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- Middle East
Trump calls on allies to secure Strait of Hormuz as Gulf attacks intensify
The war between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other entered its 16th day on Sunday, March 15, with intensified missile strikes, air raids and rising…
- Middle East
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…
- India
Commercial LPG supply resumed, no retail shortage, says Oil Ministry
New Delhi: Commercial LPG cylinder distribution has begun in 29 states and Union Territories, while authorities have stepped up raids and surprise inspections across the country to curb hoarding and black-marketing amid…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
Missiles fired from Bahrain towards Iran, first from a Gulf country
Ballistic missiles were launched from Bahrain in Iran’s direction, according to a video verified by the New York Times. This appears to be the first attack originating from a Gulf country on…
- World
Military targets on Iran island that handle oil exports destroyed: Trump
President Donald Trump said Friday that US forces have “obliterated” military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island and warned that the oil infrastructure there could be next. The small island in the Persian…
- Middle East
Iran war to end ‘when I feel it in my bones’, says Trump
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end “when I feel it in my bones”, expressing confidence that the conflict would not last long even as hostilities intensified across…
- Middle East
Iran vows to teach US, Israel ‘unforgettable lesson’; Trump warns of ‘very hard strikes’
Iran vowed on Friday, March 13, to deliver what it described as an “unforgettable lesson” to the United States and Israel as the war in the Middle East approached the two-week mark.…
- Middle East
Two expats killed in Oman as US–Israel strikes on Iran escalate
Fresh developments were reported across the Middle East on Friday, March 13, as the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran continued to spill across the region, with drone incidents, missile…
- Middle East
US military plane crashes in Iraq as Iran launches missiles at Israel, Gulf
The Israeli-American war on Iran entered its 14th day on Friday, March 13, as a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during operations linked to the conflict. US Central Command…
- Middle East
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei first message to world
Dubai: In his first address as Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Thursday, March 12, to avenge those killed in the war, including in a strike on a school. “Iran…
- Middle East
Iran’s new supreme leader warns of continued strikes on US bases
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has delivered his first public message since taking office, as the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States continues to escalate across the region.…
- Middle East
US-Israel-Iran war: Drone debris hits Dubai building, oil tanker attacked
Fresh drone attacks, missile interceptions and maritime incidents were reported across the Middle East on Thursday, March 12, as the United States–Israeli war on Iran continued to escalate, affecting cities, ports and…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad is low on commercial LPG and weddings may be unlikely casualty
Hyderabad: The wedding invitations had already gone out. Guests were flying in from abroad, or trying to, through the flight disruptions that the US-Israel-Iran war has caused over the past 12 days. The…
- Middle East
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…
