Trump Orders Five-Day Ceasefire for Iran Peace Talks

Trump Orders Five-Day Ceasefire for Iran Peace Talks

US President Donald Trump has halted threatened strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, declaring a five-day ceasefire to pursue a “complete and total resolution” of hostilities. The reversal comes less than 24 hours after the President threatened to dismantle Iran’s electricity grid, a move that sent global markets into a tailspin. In a characteristically blunt announcement…

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Tehran Accuses US and Israel of Crippling Energy and Water Supplies

Tehran Accuses US and Israel of Crippling Energy and Water Supplies

Iran’s energy minister, Abbas Aliabadi, has accused the United States and Israel of “terrorist and cyberattacks” that have decimated the country’s vital water and electricity infrastructure. Speaking on Sunday via the ISNA news agency, Aliabadi revealed that dozens of water treatment plants and transmission facilities have been hit, leaving critical supply networks in tatters. These…

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World’s Fourth-Largest Refinery Halts Operations After Drone Strike in UAE

The Ruwais refinery in Abu Dhabi, described by state oil company Adnoc as the world’s fourth-largest single-site refinery, has halted operations as a precautionary measure following a drone attack on the nearby industrial complex, a source confirmed on Tuesday. The shutdown comes as Saudi Aramco’s chief executive warned that the escalating Middle East conflict could…

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