Wed 11 March 2026: Kharg Island, a scrubby stretch of land in the northern Gulf, roughly 30 km off Iran’s coast in Bushehr province, is far more significant than its size suggests. The 20-square-kilometre island functions as Iran’s principal oil export terminal and handles almost all of Iran’s crude exports. It collects oil coming by pipeline from Iran’s […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has announced that residents of all Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem will now be eligible to obtain gun licences based solely on their place of residence. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the decision will allow around 300,000 additional Jewish residents of Jerusalem to apply for licences […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, warned on Tuesday of the consequences of the continued closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the 11th consecutive day and the prevention of worshippers from performing Taraweeh prayers and religious retreat during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, the movement said the closure represents […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Global oil prices climbed sharply as the ongoing Israeli-US war on Iran continues to rattle energy markets and raised concerns over crude supplies. The international benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, rose by 5.1 percent to reach $92.23 per barrel during trading. Meanwhile, the main US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, recorded an […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was reportedly injured in his legs during the opening day of US-Israeli strikes on the country, according to reports by The New York Times citing both Israeli and Iranian sources. Khamenei, 56, was announced as the successor to his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: The Trump administration is mulling a ground operation to retrieve Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, according to a media report published on Monday. The highly enriched uranium is believed to be sitting in a storage facility deep underground, according to military officials who spoke to CNN. The officials said that US President Donald Trump’s […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: Australia will deploy a long-range military aircraft and missiles to the Gulf region, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that the move aims to help protect Australian citizens during the ongoing conflict. Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Albanese said that Australia will send an E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft to the […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: Islamophobic content targeting Muslim Americans surged sharply online following the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran on Feb. 28, according to a report released Monday by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate. The data brief found that anti-Muslim rhetoric across social media platforms intensified rapidly after the outbreak […]
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Sat 07 March 2026: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said neighbouring countries will no longer be targeted, unless an attack originates from there, as the war launched by the United States and Israel, which triggered sustained retaliation from Tehran across the Gulf and beyond, enters its second week. The Iranian interim leadership council approved the motion […]
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Sat 07 March 2026: China’s Wing Loong-3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was selected by Saudi Arabia after extensive operational validation. Deployed in over 200 combat sorties before the deal, the UAV demonstrated rapid target engagement, including 12 aircraft striking three radar stations and three armored vehicles in 15 minutes during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict. Its […]
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