- Oil and Gas Prices Surge as Iran Attacks Major LNG Plant Bloomberg.com
- Iran missile attack on Qatar causes 'extensive damage' to facility housing huge gas plant CNBC
- Strikes Deliver Another Blow to Iran’s Domestic Energy Sites The New York Times
- Oil prices climb again after strikes in crucial Iranian gas field The Washington Post
- Reported attack hits South Pars natural gas field, an energy lifeline for Iran AP News
Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested
Officials believe the man - known as Lobo Menor - is linked to the killing of Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.
US intelligence chief says Iran’s regime ‘intact’ but ‘degraded’
Lawmakers pressed intelligence officials about the Iran war, and if the Islamic Republic had posed an imminent threat.
Live Updates: Iran launches deadly missile attacks on Israel, Gulf states as war spirals – CBS News
- Live Updates: Iran launches deadly missile attacks on Israel, Gulf states as war spirals CBS News
- Iran fires missiles, drones across Gulf, region remains in war crosshairs Al Jazeera
- Live updates: Over 100 children in Lebanon killed by Israeli strikes as Iran war intensifies AP News
- US-Israel-Iran War News Highlights: Iran launches barrage of missiles towards Israel; explosions heard in Dubai The Times of India
- One killed in Abu Dhabi as Iran keeps up strikes on beleaguered Gulf states The Times of Israel
Palestinian Man Recounts Brutal Sexual Assault by Israeli Settlers – The New York Times
- Palestinian Man Recounts Brutal Sexual Assault by Israeli Settlers The New York Times
- Settler attack on Palestinian hamlet included brutal sexual assault — report The Times of Israel
- Israeli Settlers Sexually Assaulted Palestinian Man in Jordan Valley, Witnesses Say Haaretz
- Palestinian alleges sexual assault by Israeli settlers, shares horrifying details CNN
- Palestinian man in the West Bank says he was sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers Channel 3000
Strait of Hormuz Siege Leaves Sailors Dodging Missiles and GPS Jamming – Bloomberg.com
- Strait of Hormuz Siege Leaves Sailors Dodging Missiles and GPS Jamming Bloomberg.com
- Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf Reuters
- UN maritime body starts talks on Middle East shipping with Hormuz strait effectively closed Euronews.com
- Naval escorts will not guarantee safe passage through Strait of Hormuz, says IMO chief Financial Times
- Call for a Black Sea-style safe shipping corridor for Hormuz Lloyd's List
Two men charged over alleged spying on Jewish community in London for Iran
Metropolitan police say men were arrested and detained as part of an investigation into alleged surveillance of locations
Two men have been charged with spying for Iran over alleged surveillance of the Jewish community in London, police said.
Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, a dual Iranian and British national, and Alireza Farasati, 22, an Iranian national, have both been charged with engaging in contact likely to assist a foreign intelligence service between 9 July and 15 August last year.
Continue reading...Israel kills Iran’s spy chief; Gabbard says government is ‘intact but largely degraded’ – Los Angeles Times
- Israel kills Iran’s spy chief; Gabbard says government is ‘intact but largely degraded’ Los Angeles Times
- How Israel killing leaders in Iran could complicate Trump’s search for an endgame CNN
- Iran Turns Out for Funeral for Those Killed in Strikes The New York Times
- Iran’s intelligence minister killed by Israel; U.S. unleashes bunker busters NBC News
- Killing of Larijani complicates Iran's decision-making, shrinks its options Reuters
US holds interest rates as Iran war triggers inflation fears
The US central bank is moving cautiously, despite pressure from the president to cut interest rates.
