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Saudi, UAE, Iraq: Can three pipelines help oil escape Strait of Hormuz?
Countries in the Middle East have ramped up oil exports via pipeline to bridge the Strait of Hormuz gap.
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Inside Qeshm, Iran’s underground missile fortress and geological marvel
From the Valley of Stars to underground missiles, Qeshm Island is strategic ground zero for the US-Israel war on Iran.
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Strait of Hormuz: Which countries’ ships has Iran allowed safe passage to?
Tehran allows a small number of ships from certain countries to pass through waterway.
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Iran war: What is happening on day 15 of US-Israel attacks?
US hits Iran’s Kharg island as it warns oil sites may be next if Tehran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran war: What is happening on day 14 of US-Israel attacks?
Israel strikes Tehran as Iran retaliates across the Gulf; Hormuz disruption pushes oil prices higher and tensions rise.
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Iran’s president sets terms to end the war: Is an off-ramp in sight?
Iran is asking for ‘reparations’ and a guarantee that the US and Israel will not attack in the future.
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Why Iraq was attacked from all sides amid US-Israel war on Iran
Iraq has seen attacks from both sides of the conflict: Iran and its proxies on the one side and the US on the other.
The ‘orphan pearl’: Inside Kharg, the beating heart of Iran’s oil empire
On Iran’s ‘Forbidden Island’ of Kharg, ancient ruins sit beside the nerve centre of the nation’s oil empire.
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Iran war: What is happening on day 10 of US-Israel attacks?
Mojtaba Khamenei has been selected as Iran’s new supreme leader. Attacks continue and oil prices have spiked.
From: NewsFeed
IRGC warns of energy war after US-Israeli strikes on Iranian assets
The spokesman for the IRGC, says the US has opened a new chapter in the war by bombing Iran’s energy infrastructure.
Published On 9 Mar 2026
From: NewsFeed
Iran’s IRGC backs Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has pledged allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei, the country’s new supreme leader.
Published On 9 Mar 2026