Iran Defies Trump Deadline, Threatens Gulf Mines

  Iran on Monday issued sweeping threats to deploy naval mines across the Gulf and strike power infrastructure throughout the Middle East, defying a United States ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the military confrontation with Washington and Israel entered its fourth week. The Islamic Republic showed no sign of backing down ahead…

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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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Trump Orders Five-Day Ceasefire for Iran Peace Talks

Trump Says Israel to Halt Strikes on Iran Gas Field

  Fresh tensions in the Middle East have pushed global energy markets into uncertainty, as United States President Donald Trump publicly declared that Israel would not carry out further strikes on Iran’s key gas infrastructure, while warning of severe consequences if hostilities continue. The statement followed a sharp escalation involving Iran, Israel, and Gulf energy…

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Oil Jumps 10% After Iran Hits Qatar LNG Hub

  Global oil prices surged by 10 percent on Thursday following confirmation from Qatar that Iranian strikes had caused extensive damage to the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas facility, the world’s largest LNG hub, intensifying concerns over the security of energy supplies in an already volatile Middle East. European gas prices recorded a steeper climb…

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Israel Bombs Tehran, Beirut, Baghdad

  Israel launched coordinated strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday while attacks in Baghdad drew Iraq further into a widening Middle East conflict that has triggered severe economic disruption across global markets and displaced millions across the region. The Iranian capital, subjected to near-daily bombardment since a joint United States-Israeli military offensive began on…

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Trump Demands Veto Power Over Iran’s Next Supreme Leader Selection

  United States President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning that any new supreme leader appointed by Iran will require his personal approval to remain in power, directly challenging Tehran’s sovereignty as the country’s clerical establishment prepares to announce its choice to succeed the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The statement, delivered during an interview…

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Israeli Minister Announces Policy to Encourage Palestinian Migration

Israeli Minister Announces Policy to Encourage Palestinian Migration

JERUSALEM — Israel’s far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has vowed to implement policies aimed at prompting Palestinians to leave the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Speaking at a Religious Zionism Party event on Tuesday, Smotrich framed the strategy as an essential step toward eliminating what he described as the prospect of an “Arab terror state.”…

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