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An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for launching a debilitating cyberattack against a US medical company Wednesday — marking the first such hacking since the war between the nations began.
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HONG KONG — Oil prices soared back above $100 Thursday as Iran's fresh attempts to hit supplies in the Middle East and threats to bring down the global economy overshadowed a record release of strategic crude by the International Energy Agency.
Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it increased attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East
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Three crew members have been reported missing after a Thai bulk carrier was hit by Iran on Wednesday while travelling through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Golestan Palace, a UNESCO world heritage site in the Iranian capital, was reportedly damaged by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in its vicinity. A strike on Monday hit Tehran’s Arag Square in the buffer zone of the palace, the U.N. agency reported. The palace was damaged by debris and shock waves from the strike, it said.
Fire crews were working to contain a blaze Wednesday at the fuel storage tanks at Oman’s Port of Salalah, amid days of Iranian attacks, according to the Oman News Agency.
PARIS (AP) — A group representing many of the world's wealthiest countries agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects of the Iran war on energy markets and the halt of cargo shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
GENEVA (AFP) -- The war in the Middle East is likely to result in worsening institutionalised repression of Iranian citizens, UN-mandated investigators probing rights abuses in Iran said Wednesday.
LONDON (Reuters) -- Naval drones have been used in at least two attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region since war erupted between the US, Israel and Iran, according to maritime authorities and analysts, demonstrating a dangerous new threat in the key shipping lane.
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PARIS (Reuters) -- UNESCO said it is deeply concerned about the fate of world heritage sites in Iran and across the region, after Tehran's Golestan palace, often compared to Versailles, and a historic mosque and palace in Isfahan were damaged in the war.
The Middle East conflict has disrupted trade through the Strait of Hormuz and its impact could ripple far beyond the energy markets, risking a spike in global food prices.
From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up supplies
UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming "missile and drone threats" from Iran, the Ministry of Defense said in a post on X.
BANGKOK (AP) — The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, topped $100 a barrel early Thursday, just days after it spiked near $120 in the latest jolts to financial markets and the global economy as a whole.
La primera ministra japonesa, Sanae Takaichi, sonríe mientras el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump pronuncia un discurso durante su visita al portaaviones George Washington en una base de la Armada estadounidense, el 28 de octubre de 2025, en Yokosuka, al sur de Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko, archivo)
BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink insisted the United States’ war with Iran will not have lasting economic consequences, even as oil prices continue to surge nationwide.
UN Security Council adopts Gulf countries’ draft resolution
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump would "welcome" Iran's participation at the upcoming World Cup in North America, despite the ongoing Middle East war, the White House said on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat.
As the United States-Israeli war on Iran closes in on two weeks, one specific attack stands out as the bloodiest incident of the conflict so far.
Donald Trump has criticised European nations, and the UK, for not doing enough to help his country's attacks on Iran. (Reuters: Kent Nishimura)
Donald Trump has criticised European nations, and the UK, for not doing enough to help his country's attacks on Iran. (Reuters: Kent Nishimura)
JERUSALEM — Israel's military said Thursday Iranian missiles were heading towards Israel and that air defences were active as AFP correspondents heard blasts from Jerusalem, before Israel announced "wide-scale" strikes on Tehran and Hezbollah.
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El brazo de una persona fallecida sobresale de los escombros mientras los equipos de rescate y los residentes buscan el sábado 28 de febrero de 2026 entre los restos de una escuela primaria para niñas en Minab, Irán, que fue objeto de un ataque atribuido por funcionarios locales a EEUU e Israel. (Abbas Zakeri/Agenci…
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Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have warned they will forcefully act against any anti-establishment internal protests as Israel and the United States threatened to further target the paramilitary Basij forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat.
Trump continues contradictory messaging on Iran; US will release 172m barrels of oil from strategic supplies. Key US politics stories from 11 March
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US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that "we've won" in the war against Iran after he said in a media interview that the ongoing conflict will end "soon" as there is "practically nothing left to target."
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the war with Iran will end "soon" as there is "practically nothing left to target," according to a news report, as concerns continue over the impact of the conflict on oil prices and the global economy.
South Korean stocks started slightly lower Thursday amid escalating oil price fluctuations sparked by the lingering US-Iran conflict and shipping disruptions at the key waterway in the Middle East.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei suffered a fractured foot, bruised eye and face lacerations during the initial wave of airstrikes by the US and Israel, according to new reports.
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North Korea has long been suspected of supplying missile technology to Iran and providing technical help on uranium enrichment
Iran's sports minister said there is no way that the nation's soccer team will compete in this summer's FIFA World Cup in North America. Source: AAP / AP / ColorChinaPhoto / Liu Zhankun