•US President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and late Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali After years of US planning and weeks of military buildup, President Donald Trump gave the order for American forces to strike Iran: “Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck.” US forces then launched a sweeping campaign of strikes that...
•Ras Tanura’s oil production plant near Dammam in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said some operations at its massive Ras Tanura refinery on the Gulf coast had been halted today, following an attack that caused a fire at the complex. The Ras Tanura facility along the kingdom’s eastern Gulf coast is home to one […]
Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia today after US-Israeli strikes on Iran sent investors fleeing the prospect of an extended conflict in the crude-rich Middle East. Brent briefly spiked almost 14 percent and West Texas Intermediate nearly 12 percent at the start of business after the attack on the Islamic republic, which killed [&hellip...
•Late Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, China Leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump China today called for a ceasefire and diplomatic talks to end the conflict in the Middle East, as it stretched into a third day. Israel and the United States have been conducting strikes on Iran and Lebanon, with the […]
•Stranded passengers at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Nigerians attempting to travel to or from Qatar, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have been stranded following the ongoing United States and Israel war against Iran. The situation has forced carriers, including Air France, Air India, Turkish Airli...
•Late Iran’s ex-supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iranian state television has today confirmed the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, without referring to a massive US and Israeli attack on his residence. A presenter on state television announced Khamenei’s death at 5:00 am (0130 GMT), as the channel broadcast a...
•(L to R) US President Donald Trump, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and (now late) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The US and Israeli strikes on Iran follow the Islamic Republic’s violent repression of mass protests and stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington over existential issues for Iran: its nuclear pr...
•PM Starmer and British warplanes Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday British warplanes were involved in “defensive operations” in Middle East skies but the UK had “played no role” in the US-Israeli attack on Iran. In his first public response to the strikes, which triggered missile launches from Tehran, Starmer said that Britain’s oper...
•Emirates Airline flights grounded Flights across the Middle East were being cancelled today as several countries slammed their airspace shut after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates all announced at least partial closures of their skies in the hours after smoke...
The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iranian cities today triggering explosions and columns of smoke in the capital Tehran. The attacks came after US President Donald Trump expressed frustration at Iran’s stance in negotiations over its nuclear and missile programmes, reports AFP. Trump said Washington’s g...
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