Iranian gunmen are reported to have fired on a tanker in the strait after Tehran said it was closing the waterway until the US lifts a blockade of its ports. Published on 18 April 202618 April 2026 Iran says it has again closed the Strait of Hormuz, calling the decision a response to the United…
Srinagar, Indian-Administered Kashmir – The gold earrings were given to her by her father as a gift on her birthday a few months ago. On March 21, as Eid al-Fitr was celebrated across South Asia, Masarat Mukhtar distributed the gold earrings during an aid collection effort to help citizens in Iran who are trying to…
An apparent Iranian attack on a fully loaded Kuwaiti crude oil tanker at Dubai port sparked a fire that was later extinguished, officials said. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said early Tuesday that the Al Salmi tanker, anchored in port in the United Arab Emirates, was hit by an Iranian attack, causing damage to the ship…
As the United States-Israel war over Iran enters its fourth week this weekend, oil and gas markets are under increasing pressure due to severe disruptions to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as attacks on and around major energy facilities in the Gulf. In peacetime, 20 percent of the world’s oil and…
The Iran war has entered its 20th day as Israeli and Iranian attacks hit energy infrastructure across the region. Published on 19 March 20 The Israel–Iran war is escalating on multiple fronts, with assassinations of senior Iranian officials and Israeli and Iranian attacks on key energy infrastructure. On the 20th day of the conflict, Israel…
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israel has attacked a building in Beshoura, located in the centre of Beirut, with an explosion and smoke rising in the area shortly after Israel issued a threat to evacuate the site. The attack was part of a deadly wave of Israeli attacks across Lebanon that killed at…
It is not true that the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, means the immediate collapse of the regime. The conclusion is a hasty study, reflecting more wishful thinking than serious analysis. Yes, we are witnessing a seismic shock, the deadliest to hit the Islamic Republic since its founding in 1979. But the more…
