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Defiant Iran Ramps up Attacks After Trump Warning

This is Beirut, 06/04 09:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran launched fresh attacks across the Middle East on Monday and threatened "devastating" retaliation, after US President Donald Trump's expletive-laced warning that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reported a barrage of missile and drone strikes early Monday. The attacks came as Tehran ramped ...

Iran Attacks Civilian Infrastructure Across Gulf States

This is Beirut, 05/04 20:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday, with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvos from Iran in response to US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic that began at the end of February. Iran has ...

UAE Signals Willingness to Join Military Effort in Hormuz: Report

This is Beirut, 02/04 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates is preparing to support a potential military operation led by the United States and its allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Arab officials told the Wall Street Journal. If confirmed, the move would mark the first time a Gulf state has formally entered the conflict with Iran. Emirati officials are pushing for a United ...

Emirates Global Aluminium Reports Significant Damage after Attack

This is Beirut, 28/03 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The firm Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said one of its sites in Abu Dhabi had suffered significant damage after an Iranian attack that left six people wounded, according to authorities. In its statement, EGA -- one of the world's largest aluminium producers -- said its "Al Taweelah site sustained significant damage during the Iranian missile and ...

Iran's Gulf Islands: Are They in Trump's Crosshairs?

This is Beirut, 27/03 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran has warned the United States about attempting to seize any of its strategic islands in the Gulf -- a move that President Donald Trump is reported to be mulling. AFP looks at potential targets.  Kharg  A strip of scrubland located in the northern Gulf, about 30 kilometres from the coast, Kharg is home to Iran’s largest oil ...

U.S. Complex in Baghdad Attacked Six Times Overnight

This is Beirut, 22/03 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At least six overnight attacks targeted a US diplomatic and logistics centre at Baghdad's International Airport, two Iraqi security officials told AFP on Sunday. "Eight separate attacks, carried out until dawn with rockets and drones targeted the US centre," a senior security official told AFP, saying "some rockets landed near the base," while a ...

Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Open Hormuz as Tehran Strikes Israel

This is Beirut, 22/03 07:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its energy infrastructure, as Tehran launched its most destructive attack yet on Israel. The ultimatum, made just a day after the U.S. leader said he was considering "winding down" military operations after ...

UAE-Iran Ties Deteriorate as Tehran-Linked Hospital Ordered Shut in Dubai

This is Beirut, 21/03 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates has ordered the closure of an Iranian state-linked hospital in Dubai, three employees at the facility told AFP, as ties between the two neighbors deteriorate and Tehran continues its aerial campaign against Gulf states. Since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on February 28, Tehran has launched waves of ...

More Than 20 Countries 'Express Their Readiness' to Resolve Hormuz Crisis

This is Beirut, 21/03 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More than 20 countries on Saturday said they would contribute to efforts ensuring safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz, condemning Iran's closure of the vital waterway. "We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and ...

More Than 20 Countries 'Express Their Readiness' to Resolve Hormuz Crisis

This is Beirut, 21/03 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More than 20 countries on Saturday said they would contribute to efforts ensuring safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz, condemning Iran's closure of the vital waterway. "We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas ...

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