This is Beirut, 16/03 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq is hoping to ship up to 250,000 barrels of oil per day to a port in Turkey via a rehabilitated pipeline, its oil minister said, after the US-Israeli war on Iran cut off its main export route. The amount would be just a fraction of the roughly 3.5 million barrels per day (bpd) that Iraq exported before the conflict, mostly through its ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 16:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. intelligence assessments presented to President Donald Trump suggest that Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had reservations about his son Mojtaba Khamenei succeeding him as the country’s top authority, according to sources familiar with the briefings. Officials told CBS News that intelligence agencies recently briefed Trump and a ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 16:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the war with Iran could end within the coming weeks, offering a cautious timeline for a conflict that has shaken global energy markets and pushed fuel prices sharply higher in the United States. Speaking in an interview with ABC News, Wright said he believed the conflict would likely conclude in the near ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 14:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened additional strikes on Iran’s key oil export hub at Kharg Island as the war between Iran and the U.S.–Israeli alliance entered its third week, underscoring the growing risk of a prolonged conflict that is already disrupting global energy markets and destabilizing the Gulf region. Speaking to NBC News, ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel has approved an $827 million emergency budget allocation for military purchases, Israeli media reported Sunday, as the war with Iran entered its third week. The 2.6 billion-shekel package was approved over the weekend by cabinet ministers during a telephone meeting, Haaretz reported. It will be used for "security purchases" and to address ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged non-combatant countries on Sunday to refrain from any action that could widen the scope of the war with Israel and the United States. In a phone call with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Araghchi called on other countries to "refrain from any action that could lead to escalation and expansion ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel intensified its military campaign against Hezbollah overnight with a series of airstrikes targeting rocket infrastructure and command centers, according to the IDF. The attacks across Lebanon marked a continued expansion of the Israeli army’s operational focus on dismantling Hezbollah’s military infrastructure. The Israeli military ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump called for other nations' warships to help safeguard world oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a route which is virtually blocked as of Sunday by the threat of Iranian attacks. Despite sustaining heavy bombardments since U.S.-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has defied ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 09:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Iranian authorities have arrested at least 20 people in the country's northwest on suspicion of cooperating with Israel, local media reported on Sunday, more than two weeks into the Middle East war. The arrests took place during raids on networks linked to Israel in the West Azerbaijan province, the Fars news agency said, quoting provincial ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A wave of strikes carried out between February 28 and March 12, 2026, targeted dozens of military, governmental, and logistical sites across Iran, according to information circulating in regional media reports. The attacks focused on infrastructure linked to Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, as well as political command centers, military ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first message to the Iranian public on Thursday, pledging continued confrontation with Iran’s adversaries while simultaneously signaling openness to improved relations with neighboring countries. In remarks broadcast by official channels, Khamenei said Iran had ...