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Oman’s foreign minister tells the US some hard truths, because that’s what friends do
Oman has played a leading role in the mediation between the US and Iran trying to prevent the regional conflict that started two weeks ago. In a poignant opinion piece “America’s friends must help extricate it from an unlawful war."
IMO propose Hormuz shipping corridor to reopen Hormuz
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has proposed the creation of a “safe shipping corridor” in the Strait of Hormuz, as dozens of countries look for solutions to unblock the crucial shipping channel.
UAE expels 2,500 Iranian students and shuts Iranian state schools
The UAE expels 2,500 Iranian students and shuts Iranian schools with a 50-year history in the country, as the war deepens the rift between Tehran and Gulf states.
Iran Kharg Island oil exports continue at 1.4mn bpd, as US set to unfreeze sanctions on oil tankers
Iran's Kharg Island oil exports continue at up to 1.5mn bpd despite US strikes, with core loading infrastructure intact and shipments flowing to Asian buyers.
COMMENT: US ground invasion to take control of Hormuz is extremely risky
With some 5000 US military personnel on their way to the gulf analysts have been speculating that the White House is intending to try and take control of Strait of Hormuz with the ground invasion.
Dubai faces expat exodus as war shatters safe-haven reputation
Dubai faces its largest expat exodus in decades as the Iran war shatters its safe-haven reputation, with major banks evacuating staff, the stock market down 17% and the UAE mulling tax relief to retain residents.
Iran says Tehran will impose new Hormuz regime to 'sanction' the West after war
Senior Iranian official Mokhber says Tehran will impose a new regime on the Strait of Hormuz after the war, using the waterway to "sanction" the West rather than being sanctioned itself.
Gulf states are 'enemies' for Iran just like the US and Israel, Russian academic says
Persian Gulf states are as much Iran's enemies as the US and Israel because none condemned the strikes on Iranian territory, as Tehran escalates attacks on energy assets in Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
How much damage has Iran done to Gulf oil and gas production?
Iran struck back, targeting major oil and gas production facilities in the Gulf, after Israel attacked Iran’s Asaluyeh gas processing facility in Bushehr province.
Strikes on Iran gas fields could force Turkey to ramp up LNG imports
Damage to Iran’s Asaluyeh gas processing facility in Bushehr province and part of the South Pars complex, after an Israeli missile strike on March 18, risks disrupting pipeline supplies to Turkey, potentially forcing Ankara to raise LNG imports.
Iran Bushehr nuclear plant missile strike risk raises fears of Gulf-wide water crisis
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officially confirmed that the Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP) was included as a possible Israeli target, according to authorities in Tehran, threatening an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.
Iran's Supreme Leader issues first public statement since appointment
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues his first publicly attributed statement since taking office.
US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s gas fields change the Middle East conflict from “disruption” to “destruction”
A joint attack by Israel and the US struck Iran's South Pars gas field taking the crisis in the Middle East to a whole new level.
RAGOZIN: EU’s Conflict of Conflicts
Europe’s quiet revolt: how Trump’s Iran war is forcing the EU to choose between Washington’s conflicts and its own interests
Russia warns of nuclear disaster in Gulf following US airstrikes on Bushehr
A missile lands 200 metres from the Bushehr nuclear reactor as Rosatom warns of catastrophe risk, with nearly 500 Russian staff still on site and 300 tonnes of nuclear fuel inside the reactor.
BEIRTER: Litani River’s century of geopolitical significance
The Litani River holds century-long geopolitical significance, shaping Lebanon’s agriculture, hydroelectric power, security, and territorial integrity, while repeatedly serving as a strategic focal point in Israeli-Lebanese conflicts.
COMMENT: Gulf economies enter risk zone due to Iran war
The military confrontation unfolding across the Middle East is forcing a reckoning for the Persian Gulf's wealthiest economies.
TEHRAN BLOG: Operation Epic FUBAR: Command of the Reload
America and Iran have two very strategies for fighting this war.The US is still using the old school approach of building extremely powerful and incredibly accurate flying bombs that will definitely destroy anything they hit and are hard to stop.
Iran's parliament speaker says women's football team will return home 'with pride'
Iran's parliament speaker says the women's football team will return home "with pride" as the squad routes back via Oman after five of seven players reversed their asylum decisions in Australia.
Zelenskiy hawking Ukraine’s drone tech to help in Iran
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is hawking Ukraine’s advanced drone technology to the US in an attempt to get back on the right side of US President Donald Trump.