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President Donald Trump is not ruling out the possibility of US forces seizing Iran’s key export hub on Kharg Island in order to take control of the Islamic Republic’s oil exports, he said in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump is not ruling out the possibility of American forces seizing Iran’s key energy export hub on Kharg Island in order to take control of the Islamic Republic’s oil exports, he said in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday.
President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to “most of” a 15-point list of US demands aimed at ending the war, adding that negotiations were making significant progress.
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US President Donald Trump said the US-Israel war has led to “regime change” in Iran, citing the deaths of senior leaders during the conflict.
Air strikes targeted multiple sites in Tehran, including Mehrabad Airport in the west of the capital, according to Iranian state television.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he could "take the oil in Iran" and seize Iran's export hub of Kharg Island, as hostilities in the Middle East continued into its fifth week.
One month into Iran war: GCC countries have focused on defence and diplomacy
Younger conservatives say they are disappointed by Donald Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran. Key US politics stories from 29 March
CAIRO — The Egyptian government is seeking ways to conserve oil-powered electricity during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, enacting at least one policy that threatens Cairo's identity as a city that never sleeps.
TEHRAN, Iran — Airstrikes knocked out electricity to parts of Tehran and its surroundings on Sunday as a top Iranian official accused the United States of plotting a ground invasion despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal.
HAVANA, Cuba — A Russian oil tanker under US sanctions is due to arrive in Cuba by Tuesday despite a de facto American fuel blockade of the energy-starved island, according to shipping data.
South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Monday as concerns have risen about a broader conflict in the Middle East after Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen joined the war.
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Oil prices climbed Monday after Yemen's Houthis said they had fired missiles at Israel, opening a new front in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Rising freight and energy costs, plus a near-blockade on synthetic fibres, are pushing prices higher
The factories, which buy cheap crude and turn it into fuel, are struggling as higher oil prices threaten their razor-sharp margins
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on 2 March, when Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Source: AFP / Jalaa Marey
Iran has confirmed that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's navy commander Alireza Tangsiri has been killed in Israeli airstrikes. Source: AAP / AP
A Houthi spokesperson claimed responsibility for the missile attack over the weekend during an address on Yemeni state television. Source: Getty
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Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the Middle East.
Oil prices jumped at the start of Asian trading on Monday, with benchmark crude climbing sharply as the Israeli-US war on Iran showed no sign of ending.
A close ally of US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Gulf leaders should send their own children to fight on the front lines in the Israeli-US war on Iran.
Tehran has declared the homes of US and Israeli officials and military commanders legitimate targets, in retaliation for repeated strikes on residential buildings in Iran that have reportedly killed nearly 2,000 civilians over the first month of the war.
A force of 3,500 US sailors and Marines arrived in the Middle East aboard the USS Tripoli — as Tehran warned that American forces will be killed if President Trump orders a ground invasion of Iran.
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“Astroturf” — advocates who pretend to have grassroots support — might be the best term for “a small circle of podcasters on the right who condemn President Trump’s strikes on Iran yet claim to speak for all ‘MAGA,’ ” thunders The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel. “All evidence shows they remain a tiny mi…
Iran’s newly elected supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has thanked Iraq for backing Tehran in the war against the United States and Israel, according to a message carried by Iranian media.
Michael O'Brien and Daniel Capps are calling on the federal government to prioritise getting fuel to the fishing industry. (ABC News: Marcus Kennedy)
While the rationale for US President Donald Trump’s Iran war is difficult to decipher, its main beneficiary is far easier to identify: Russian President Vladimir Putin.
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that both his father and presidential uncle would have approached the wars in Iran and Ukraine the same way as President Trump — who is an “empath’’ with an “encyclopedic’’ brain.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and maritime devices now serve as key enablers of deep strikes, precision targeting, and real-time intelligence. Armed remotely piloted aircraft – commonly known as “drones” – are now central to many military operations. The use of uncrewed vehicles in armed conflicts has grown signif…
Tens of thousands of people have joined “No Kings” protests across the U.S. against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions. (AP video by Mike Pesoli, Mark Vancleave and Emily Wang)
Crowds of people protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Trump’s actions, in “No Kings” rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, in what organisers said were mass demonstrations involving millions of people.
President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has hit its one-month anniversary and it appears the conflict is sprawling with the entry of the Houthis into the fray.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facing its most serious economic shock in decades, as the Israeli-US war on Iran delivers a direct hit to its core industries, from finance to aviation, exposing major vulnerabilities in its economic model.
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The early celebrations over the increase in remittances to Pakistan in the first two months of this year proved short-lived following the US attack on Iran. Now, there are fears of the remittance inflow reducing by US$ 3-4 billion as well as disrupting overseas employment. All this is likely to exacerbate socio-econ…
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Qatar and Ukraine have signed a defence agreement seeking joint expertise on countering threats from missiles and drones, according to Qatar’s Ministry of Defence, as Iran continues attacking its Gulf neighbours.
A new actor has stepped into a war already being waged on multiple fronts: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who launched their first missile in months at Israel on Saturday.
Los postes de luz son apagados para ahorrar electricidad en El Cairo, Egipto, el 28 de marzo del 2026. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)
Three warships from San Diego and more than 2,000 Marines headed to the Middle East may have a crucial role to play in the U.S. fight against Iran.
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United States Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican, has said Congress should have a say in any decisions to deploy troops to Iran, further underscoring division within US President Donald Trump’s political party.
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Anthony Albanese has stepped in to steer messaging over the fuel crisis. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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Vehicles drive as light poles are switched off to save electricity, as part of a series of measures the government has taken to mitigate the fallout of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)