresh wave of US and Israeli airstrikes that set part of Tehran’s…