IRGC: We Will Attack Saudi, Qatari, and UAE Oil Facilities
Hours after an attack on the South Pars refinery facilities in Asaluyeh, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an urgent w ...
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Iran warns energy infrastructure of US and allies could be targeted
Iran warns energy infrastructure of US and allies could be targeted “The fuel, energy and gas infrastructures” of those who attacked Iran’s energy and oil facilities “will be burned and turned to ashes at the earliest opportunity,” a spokesperson for IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said. The statement, which was published on Iran’s Mehr news agency added: “This is a firm and clear warning to the criminals who attacked part of Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructures in the south of the country. ” “We declare to the cowardly and aggressive army of the criminal America and the barbaric and child-killing Zionist regime that you will have to throw your soldiers into the water and throw your dignity into the wind.
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‘They called me a water terrorist’: exiled Iranian scientist wins global prize
Prof Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm water prize, was accused of sabotage with his environmental work Eight years before he got the call telling him he had won the Stockholm water prize, Prof Kaveh Madani was being interrogated by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, accused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6 or the Mossad. Today he is in exile and on Wednesday won the world’s most prestigious water prize for combining “groundbreaking research on water management with policy, diplomacy and global outreach, often under personal risk and political complexity”. Continue reading...
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Iran’s South Pars Gas Field Is Attacked, Sending Energy Prices Soaring
The field is part of a vast gas reservoir shared by Iran and Qatar. The strike appeared to be the most significant attack on an energy site since the U. S.
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Turkey proposes Iraq oil pipeline extension as Hormuz crisis bites
Turkey proposes Iraq oil pipeline extension as Hormuz crisis bites Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 15:45 Turkish energy minister says Iraq could transport half of its oil exports through Turkey if it extends Kirkuk pipeline to Basra A general view of the oil refinery at Zubair, southwest of Basra in southern Iraq, on 3 March 2016 (AFP) Off With Iran 's chokehold on exports through the Strait of Hormuz triggering an international energy crisis, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has proposed extending the oil pipeline that links Turkey and Iraq all the way to the southern port city of Basra. Turkey and Iraq have been connected by a 970-kms pipeline since 1976, linking Iraq’s oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk to the Turkish port city of Ceyhan. While a branch line carrying oil from Iraq’s Kurdistan region to Turkey has operated for years, the main Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline has remained largely idle since an Islamic State attack on the infrastructure in 2014.
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'Very difficult to stop': BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel
An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded.
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Iran to target 'enemy infrastructure' following Israeli jets hitting Iranian gas facility
Tehran [Iran], March 18 (ANI): Israeli fighter jets have struck a gas facility in Bushehr, Iran, according to reports cited by Al Jazeera, as Iran is set to target 'enemy infrastructure' following attacks on its gas sites on Wednesday. According to Al Jazeera, Iran warned it would respond to strikes on its gas sites by targeting the 'enemy infrastructure'.
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For U.S., Unmet Expectations in Iran Fit a Familiar Pattern in the Region
Iran’s military retaliation, along with the political defiance of its new leaders, evokes a decades-old pattern of unrealized goals for American interventions in the region.
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"Chokepoint vulnerability": Middle East conflict raises worries on fertiliser supplies worldwide
By Sabita Mishra New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): The global urea market is facing a potential crisis as Qatar's urea plants have remained offline since early March, compounded by Iranian gas cutoffs and force majeure declarations across Gulf exporters.
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Iraq’s gas imports from Iran halted after Israel strikes facilities
Iraq’s gas imports from Iran halted after Israel strikes facilities Iraq’s gas supply from Iran has stopped following the strikes on Iranian gas sites earlier today, according to a report from the Iraqi electricity ministry. Iraq is heavily reliant on Iranian energy, importing over a third of its gas and power from Iran. “As a result of the repercussions of developments in the region, Iranian gas flows to Iraq stopped completely,” electricity ministry spokesperson Ahmed Moussa told the Iraqi News Agency.
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Nato allies are ‘working collectively’ to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, says Rutte
Nato allies are ‘working collectively’ to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, says Rutte Nato allies are discussing how they can get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters during a visit to Norway. “We all agree, of course, that trade has to open up again. And what I know is that allies are working together, discussing how to do that.
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Iranian president confirms Israeli assassination of Iran's intelligence minister
Iranian president confirms Israeli assassination of Iran's intelligence minister Iranian President Mazoud Pezeshkian has confirmed the death of the country’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib. Khatib was killed in an Israeli strike overnight, which the president called a “cowardly assassination” in a statement to X. Iran’s top security official and defence minister have also been confirmed dead as a result of Israeli strikes.
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US vastly underestimating the cost of Iran war The Intercept
The price of regime change in Tehran may run into trillions over decades in total, the report has warned The financial cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers is being understated by officials and could balloon into the trillions of dollars over the long term, The Intercept has warned. The US military budget, the world's largest, surpassed $830 billion for fiscal year 2026.
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US vastly underestimating the cost of Iran war - The Intercept
The price of regime change in Tehran may run into trillions over decades in total, the report has warned The financial cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers is being understated by officials and could balloon into the trillions of dollars over the long term, The Intercept has warned.
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Joe Kent habló de la muerte de su esposa en su carta de renuncia
La suboficial jefa Shannon Kent murió en combate durante una misión de operaciones especiales en Siria en 2019.
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Israeli journalist claims Polymarket gamblers issued death threats over Iran missile strike story
A Times of Israel correspondent has alleged that online bettors tried to coerce him into changing his report Online gamblers reportedly linked to the prediction platform Polymarket allegedly issued death threats to an Israeli journalist in an attempt to force him to change a story about an Iranian m
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Russia condemns strike on Iranian nuclear power plant
A recent missile attack on the Bushehr facility shows flagrant disregard for international safety principles, the head of Rosatom has said A missile strike just meters from an operational Iranian nuclear reactor shows "flagrant disregard" for international safety principles, Russia's nuclear corpora
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Trump takes potshot at allies over his plans for Hormuz Strait, asks "what would happen if we 'finished off' what's left of Iranian State"
Washington DC [US], March 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday took a dig at the country's allies over their reluctance to support the United States in its ongoing conflict with Iran and said he wonders 'what would happen if we 'finished off' what's left of the Iranian Terror State' and
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Starmer says Tory shadow minister should be sacked for criticism of Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square– UK politics live
Nick Timothy said an event attended by the mayor of London that included prayers was an ‘act of domination’ Polanski says the government should be doing more to improve home insulation, and on the drive towards renewable energy. And he says the government should commit to ensuring energy bills do not rise above the April-June price cap. The government should guarantee right now that it will not allow energy bills to rise beyond the April-June price cap – instead setting aside approximately £8.
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Jeremy Corbyn accuses UK government of 'direct involvement' in Iran strikes
Jeremy Corbyn accuses UK government of 'direct involvement' in Iran strikes Former leader of the Labour Party and Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn challenged British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s claim that UK bases are only being used for “defensive strikes” against Iranian missiles. This comes after reports on Friday that US military personnel and ground crew were spotted loading and preparing weapons for operation at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, including three B-52 bombers - which can carry up to 24 cruise missiles - and four B-1 bombers. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed to grant permission for the US to use UK bases for the “specific and limited defensive purpose” of destroying Iran’s missiles “at source”.
