- Iran keeps oil flowing to China as Hormuz pressure forces reserve release ایران اینترنشنال
- Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway CNBC
- The illicit Iranian oil hiding in plain sight Financial Times
- What will it take for ships to start sailing through the Strait of Hormuz again? CBS News
- Iranian oil flows through Strait of Hormuz even as Gulf neighbors' exports shut Reuters
Air attack hits house in suburbs of Tel Aviv
Video shows a house in central Israel damaged by a rocket reportedly fired by Hezbollah.
The war of signals: How Russia and China help Iran see the battlefield
Electronic warfare and intelligence sharing are eroding decades of US-Israeli dominance in the Gulf.
Middle East crisis live: Iran steps up campaign to disrupt energy markets as oil price spikes above $100 a barrel
Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it increased attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East
Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport across the Gulf
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An Iranian source is denying the country will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the vital strait of Hormuz, Reuters is reporting.
The news agency a little earlier quoted an Indian source as saying Iran would in fact allow such tankers to pass through the strait, a key artery for global oil trade.
Continue reading...Middle East crisis live: Iran steps up campaign to disrupt energy markets as oil price spikes above $100 a barrel
Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it increased attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East
Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport across the Gulf
How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?
An Iranian source is denying the country will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the vital strait of Hormuz, Reuters is reporting.
The news agency a little earlier quoted an Indian source as saying Iran would in fact allow such tankers to pass through the strait, a key artery for global oil trade.
Continue reading...Dubai high-rise building damaged in overnight drone hit
Video shows damage to a Dubai high-rise building hit by a drone.
Senegal approves tougher anti-gay law as rights groups raise concerns
"Violence and fear" will spike and "equality and non-discrimination" will be trampled on, warn critics.
Chile’s new far-right president is sworn in
Chile’s new president Jose Antonio Kast has been sworn in, marking a sharp shift to the right in the country’s politics.
Iran says it targets Israeli bases, accuses Israel of targeting hospitals
Missile alert alarms sound in Jerusalem as the Israeli military says it launches another round of 'wide-scale' strikes.
Death toll from Ethiopia floods and landslides rises to more than 100
Forecasters say storms are becoming more intense in the region, partly due to global warming.
Hozier, Jessie Buckley and Bruce Springsteen record Shane MacGowan tribute album
The album will also feature Primal Scream, David Gray, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.
Hozier, Jessie Buckley and Bruce Springsteen record Shane MacGowan tribute album
The album will also feature Primal Scream, David Gray, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.
Ukraine showed NATO artillery crews how to use drones. Now they’re figuring out how to make them work in the Arctic. – Business Insider
- Ukraine showed NATO artillery crews how to use drones. Now they're figuring out how to make them work in the Arctic. Business Insider
- In Norwegian Arctic, civilian doctors, volunteer 'casualties' rehearse for war Reuters
- Nations withdraw some equipment from NATO Arctic exercise amid Iran fallout Defense News
- NATO conducts large-scale military exercise in Northern Europe VOV World
- Northern Fleet launches cruise missile from submerged submarine amid NATO Arctic drill The Barents Observer
Trump’s military excursion, into an abyss – Public Notice | Aaron Rupar
- Trump’s military excursion, into an abyss Public Notice | Aaron Rupar
- The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump The Atlantic
- Trump’s Iran war drags the world into his tear-it-down politics CNN
- Readers Write: War in Iran, guns, Minneapolis police and ICE Star Tribune
- A War the U.S. Didn’t Need The Free Press
North Korea says no more protests after China stir in Women’s Asian Cup
North Korea face Australia in the Women's Asian Cup quarterfinals, and promise no repeat of protests in China game.
Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises | First Thing
President delivered a vague and contradictory forecast on the future of the war in Middle East. Plus, how to recognize a psychopath
Good morning.
Donald Trump has said the war in Iran is “very complete, pretty much”, as the economic toll of the joint US-Israeli operation rises, disrupting global oil trade and threatening to engulf the Middle East in a regional war.
Any unintended consequences so far? Among others, it has probably reinforced North Korea’s decision to build a nuclear arsenal.
Do we know yet who bombed the Minab school? Trump blamed Iran without evidence. All the actual evidence indicates the US was responsible.
This is a developing story. Follow the latest updates here.
Who did X say were the most prolific state actors? Russia, followed by Iran and China.
Continue reading...We attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say
If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders say
Israel did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources have said, with expectations that airstrikes could lead to a popular uprising having been driven by “wishful thinking” rather than hard intelligence.
Iran has survived nearly two weeks of bombing raids and the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Trump is publicly contemplating ending the increasingly costly war.
Continue reading...We attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say
If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders say
Israel did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources have said, with expectations that airstrikes could lead to a popular uprising having been driven by “wishful thinking” rather than hard intelligence.
Iran has survived nearly two weeks of bombing raids and the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Trump is publicly contemplating ending the increasingly costly war.
Continue reading...‘Fingers on the trigger’: Deadly warnings for Iranians being urged to take action
Iran's police chief has warned that his forces would treat anyone taking to the streets "at the enemy's request" as an enemy.
Welsh Water apologises as Ofwat sets out £44.7m enforcement plan
Proposed package comes after regulator finds ‘serious and unacceptable breaches’ in how company operates
Welsh Water is to pay a proposed £44.7m after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier’s sewage and network services.
Ofwat said Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water failed to properly operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater network to ensure it could cope with levels of sewage and wastewater, and did not have adequate processes in place or oversight by senior bosses.
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