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Israel claims Iran Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib targeted in overnight Tehran strike
Israel has claimed it targeted Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib in overnight airstrikes in Tehran on Wednesday, March 18, amid escalating hostilities. Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported that strikes were carried out…
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US-Israel-Iran war: Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent, director of the United States National Counterterrorism Centre, resigned on Tuesday, March 17, saying he can no longer support the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the…
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UAE, Kuwait oil production down, Israel says it has plans for 3 weeks of war
Seventeen days after the United States and Israel launched their attacks on Iran, the diplomatic path to ending the war appeared as narrow as ever on Monday, March 16. Iran’s foreign minister…
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One killed in Abu Dhabi missile strike as Israel launches Lebanon ground ops
A Palestinian national was killed after an Iranian missile struck a civilian car in Abu Dhabi’s Al Bahia area on Monday, March 16, authorities said, as the US–Israel–Iran war continued to escalate…
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Iran targets Fujairah oil facility, Trump says will bomb ‘hell out of’ Hormuz
Iran on Saturday, March 14, threatened for the first time to attack infrastructure of a neighbouring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) it claimed…
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2 Indian ships with LPG cross Hormuz safely, Netanyahu’s death rumours spiral
Two Indian-flagged vessels carrying Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) from the Gulf countries safely crossed the war-hit Strait of Hormuz early on Saturday, March 14 morning, a senior Shipping Ministry official said. LPG…
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US-Israel-Iran war: Tehran can be destroyed in an hour, claims Trump; IEA to release stock oil
On the 12th day of the United States-Israel-Iran war, oil prices continue to soar, prompting the International Energy Agency (IEA) to announce the release of 400 million barrels of oil from its…
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We are not afraid of you: Iran’s defiant message to US, Israel
United States President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News, hinted at the possibility of talks with Iran, but it depends on the terms. He also warned that if Tehran continues…
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More fun to sink Iran ships, says Trump; Not done yet: Netanyahu
As the US-Israel war on Iran continued on its 11th day on Tuesday, March 10, the conflict showed no sign of narrowing but only widening. Iran struck an oil and gas refinery…
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Trump sees Iran war ending soon; Tehran refuses ceasefire negotiations
As the US-Israel-Iran war entered its 11th day on Tuesday, March 10, United States President Donald Trump said that the war would not last very long while also pledging to hit Iran…
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US claims Tehran holding world hostage, Hezbollah backs Iran’s new leader
On the 10th day of the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, on Monday, March 9, the Islamic Republic’s health ministry reported a death toll of 1,255 with 12,000 people…
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US main focus is our oil, wants to partition Iran, says Tehran
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei alleged that the United States’s only aim is to gain control over its oil and natural resources and divide the country. “They waged a war while…
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US–Israel attack on Iran Day 8: Expat driver killed in Dubai’s Al Barsha; debris hits Marina tower
The US–Israel war on Iran entered its eighth day on Saturday, March 7, anßd continues to intensify, with huge overnight explosions reported across several locations in Iran, including the capital Tehran. The…
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US-Israel attack Iran Day 6: US suspends operations at embassy in Kuwait
As the war on Iran enters its sixth day on Thursday, March 5, explosions continue to be reported across Iran, Israel and several Middle Eastern countries. The escalation began on February 28,…
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Lebanon urges Hezbollah to stay out of US-Iran conflict
The Lebanese government has urged the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah not to get involved if any fighting erupts between the United States and Iran, the Lebanese foreign minister said on Tuesday, expressing…