aIsraeli forces have launched attacks across southern and eastern Lebanon, as Israel targets the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah amid the joint Israeli-United States war on Iran. Two Israeli air attacks…
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EUROPE: Russia the only ‘winner’ of US-Israel war on Iran: EU Council president
European Council President Antonio Costa has said Russia is the only country benefitting from the US-Israeli war on Iran, as global energy prices soar and attention from Moscow’s four-year conflict with…
MIDDLE EAST: Oil prices fall after Trump warns Iran over Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump warned Iran to not block a shipping route crucial to global energy supplies. “If Iran does anything that stops the…
USA: Trump slams Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran projects defiance
aDonald Trump says he is “not happy” with the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader. The United States president had warned repeatedly against electing the son of assassinated Supreme…
MIDDLE EAST: Trump says US-Israeli war on Iran will be over ‘very soon’
When asked whether the new leader had a target on his back, Trump said it would be “inappropriate” for him to say. Israel has said it will target for assassination…
USA: Senators demand probe into ‘appalling’ attack on girls’ school in Iran
Top Democratic senators in the United States have called for an investigation into the strike against a girls’ school in southern Iran, saying that the Pentagon must “provide clear answers” about the…
IRAN: Authorities showcase continuity as they back new leader during war
Commanders, politicians and religious authorities in Iran are rallying around the flag and hinting at a prolonged war after Mojtaba Khamenei was selected as supreme leader as the country is under fire from…
MIDDLE EAST: G7 to take ‘necessary measures’ to support energy supplies
G7 nations have said they are ready to take “necessary measures” to support the global supply of energy after the US-Israel war with Iran sent oil prices surging. However, a…
MIDDLE EAST: G7 nations to hold emergency meeting on oil as stock markets sink
G7 nations will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss surging oil prices as crudejumped above $100 a barrel and stock markets slumped over the escalating US-Israeli war with…
BANGLADESH: Authorities shut universities, limits fuel sale as Iran war causes shortage
Bangladesh has closed universities and launched fuel rationing amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Authorities shut all public and private universities across the country…