How the War in Iran Is Raising Concern About Water in the Middle East
Millions of people in the Persian Gulf depend on desalination plants for their water, but recent fighting has highlighted the system's vulnerability.
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Netanyahu Has the War He Always Wanted, but on Trump’s Terms
Israel’s prime minister wanted regime change in Iran. But President Trump seems prepared to settle for something less.
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Cascade of A.I. Fakes About War With Iran Causes Chaos Online
The technology has been used to create misleading fakes before. But never at this scale.
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Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem
Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.
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How Migrant Workers Have Been Affected by Iran’s Strikes
Since the U. S. -Israeli attack on Iran began, Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones in retaliation at Gulf countries.
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Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal
Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change.
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Iran's Army chief says attack on IRIS Dena "will not go unanswered"
Tehran [Iran], March 14 (ANI): Iran's Army chief has issued a stern warning that the deaths of crew members from the IRIS Dena warship in the Indian Ocean 'will not go unanswered', as reported by Al Jazeera, citing Iran's state news agency IRNA.
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US Aircraft Carrier Repelled by Iran, Forced to Retreat: General
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces said the US navy’s aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been effectively repelled and forced to escape following a “historic defeat” orchestrated by Iran.
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Why Iran's Kharg Island is central to Strait of Hormuz security
Kharg Island, a narrow coral outcrop in the northern Persian Gulf, has emerged as one of the most strategically important locations in the confrontation involving Iran, the United States and Israel, given its role in Iran’s oil exports and the security of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Infant among six family members killed in US-Israeli strike in western Iran
Infant among six family members killed in US-Israeli strike in western Iran Six members of the same family, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in a US-Israeli strike on a residential building in Eyvan city in western Iran’s Ilam province, local media reported. A local official said rescue workers were still at the scene clearing rubble from the building after the attack.
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Hezbollah says it launched multiple attacks on Israeli positions
Hezbollah says it launched multiple attacks on Israeli positions Hezbollah on Saturday said it carried out a series of overnight attacks targeting Israeli towns and military positions along the Lebanon-Israel border. The group said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona and launched two waves of attacks on Metula. It also said missiles targeted the Ein Zeitim base near Safed and claimed separate strikes on Israeli soldiers in Lebanon’s border areas of Odaisseh, Blida and near a detention centre in Khiam.
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Trump Says Iran Totally Defeated After US Strikes on Kharg Island
US President Donald Trump declared that Iran has been ? totally defeated? following American airstrikes on Kharg Island, releasing video footage that he said shows the scale of the operation and the destruction inflicted on Iranian military assets.
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IRGC Navy Vows Unwavering Attacks on US Bases Until Their Complete Dismantling
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy reaffirmed that its retaliatory operations will continue unabated until the complete dismantling of US terrorist bases in the region.
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Global Fuel Shock: Oil Jumps Over 40% Since Iran War Began
Global oil markets have reacted sharply to the escalation of military strikes against Iran. According to Agence France-Presse, the price of Brent crude has jumped by roughly 42% since the start of U. S.
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Fire reported at oil storage tanks at UAE’s Fujairah port
Fire reported at oil storage tanks at UAE’s Fujairah port A fire broke out at oil storage facilities at the United Arab Emirates’ Port of Fujairah early Saturday following an attack, Anadolu news agency reported. The report said that authorities were assessing the situation at the major Gulf energy hub, which serves as a key storage and export point for regional oil supplies. Details about the extent of the damage were not immediately available.
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Iran war: Morning update
Iran war: Morning update Good morning, Middle East Eye readers, Here are some of the latest key updates from the Iran war: The US bombed military installations on Iran’s Kharg Island, close to the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump announced. The island handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude exports. Tehran warned it would hit regional oil facilities if its own energy infrastructure was attacked, reported state media.
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"Your life at risk": IDF orders evacuation of Tabriz industrial zone ahead of fresh strikes in Iran
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 14 (ANI): The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) issued an urgent evacuation mandate on Saturday morning for an industrial zone situated west of Tabriz, Iran, as military tensions between the two nations continue to escalate. The directive was communicated via a Farsi-language post on X, targeting residents and workers within the specified perimeter.
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Araqchi Raps US Oil Diplomacy Amid War on Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi highlighted the hypocrisy of American oil diplomacy following the unprovoked military campaign against Iran, as evidenced by recent developments in global oil markets.
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"Iran totally defeated," says Trump; releases video of US action on Kharg Island
Washington, DC [US], March 14 (ANI): Hours after directing significant airstrikes against military installations on Kharg Island, US President Donald Trump released Video footage of the bombing campaign showing the scale of destructio of Iranian assers and claimed that Iran has suffered a decisive defeat and is now attempting to negotiate a settlement.
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IRGC says strikes destroyed Israeli northern command infrastructure
IRGC says strikes destroyed Israeli northern command infrastructure Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said it achieved the strategic goals of the 45th phase of “Operation True Promise 4,” claiming strikes destroyed Israel’s northern command infrastructure and targeted a gathering place of American forces. The IRGC said the operation was carried out jointly with the Iranian army and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. “In this operation, precision-guided solid-fuel Kheybar Shekan missiles and large numbers of offensive drones were effectively launched at enemy targets,” the statement said.
