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China calls killing of Iran’s Larijani, leaders ‘unacceptable’

March 19, 2026 admin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China condemned on Thursday (March 19, 2026) the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it “unacceptable”. Beijing is a partner of Iran but has also criticised Tehran’s strikes against Gulf states housing U.S. military bases. Iran-Israel…

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Tehran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field

March 19, 2026 admin

QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas production facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours’ energy infrastructure on Thursday (March 19, 2026), setting Qatari liquified natural gas facilities ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a…

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Qatar declares two Iranian embassy officials ‘persona non grata’ over attack on gas facility

March 19, 2026 admin

QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar March 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Qatar, on Thursday (March 19, 2026), declared Iran’s military and security attaches “persona non grata” and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours, following Iran’s attack on…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran threatens massive Gulf energy retaliation after intelligence chief killed, world’s largest natural gas field attacked

March 19, 2026 admin

Ex-counterterrorism official says he wasn’t allowed to share concerns about Iran war with Trump Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed” to share them with President…

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Iran vows to attack Gulf energy centres after U.S.-Israel strike on its gas field

March 18, 2026 admin

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) threatened to target refineries and petrochemical complexes in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on gas facilities in Iran’s southern Bushehr province. This came hours after Israeli air strikes killed Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib, the third high-profile assassination in…

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Trump temporarily waives maritime shipping law to ease energy costs

March 18, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to issue a 60-day Jones Act waiver would lift a ban on foreign-flagged vessels transporting cargo between U.S. ports over this period. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) temporarily waived a century-old shipping law to help ease energy costs that have surged…

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Can the Strait of Hormuz blockade break the Internet?

March 18, 2026 admin

Beneath surface-level concerns lies a far quieter and potentially more devastating crisis [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS When the United States and Israel launched major strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, global markets immediately focused on oil prices. The strikes, which killed Iran’s supreme leader in what became known as Operation Epic Fury, triggered…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE updates: Tehran confirms Larijani’s death, targets Tel Aviv with ‘cluster warheads’ in retaliatory strikes

March 18, 2026 admin

Iraqi security official says drone hits U.S. Embassy in Baghdad An explosion was heard in Baghdad early Wednesday (March 18, 2026), an AFP journalist said, as Iraqi officials reported a drone and rocket attack targeting the U.S. embassy. Another witness saw a fire on the edge of the embassy grounds from her balcony, and a…

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Top U.S. counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat

March 17, 2026 admin

A file image of Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Centre. | Photo Credit: AP Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, announced his resignation on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Iran-Israel war LIVE Mr. Kent said on social…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE updates: UAE temporarily closes its airspace as precaution amid Iranian missile, drone ‘threats’

March 17, 2026 admin

Iran and U.S. have been in direct contact in recent days: report A direct communications channel between U.S. Envoy Steve ⁠Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been reactivated ‌in recent days, Axios reported on Monday (March 16, 2026), ‌citing a U.S. ‌official ⁠and a source with ⁠knowledge of the matter. Axios said it…

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