Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe.European natural gas prices rocketed more than 50 percent higher after Qatar’s state-run energy firm said it had halted liquefied natural gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two of …
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On Dubai’s artificial island, empty beaches stand in stark contrast to frantic hotel lobbies, where stranded tourists have taken shelter as they wait for a way home.Iran’s strikes on Gulf neighbours since Saturday, following the US-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its airspace, blindsiding travellers who thought they were headed to one of the …
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President Donald Trump on Monday said he is not ruling out sending US troops into Iran, while threatening a new, “big wave” of attacks.The 79-year-old Republican has long campaigned against decades of US military entanglements in the Middle East, but ordered a large-scale war against Iran starting Saturday.While so far the assault has focused entirely …
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Workers stayed home and Ramadan prayers were cancelled in Kuwait on Monday as the tiny Gulf emirate was left on edge following Iranian attacks that marked its biggest upheaval in decades.Home to a major US military presence, Kuwait has been sucked into Iran’s war against the United States and Israel, with the US embassy apparently …
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After years of US planning and weeks of military buildup, President Donald Trump gave the order for American forces to strike Iran: “Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck.”US forces then launched a sweeping campaign of strikes that has smashed Iranian command-and-control sites, destroyed missile infrastructure and sunk navy vessels.Below, AFP examines key …
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Lebanon’s government has decided on an “immediate ban” of Iran-backed Hezbollah’s military and security activity, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday, in an unprecedented move as Israel retaliated to rocket fire.Hezbollah is represented in both the government and parliament and the move came hours after the party announced it had launched rockets and drones towards …
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The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East and beyond on Monday, with Lebanon’s Hezbollah entering the fray and a British air base in Cyprus targeted.The Israeli military said it began new strikes on Tehran, as AFP reporters in the Iranian capital heard explosions ring out on …
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Under relentless Israeli-US attack, Iran has bombarded US assets in the Gulf, but so far has not touched Turkey which would be a “high-cost strategic gamble” that could go disastrously wrong, analysts said.Iran had long warned that if Washington attacked, it would target its regional assets — which in principle should include NATO-member Turkey where …
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The US defense secretary on Monday declined to rule out putting troops on the ground in Iran and indicated the war launched over the weekend could go on for as long as six weeks.US forces began carrying out sweeping strikes on Iran Saturday in concert with military action by Israel, and have struck hundreds of …
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Saudi Arabia’s military raised its readiness levels after multiple attacks by Iran, a source close to the army told AFP on Monday, while another warned of a possible military response if its oil infrastructure is targeted.The massive Ras Tanura refinery on Saudi Arabia’s Gulf coast went into partial shutdown on Monday after a strike by …
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