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Untapped OPEC+ reserves are mainly located in the Gulf region, and exports there are trapped by the blockade of the vital Strait of Hormuz, imposed by Iran in response to the U.S.-Israeli strikes that started the war on February 28. File | Photo Credit: AFP Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their…
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Iran’s Imam Khomeini Airport to resume international flights on April 25, 2026. File. Credit: Mehr news agency International flights from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport will resume on Saturday (April 25, 2026), the ISNA news agency reported, days after Iran reopened its airspace. The first flights to resume will be to Istanbul and Muscat, the announcement said….
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NSA Doval meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan. Photo credit: X/@IndianEmbRiyadh National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval’s surprise one-day visit to Riyadh was part of an outreach by the government amidst a tense phase in the West Asian conflict, and took place, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, on Prime Minister Narendra…
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The crucial Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports, Tehran said Saturday, as a top official warned that a final peace deal remained “far” off. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, said in a televised address that there has been “progress” in talks…
Women hold Iranian flags and a portrait of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a state-organized rally in support of the supreme leader marking in Tehran, Iran, on April 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Vahid Salemi Iran’s “valiant navy” is “ready to inflict new bitter defeats on its enemies,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Claiming “historic achievements” in the fight against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on Saturday (April 11, 2026) that the “campaign is not yet over,” but Israel managed to foil Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “The campaign against Iran is not over,…
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Pro-government supporters chant slogans and wave Iranian flags during a rally, in a square in western Tehran, Iran. File. | Photo Credit: AP Facing a looming U.S. deadline, Iran’s President said Tuesday (April 7, 2026) that 14 million Iranians, including himself, have volunteered to sacrifice their lives in the war. President Masoud Pezeshkian made the…
U.S. amphibious assault ship arrives in West Asia The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli has arrived in the West Asia, U.S. Central Command said on Saturday (March 28, 2026), as speculation soars about the possible deployment of U.S. ground troops in Iran. The ship, which is usually based in Japan, arrived in the region on…
Emergency responders said a man was killed in Israel on Friday after the Israeli military reported missiles fired from Iran. The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said a man was killed in Tel Aviv following the latest attack, which triggered air raid sirens in Jerusalem. Two other men, aged 65 and 50, were wounded…
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…