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Iran war disrupts global ocean freight and air cargo supply chains beyond oil

March 4, 2026 admin

The Iran war has effectively halted oil tanker movement in the key Strait of Hormuz. But it’s also disrupting the wider global supply chain beyond oil, affecting everything from pharmaceuticals from India, semiconductors from Asia and oil-derived products like fertilisers that come from the West Asia. Cargo ships are stuck in the Gulf or making…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. military says it has struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran

March 4, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump’s top national security advisers spent much of the day on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) making the case to Congress for the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, describing a rapidly ‌evolving operation and leaving open the possibility of sending in American troops, Democrats and Trump’s fellow Republicans said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…

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Watch: School attack sparks global alarm as UN calls for accountability

March 3, 2026 admin

The United Nations human rights office has called for an impartial investigation into the reported attack on a girls’ school in Iran, describing the incident as “horrific”. U.N. High Commissioner Volker Turk urged the forces behind the strike to examine the circumstances and share findings. Source link

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Rubio says Israel’s strike plan triggered U.S. attack on Iran

March 2, 2026 admin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before his scheduled House and Senate Intelligence Committees briefing about Iran on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Monday, March 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The United States attacked Iran only after learning that ally Israel was going to strike and fearing Tehran would retaliate against U.S….

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U.K. PM defends Iran strikes stance after Trump criticism

March 2, 2026 admin

In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the U.K. Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website on March 2, 2026, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, makes a statement to parliament on the situation in West Asia following the actions of the U.S. and Israeli militaries in Iran over the weekend. |…

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Attack on oil tanker ‘Skylight’ highlights risks to Indian seafarers in Persian Gulf route

March 2, 2026 admin

Smoke billows from an oil tanker under U.S. sanctions, that was hit off Oman’s Musandam peninsula, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters on March 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The attack on Skylight, a tanker with 15 Indian and 5 Iranian seafarers on board, has brought to the fore the…

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Israeli military says projectiles were fired from Lebanon

March 2, 2026 admin

Protesters gesture, as Hezbollah supporters rally in solidarity with Iran, after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli military said on Monday (March 2, 2026) that projectiles ‌launched from Lebanon resulted in sirens sounding ⁠in several areas in northern…

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U.S. military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties

March 1, 2026 admin

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location on March 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: U.S. Navy via Reuters Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in…

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At least eight people killed after missile strike on Israeli town of Beit Shemesh

March 1, 2026 admin

Emergency personnel work at the site of an Iranian strike, after Iran launched missile barrages following attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday, in Beit Shemesh, Israel March 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A barrage of missiles launched from Iran killed at least eight people in the central Israel city of Bet Shemesh…

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Why the closure of Strait of Hormuz is causing fears about elevating crude oil prices

March 1, 2026 admin

The story so far: Global oil markets are bracing for a potential upward price shock as trade resumes Monday (March 2, 2026) amidst escalation of hostilities in West Asia, as Israel and its ally United States (U.S.) launched air strikes against Iran on Saturday (February 28, 2026), with Tehran acting in retaliation. More importantly for…

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