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Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says Iran dealt enemies ‘dizzying blow’

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Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says Iran dealt enemies ‘dizzying blow’

A mourner holds a picture of Iran’s new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei while marching with others during the funeral ceremony for Iran’s slain intelligence minister Esmail Khatib and his family after the weekly Friday Muslim noon prayers in Tehran on March 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on…

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Russia says strike that wounded TV crew in Lebanon not ‘accidental’

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Russia says strike that wounded TV crew in Lebanon not ‘accidental’

The damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, March 18, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia on Thursday (March 19, 2026) condemned an airstrike that wounded a TV crew from…

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No ‘definitive time frame’ for ending Iran war, say Pentagon; seeks $200 billion in additional funds

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No ‘definitive time frame’ for ending Iran war, say Pentagon; seeks 0 billion in additional funds

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, on March 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday (March 19, 2026) there is no “time frame” for ending the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which was launched three weeks ago….

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About 90 ships have crossed Strait of Hormuz so far as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite war

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About 90 ships have crossed Strait of Hormuz so far as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite war

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Many of the vessels that passed through the…

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Trump was warned of likely Iranian retaliation on Gulf allies: report

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Trump was warned of likely Iranian retaliation on Gulf allies: report

President Donald Trump holds a model of a B-2 stealth bomber in the Oval Office of the White House on March 16, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP  President Donald Trump was ​warned that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against U.S. Gulf allies despite his claims on Monday (March 16, 2026) that Tehran’s reaction…

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Vance says he trusts Trump on war with Iran, plays down differences

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Vance says he trusts Trump on war with Iran, plays down differences

Donald Trump smiles as Vice President J.D. Vance speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 16, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance ​on Monday (March 16, 2026) expressed support for the way President Donald Trump was ‌handling the war in Iran and said ​he trusted him…

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Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to ‘lawless aggression’

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Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to ‘lawless aggression’

Ali Bahreini, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office in Geneva attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran vowed at the United Nations on Monday (March 16, 2026) that it would…

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Iran says museums and historic sites damaged in war

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Iran says museums and historic sites damaged in war

Debris at the historical monument Golestan Palace after it was damaged in an Israeli and U.S. strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: West Asia News Agency via Reuters Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Ministry said Saturday (March 14, 2026) at least 56 museums and historic…

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Some oil loading operations suspended after fire in UAE’s Fujairah, industry sources say

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Some oil loading operations suspended after fire in UAE’s Fujairah, industry sources say

Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf’s petroleum facilities hours after the U.S. struck Iran’s…

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