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Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely U.S.-operated, analysis finds

March 22, 2026 admin

An American-operated Patriot air defence battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in U.S.-ally Bahrain 10 days into the war on Iran, according to an analysis by academic researchers examined by Reuters. Both Bahrain and Washington have blamed an Iranian drone attack…

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Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as war bites

March 22, 2026 admin

An employee collects cash after filling petrol in a motorbike at a filling station in Wellawatte on the outskirts of Colombo on March 16, 2026. Last week, the government ordered an 8% increase in retail fuel prices and introduced rationing to limit consumption. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25% on…

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Price of premium petrol up ₹2 per litre, government says no impact on common man

March 20, 2026 admin

The government, however, assured that this is limited only to the premium variants and that the prices of the normal grades of petrol and diesel remain unchanged. | Photo Credit: Muthuganesapandy. M In what could be the first sign of cracks due to the fiscal stress brought on by skyrocketing global oil prices, Indian oil-marketing…

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Trump calls NATO ‘cowards’ over lack of support in Iran war

March 20, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump assailed NATO allies on Friday (March 20, 2026) over ‌their lack of support for the U.S.-Israel war against ⁠Iran, calling the longtime U.S. allies “cowards.” “Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!” ‌Mr. Trump said in a social media post. Follow Iran-Israel war…

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U.S. to deploy 3 more warships and roughly 2,500 more Marines to the West Asia, official says

March 20, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the West Asia, an official says. Iran-Israel war updates on March 20, 2026 One U.S. official confirmed on Friday (March 20, 2026) that the USS Boxer and two other amphibious assault ships, along…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery hit by drone attack, fire breaks out

March 20, 2026 admin

UAE authorities said they had dismantled ‌a “terrorist network” funded and operated by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and ⁠Iran, and arrested its members Source link

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Iran slams France’s Macron over West Asia war stance

March 19, 2026 admin

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday (March 19, 2026) criticised French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of failing to condemn Israel and the United States’ war with the Islamic republic, while voicing concern over Tehran’s retaliation. Iran-Israel war on March 19, 2026 On Wednesday (March…

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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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