US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Washington is close to achieving its objectives in Iran “in a matter of weeks,” adding that President Donald Trump has “a number of options available” to…
Category: 3. Middle East
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G7 ready to take ‘necessary measures’ to ensure energy market stability | Oil and Gas News
Jitters afflict G7 nations as higher energy prices threaten to drive up inflation, damage purchasing power and stunt growth.
Published On 30 Mar 2026
Economy and finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have vowed to do…
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Palestinian man killed by Israeli army fire in Tulkarm, injuries reported in West Bank – Middle East Monitor
A young Palestinian man was killed by Israeli army fire at the Anab checkpoint east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority said Monday, Anadolu reports.
The authority said…
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Fire contained after missile attack on oil refinery in Israel’s Haifa | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Attack marks second time Oil Refineries facility in northern Israel targeted during US-Israeli war on Iran.
Published On 30 Mar 2026
An oil refinery in northern Israel has been struck in a missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon, Israeli…
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Egypt closes stores early, Jordan bans AC as Iran war takes toll
Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan announced Monday that the use of air conditioning and heating equipment in ministries, government departments and public institutions will now be prohibited.
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Protest held in Gaza to mark 50th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day – Middle East Monitor
A protest was held in front of the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) building in the Gaza Strip to mark the 50th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day, on Monday, Anadolu reports.
Organized by the National and…
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What could Trump achieve by threatening Iran’s Kharg Island?
A scrubby island in the Gulf that is roughly one third the size of Manhattan, Kharg Island is the nerve centre of the Iranian oil industry — and at the heart of US President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to pressure Tehran.
On Monday Trump vowed…
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Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all desalination plants in Iran | US-Israel war on Iran News
United States President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to “blow up” a range of civilian infrastructure in Iran, including all of the country’s desalination plants, in a move that would threaten the water source for millions of people…
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Trump says US negotiating with Iranian parliamentary speaker – Middle East Monitor
US President Donald Trump said Washington is negotiating with Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and that the US would know within a week whether the two sides could work together, Anadolu…
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Iran war is dimming outlook for many economies, IMF says
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The war in the Middle East has caused serious disruption to the economies of frontline countries, and is dimming the outlook for many economies that had just started to recover from previous…
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