How the Iran War Narrowed Flight Corridors Between Europe and Asia

One of the few paths left between the two continents threads through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as global conflicts complicate aviation logistics.

By Yan Zhuang

Rituals of survival in Tehran

War feels like something that should have been left behind in a more brutal century

Iran developing a ‘vetting system’ for Strait of Hormuz transit: Report

Lloyd's List reports that ships could be allowed to pass through 'safe corridor' once they are approved by IRGC.

Trump’s Pearl Harbour ‘joke’ falls flat in Japan, Takaichi praised for response

People across Japan have recoiled in shock over US President Donald Trump’s joke about the attack on Pearl Harbour in the presence of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the White House, perceiving the incident as an insult to a long-time ally of Washington. On the other hand, Takaichi has received praise for her measured response even as she stiffened visibly over Trump’s comments at the joint press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday. In response to a question from a Japanese reporter ab...

By Julian Ryall

Are Trump and Netanyahu in sync on war? The split on the gas field attack suggests not

Netanyahu said that Israel "acted alone" and that he's agreed to Trump's request that Israel hold off on any further attack on Iran's giant gas field

By Sam Mednick

'Rockets flying around': Middle East war leaves England cricket short of Dukes balls

Dukes, a manufacturer that has been in operation since 1760, supplies red balls for Test and first-class cricket in England. Around 4,000 to 5,000 balls are produced for each summer season, which begins on April 3.

Vietnam accelerates shift to ethanol fuel as Iran war drives up energy prices

Fuel prices in Vietnam have surged since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran began three weeks ago, ‌with gasoline prices up ​50% and diesel prices rising 70%, according to data from ⁠top fuel trader Petrolimex

IRGC spokesperson killed in strikes shortly after issuing defiant warning to US-Israel

By TOI WORLD DESK

Iron Dome insider leak? Israeli reservist held for ‘spying for Iran’ amid war

“Raz Cohen, a 26?year?old resident of Jerusalem who served in the reserves in the Iron Dome system,” Israeli police said.

Asia turns to coal as Iran war rapidly shrinks supplies of gas - The Straits Times

Asia turns to coal as Iran war rapidly shrinks supplies of gas  The Straits Times

Israel strikes across Iran, kills IRGC spox., damages at least 130 infrastructure sites

Video footage shared by N12 News appears to show explosions in the Iranian capital, while also reporting strikes in other Iranian cities, including Parchin, Kerman, Arak, and Bandar-e Lengeh.

Donald Trump's 'Truths': How Social Posts Are Waging Iran Narrative War

Trump's Truth Social blasts narrate the Iran war like no leader before - viral diplomacy over secret scribbles. NATO flip-flops, Israel deflections, oil chaos all combine his "narrative airstrikes" as India and the world brace for risk escalation an

How Iran’s Shahed drones are reshaping the economics of war

A seemingly modest weapon has become a symbol of shifting military power: Iran’s Shahed‑136 drone. Currently used by Iran's ally Russia in Ukraine and by Iran in the Middle East, the weapon represents a new type of warfare that focuses on affordability and mass production rather than technological sophistication.

By Jan van der Made

Israel launches more attacks on Iran as crisis deepens; and how Netanyahu’s Putin-style tactics will backfire badly

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Iran’s escalation dominance

THE ongoing hostilities in the Israel-US war on Iran — with Tehran raining missiles and drones on the Zionist apartheid state and Washington’s interests in the region in retaliation for attacks on Iran’s military sites and infrastructure, including energy assets, and the mass murder of its leaders and schoolgirls — is one side of the equation. The other side consists of the fog generated by disinformation, claims, denials and spin. The latest is the attack on the infrastructure of Iran’s Sout...

By none@none.com (Abbas Nasir)

Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations

Long seen as the region's safe havens, Persian Gulf nations have been the target of Tehran's retaliatory strikes following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran from Feb. 28.

Israel strikes 'decimated' Iran as war roils markets

Iran launched multiple rounds of missiles towards Israel, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the Islamic republic has been "decimated" by war.

War in Iran threatens fresh food-price shock across developing world

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards spokesperson killed in joint US-Israel strikes

Ali Mohammad Naini, the spokesperson and deputy head of public relations for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been killed in strikes carried out by the United States and Israel, Iranian state television reported on Friday. (Reuters)

By Newsroom

Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran 'decimated' as Tehran keeps up retaliatory fire

‘We are winning and Iran is being decimated,’ Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference.

Trump evokes Pearl Harbor in Iran strikes, irks Japan's new PM

President Donald Trump stirred historical tensions Thursday, drawing a direct parallel between U.S. strikes on Iran and Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, leaving Japanese Prime...

Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations - The Daily Star

Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations  The Daily Star

Israel launches new wave of attacks on Iran as crisis deepens

The conflict has killed thousands of people, spread to neighbouring nations and hit the global...

Kuwait refinery ablaze as Iran launches new wave of drone strikes

A fire erupts at Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery following Iranian drone strikes, escalating Gulf tensions and spiking global oil prices. Read More: https://punchng.com/kuwait-refinery-ablaze-as-iran-launches-new-wave-of-drone-strikes/

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Iran struck a refinery in Kuwait again, launching missiles and drones at Gulf countries – Israel bombards Tehran (Update)

WSJ: U.S. warplanes begin the battle to free the Strait of Hormuz A report by the Wall Street Journal states that this effort “is gaining new urgency as oil prices skyrocket.” Fire at a Kuwaiti refinery due to a drone raid A fire broke out at a refinery belonging to Kuwait’s state oil company following […] The post Iran struck a refinery in Kuwait again, launching missiles and drones at Gulf countries – Israel bombards Tehran (Update) appeared first on ProtoThema English.

By Newsroom

Misplaced tears over Iranian leaders when blood flows in Nigeria, by Adekunle Adekoya

THE war in the Middle East, being fought by the United States and Israel against Iran, is still raging, and its outcomes are being felt all over the world. In the early days of the war which began February 28, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the aftermath of air strikes on selected targets […] The post Misplaced tears over Iranian leaders when blood flows in Nigeria, by Adekunle Adekoya appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emmanuel Okogba

Survey: Majority of Romanians fear war risk, but over half still see country as safe

By irina.popescu0

Iranian attacks result in grave rights violations: NHRC chief - Qatar Tribune

Iranian attacks result in grave rights violations: NHRC chief  Qatar Tribune