US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war – AP News
- US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war AP News
- US broadly authorizes transactions with Venezuela's oil company PDVSA Reuters
- Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela and sell its oil. Now it’s starting to happen Fortune
- US relaxes sanctions on Venezuela’s PDVSA amid global energy squeeze Financial Times
- Venezuela Oil Exports to US Double on Easing Trade Restrictions Bloomberg.com
Israeli Air Force strikes Iranian naval vessels in Caspian Sea for first time – ynetnews
- Israeli Air Force strikes Iranian naval vessels in Caspian Sea for first time ynetnews
- First In War: IDF Attacks Iranian Ships In The Caspian Sea i24NEWS
- Israel Widens Scope Of Attacks, Hits Northern Iran, While Energy Sites Burn In Gulf Region Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Israeli Air Force strikes in Caspian Sea for first time in war, hits 200 Iranian targets The Jerusalem Post
- IDF confirms conducting airstrikes in northern Iran for first time in current war The Times of Israel
Israel destroys river bridges in southern Lebanon
The health ministry says that 968 people, including more than 100 children, have been killed since 2 March.
Israel strikes Iran’s South Pars gasfield hours after forces kill intelligence minister
Death confirmed of Esmail Khatib, the third senior Iranian figure killed in 24 hours, as Israel also launches intense airstrikes on Lebanon
Israel struck Iran’s giant South Pars gasfield on Wednesday, marking a major escalation of the war, hours after Israeli forces killed the regime’s intelligence minister and launched some of the most intense airstrikes in Beirut for decades.
The attack on the Pars site in the Persian Gulf, which Iran shares with Qatar and constitutes the world’s largest natural gasfield, prompted Tehran to warn neighbouring states that their energy infrastructure could be targeted “within hours”, and triggered furious rebukes from Qatar and other nations in the region.
Continue reading...China Gains an Edge From Trump’s War With Iran, Officials Say – Bloomberg.com
- China Gains an Edge From Trump’s War With Iran, Officials Say Bloomberg.com
- Opinion | A prolonged war in Iran could hand China the commodity it prizes most The Washington Post
- Can Trump Beat China by Winning In Iran? Hudson Institute
- Opinion | China Has a Lot to Lose in the U.S.-Israel War on Iran WSJ
- Can China stay friendly with Gulf states and Iran as fighting escalates? South China Morning Post
UK says it remains in talks over escorting ships through strait of Hormuz
Officials say military planners liaising with US Central Command but situation remains too dangerous for anything to happen soon
Britain has said it remains involved in discussions with the US and European allies over escorting merchant shipping through the strait of Hormuz but the situation remains too dangerous for it to happen soon.
Iran is still considered to pose a threat and to have a wide range of weapons available – from cruise missiles to sea drones – despite 19 days of US-led bombing of its navy and coastal sites.
Continue reading...Five takeaways from Markwayne Mullin’s Homeland Security confirmation hearing
The agency Mullin is vying to run entered its fifth week without funding, and concerns surrounding the budget loomed over questions.
Damaged Russian tanker carrying natural gas floats into Libyan waters
Fears of ecological disaster as vessel continues to drift after being struck by suspected drone attack
A severely damaged Russian tanker carrying liquified natural gas that has been adrift in the Mediterranean for two weeks, raising concerns of an ecological disaster, has floated into Libyan waters, Italy’s civil protection agency said on Wednesday.
The Arctic Metagaz was part of a Russian “shadow fleet” used to circumvent sanctions imposed on the country’s oil and gas after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It was struck in a suspected drone attack close to Maltese waters earlier this month, causing a huge hole. The crew is believed to have been rescued between Malta and Libya.
Continue reading...Watch: Gabbard faces scrutiny over Iran nuclear intelligence claims
The US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was questioned over what Democrats perceive as a discrepancy between White House and intelligence community claims.
Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de-escalate Iran war
Foreign minister Anita Anand says she has drafted principles to reduce risk of regional spillover and wider shocks
Canada is pushing for a collective G7 and Middle East approach to de-escalating the Iran war, including off ramps that could bring an end to the conflict, the Canadian foreign minister, Anita Anand, has said.
In London to meet the UK foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, after talks with the her Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, Anand told the Guardian she hoped a G7 meeting chaired by France, this year’s president of the group, might start to build a broader collective approach to the crisis.
Continue reading...One killed as ski gondola crashes down mountain at Swiss resort
Dramatic footage showed the gondola flipping over several times in the snow before coming to a halt in Engelberg.