Spain says it has closed its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war - AP News

Spain says it has closed its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war  AP News

How the US could try to seize Iran's Kharg Island

Donald Trump has indicated he could send troops to take control of Iran's key oil export terminal.

Trump Threatens Iran Energy Sites If No Deal Reached on War - Bloomberg

Trump Threatens Iran Energy Sites If No Deal Reached on War  Bloomberg

Four Reasons Why This Could Be a Huge Week for Trump - WSJ

Four Reasons Why This Could Be a Huge Week for Trump  WSJ

New US LNG facility to gear up for exports as Iran war limits global supplies

US gulf plant owned by QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil may help replace some of production trapped by Hormuz crisis

Will Trump put boots on the ground in Iran? – The Latest

As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island, while also claiming he was in talks with a new ‘reasonable regime’. Yemen’s Houthi forces have also entered the conflict, brin...

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GOP lawmaker draws line on Iran ground war as Pentagon weighs options

Rep. Tim Burchett says there's no will among Republicans or Democrats for a ground conflict with Iran, urging Middle East partners to lead any land war.

Egypt’s president urges Trump to stop war on Iran

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called on Trump to end the war on Iran.

Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say - CNN

Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say  CNN

Is Trump rigging the markets?

A look at allegations of market manipulation and insider trading around Trump’s conduct of the war in Iran and other major White House moves.

While Trump vows Iran deal on the way, 'evidence points to another direction'

US President Donald Trump threatened on March 30 to destroy Iran's crude export hub of Kharg Island, along with its oil wells and power plants, unless Tehran quickly accepted a peace deal. He also claimed that the United States was in 'serious discussions' with 'a more reasonable regime' in Tehran. 'While Trump points in one direction, empirical evidence seems to point the other way' says FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert.

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FTSE 100 up as latest peace talk claims weighed

Financial analysts said markets remain nervous amid comments from Donald Trump about seizing Iranian oil and the country’s Kharg Island export hub.

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Inside the relationship of Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, who are expecting their fourth child

TOPSHOT - US Vice President JD Vance and US second lady Usha Vance watch the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026. Alexander NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images JD Vance, Donald Trump's vice president, is a former senator from Ohio. Vance met his wife, Usha Vance, while they were both students at Yale Law School. They wed in both Christian and Hindu ceremonies in 2014 and are expecting their fourth chi...

Iran and the United States, a long history of sham peace negotiations

The supposed attempts at rapprochement between Washington and Tehran to agree a ceasefire are hampered by decades of broken agreements and dirty tricks

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Trump in serious talks with ‘new regime’ as markets rebound

'Only you can stop the war': Egypt president's message to Donald Trump as US-Iran war rages

Sisi's remarks also come shortly after US President Donald Trump warned Iran of a fresh attack on Kharg Island if a deal was not reached “shortly.”

Trump again warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz - The Straits Times

Trump again warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz  The Straits Times

Trump issues new warning to Tehran, Iran calls US peace proposals ‘unrealistic’

President Donald Trump warned on Monday that Iran’s energy plants and oil wells would be obliterated if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran described US peace proposals as “unrealistic” and fired waves of missiles at Israel. Israel’s military said two drones from Yemen had also been intercepted on Monday, two days […]

UNIFIL says two peacekeepers killed in south Lebanon as Trump issues new warning to Tehran

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What could Trump achieve by threatening Iran’s Kharg Island?

A scrubby island in the Gulf that is roughly one third the size of Manhattan, Kharg Island is the nerve centre of the Iranian oil industry — and at the heart of US President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to pressure Tehran. On Monday, Trump vowed that a failure by Iran to agree a deal to end the war could see the United States “completely obliterating” the export hub. A day earlier, he had said the United States could take the island, eyed by the Pentagon for ground...

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Exxon's Golden Pass joint venture with QatarEnergy produces first LNG

U.S., Iran clash over Trump’s claims of peace talks

Iran calls Trump's claims of peace talks ‘fake news’

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Nick Cannon Dubs Democrats the ‘Party of the KKK’ While Revealing MAGA Pivot: ‘I F–k With Trump’

"People don't know that the Republicans are the party that freed the slaves," he added.

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Kharg back on Trump’s mind: What seizing Iran’s oil lifeline could trigger - Gulf News

Kharg back on Trump’s mind: What seizing Iran’s oil lifeline could trigger  Gulf News

Bab al-Mandeb Strait: Iran war places another vital shipping route at risk

Experts warn that sustained disruption of the strait could ripple through oil markets and infrastructure

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Trump favors diplomacy in Iran, US Secretary of State Rubio says

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that President Donald Trump continues to prioritize diplomacy in addressing tensions with Iran, revealing that indirect communicatio...

Fact Check: False Video Shows Trump Announcing Netanyahu's Death - en.tempo.co

Fact Check: False Video Shows Trump Announcing Netanyahu's Death  en.tempo.co

Strait of Hormuz: Why hasn’t Trump used force to secure it?

Iran’s proximity to the Strait allows it to use low-cost drones and surface vessels that are...

Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say - Egypt Independent

Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say  Egypt Independent

Trump threatens to obliterate Iran’s Kharg island if no deal reached ‘shortly’ - Dhaka Tribune

Trump threatens to obliterate Iran’s Kharg island if no deal reached ‘shortly’  Dhaka Tribune

US warns Iran over Strait of Hormuz, says global energy at greater risk

The United States has warned that Iran’s threats to control the Strait of Hormuz pose a far greater risk to global energy security than to U.S. energy supplies. The post US warns Iran over Strait of Hormuz, says global energy at greater risk appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Iran’s oil windfall amid war with the US & Israel: How it exports up to 2.8 million barrels daily and who keeps buying

According to The Economist, despite the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of roughly 15% of global oil supply from the market, Tehran continues to boost its revenues through a complex network of transport and financial transactions The post Iran’s oil windfall amid war with the US & Israel: How it exports up to 2.8 million barrels daily and who keeps buying appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Why does the US have Iran's Kharg Island in its sights? - the-star.co.ke

Why does the US have Iran's Kharg Island in its sights?  the-star.co.ke

Trump weighs renaming Strait of Hormuz after himself as US and Israel intensify strikes on Iran

President Donald Trump stirred international conversation Friday by referring to the Strait of Hormuz as the “Strait of Trump.” Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Miami, the president addressed the vital oil-shipping route currently at the centre of a month-long military conflict with Iran. “Iran has to open up the Strait of Trump — […]

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Rubio says US hopeful after private talks with Iran officials - Naharnet

Rubio says US hopeful after private talks with Iran officials  Naharnet

Electricity Min: Brutal Iranian attack hits power, water distillation facility, kills Indian worker - Kuwait Times

Electricity Min: Brutal Iranian attack hits power, water distillation facility, kills Indian worker  Kuwait Times