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Saudi Arabia warns Iran after attacks on world’s largest LNG hub RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat delivered a blunt ultimatum to Tehran on Thursday, saying the kingdom and fellow Gulf states have only "limited" patience for further Iranian attacks and urging Iran to immediately "recalculate" its regional strategy. Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, speaking at a news conference following a summit of Arab and Islamic leaders, said Gulf nations possess "very significant capacities and…

Iran launches missile strike on Tel Aviv; two reported dead Iranian state TV said Tehran fired missiles with cluster warheads at Tel Aviv overnight in retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani, with at least two people reported dead in the city. By Abdiwahab AhmedAxadle Times international–Monitoring Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads, Iranian state television reported, describing the attack as retaliation for what Tehran called Israel’s assassination of Ali Larijani, Iran’s…

Trump rebukes allies over Hormuz escorts as Iran strikes Gulf oil targets; oil prices rise Several European partners decline immediate naval deployments as Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed; strikes hit UAE, Israel and Iraq amid third week of US-Israel war with Iran Standfirst: President Donald Trump criticized some Western allies for hesitating to send warships to protect tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran launched drone and missile attacks across the region. Dubai’s main airport and energy facilities in the UAE…

Israel has carried out a “wide-scale” wave of strikes on Iran, according to a live update stating the action. The notice did not immediately provide further specifics. The initial line contained no details on the locations, timing or targets of the strikes, and did not include information on casualties or damage. It also did not cite sources, identify the nature of the assets involved, or describe whether the reported action was ongoing. Because the alert offered only the headline descriptor “wide-scale,” it was not possible…

President Donald Trump threatened further U.S. strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran vowed to intensify its response and the war showed no sign of abating. Trump said U.S. strikes had “totally demolished” most of Kharg Island and warned “we may hit it a few more times just for fun,” in an interview with NBC News. He added that Iran appeared ready to make a deal to end the conflict, but said “the terms aren’t good enough yet.” The appeal to…

Kharg Island sits at the fulcrum of Middle East energy and security. Any clash that reaches its shores is not just a military episode; it is a shock to the arteries of global trade. Amid reports of U.S. strikes near Kharg and signals of Iranian retaliation, the stakes are worth laying out clearly: this is where geopolitics meets the lifeblood of the world economy, and miscalculation can travel far beyond the Persian Gulf. Kharg Island, roughly 25 miles off Iran’s coast in the northern Persian Gulf, is the hub through which…

Missile hits U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, officials say BAGHDAD — A missile struck inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Saturday, igniting smoke visible over the area and damaging parts of the complex, according to Iraqi security officials. An Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera the attack destroyed part of the embassy’s air defense system. Separately, two security officials told The Associated Press the projectile hit a helipad within the compound. The officials spoke on condition…

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Leaders in Iran, Israel and the United States vowed to press on as the Middle East war neared the two-week mark, with missile exchanges, mounting civilian deaths and fears of a prolonged shock to global energy supplies pushing oil to $100 a barrel. Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued his first remarks — read by a television presenter — pledging to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut and urging neighboring countries to close U.S. bases or risk being targeted. “I assure everyone that we will not neglect avenging the…

Iran-linked attacks set two fuel tankers ablaze in Iraqi waters as Tehran escalated strikes on oil and transport infrastructure across the Middle East, warning the world to be “ready for oil to be 200 dollars a barrel.” The flare-up, coming as the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Iran neared its second week, further rattled energy markets already reeling from disrupted Gulf shipping and a looming record release of strategic oil reserves. Port officials and maritime security firms said explosive-laden boats appeared to have…