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⚠️ Bab al-Mandeb Strait is facing potential disruption as the US-Israel war with Iran escalates, raising concerns over global energy supplies
🚢 Vital route linking Asia and Europe via the Suez Canal handles about 12% of global oil shipments http://v.aa.com.tr/3884128
🚢 Vital route linking Asia and Europe via the Suez Canal handles about 12% of global oil shipments http://v.aa.com.tr/3884128
#Afghanistan news: Local officials in Herat announced that Iranian truck drivers arriving at Islam Qala port no longer need Afghan visas or road passes. This move aims to cut transport costs, boost trade, lower market prices, and create jobs for 1,000 people.
An Iranian security-political source told Al Mayadeen that #Iran has “new and updated information” indicating Ukrainian army forces are stationed in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates to assist in the war against Iran. The source added that some attacks on Kuwait and the UAE, alongside U.S. forces, also targeted Ukrainian forces.
https://weekly.islamicsocietiesreview.org/2026/03/how-uaes-reparations-demand-opens-door.html
How the UAE's Reparations Demand Opens the Door to Iran's Counterclaim - Islamic Societies Review WEEKLY
How the UAE's Reparations Demand Opens the Door to Iran's Counterclaim - Islamic Societies Review WEEKLY
Islamic Societies Review WEEKLY
How the UAE's Reparations Demand Opens the Door to Iran's Counterclaim
How the UAE's Reparations Demand Opens the Door to Iran's Counterclaim; Iranian attacks must include reparations for damage
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Urgent: Trump says U.S. could take Iran's Kharg Island
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to take the oil in Iran and could seize Kharg Island, the country's oil export hub.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said, "to be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran." ■
2026-03-30 08:06:15
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WASHINGTON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to take the oil in Iran and could seize Kharg Island, the country's oil export hub.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said, "to be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran." ■
2026-03-30 08:06:15
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Tehran comes under fresh U.S.-Israeli attacks; power outage reported in some districts
TEHRAN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Several areas in the Iranian capital Tehran and the neighboring Alborz province came under U.S. and Israeli attacks on Sunday night, which led to blackouts in a number of neighborhoods, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
In Tehran, the strikes targeted five districts of the city and hit some residential units, the report added.
According to Fars, the power outage in parts of Tehran and Alborz was due to the bombs' shrapnel that damaged electricity facilities and installations, including a high-voltage transmission tower in Alborz and a substation in Tehran.
Fars later reported that electricity supply in all affected areas has been resumed and is stable.
On Sunday night, the Israeli military said in a statement that it is striking targets across Tehran.
The developments came amid a U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict starting from Feb. 28, with heavy fighting continuing between the relevant parties and no breakthrough on a ceasefire as it entered its 30th day on Sunday. ■
2026-03-30 03:35:45
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TEHRAN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Several areas in the Iranian capital Tehran and the neighboring Alborz province came under U.S. and Israeli attacks on Sunday night, which led to blackouts in a number of neighborhoods, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
In Tehran, the strikes targeted five districts of the city and hit some residential units, the report added.
According to Fars, the power outage in parts of Tehran and Alborz was due to the bombs' shrapnel that damaged electricity facilities and installations, including a high-voltage transmission tower in Alborz and a substation in Tehran.
Fars later reported that electricity supply in all affected areas has been resumed and is stable.
On Sunday night, the Israeli military said in a statement that it is striking targets across Tehran.
The developments came amid a U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict starting from Feb. 28, with heavy fighting continuing between the relevant parties and no breakthrough on a ceasefire as it entered its 30th day on Sunday. ■
2026-03-30 03:35:45
[Source: Xinhua] [Full Text]
Sisi urges Trump to end war on Iran, warns oil could top $200
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi today called on US President Donald Trump to bring the US-Israeli war on Iran to an end, saying he alone had the power to do so.
"I tell President Trump: nobody can stop the war in our region in the Gulf but you," Sisi said at the Egypt Energy Show 2026 conference in Cairo. "Please, Mr. President, please. Please help us stop the war. You are capable of doing so," he added.
"I fear that targeting energy facilities, whether production or refineries, will have very serious repercussions for the global economy and fuel prices," he said. Market watchers had warned "the price of a barrel of oil could reach more than $200, and this is not an exaggeration," he said.
"Wealthy countries might be able to absorb this, but for middle-income and fragile economies, it could have a very, very severe impact on their stability."
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi today called on US President Donald Trump to bring the US-Israeli war on Iran to an end, saying he alone had the power to do so.
"I tell President Trump: nobody can stop the war in our region in the Gulf but you," Sisi said at the Egypt Energy Show 2026 conference in Cairo. "Please, Mr. President, please. Please help us stop the war. You are capable of doing so," he added.
"I fear that targeting energy facilities, whether production or refineries, will have very serious repercussions for the global economy and fuel prices," he said. Market watchers had warned "the price of a barrel of oil could reach more than $200, and this is not an exaggeration," he said.
"Wealthy countries might be able to absorb this, but for middle-income and fragile economies, it could have a very, very severe impact on their stability."
Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran attacks
(https://thecradle.co/articles/spain-closes-airspace-to-us-planes-involved-in-iran-attacks)
Madrid maintains that the US-Israeli war on Iran is ‘illegal’ and refuses to support offensive operations
(https://thecradle.co/articles/spain-closes-airspace-to-us-planes-involved-in-iran-attacks)
Madrid maintains that the US-Israeli war on Iran is ‘illegal’ and refuses to support offensive operations
Iran considering withdrawal from non-proliferation treaty -- media
TEHRAN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Relevant Iranian institutes, including the parliament, are considering the country's withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
The report added the conclusion that there is no reason for Iran's remaining in the NPT is becoming certain in the country.
The report said under the NPT, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must provide conditions to protect and support Iran's use of peaceful nuclear technology and the necessary instruments to that end, noting that there is no justification for remaining in the NPT when the IAEA "implicitly encourages the enemy to use nuclear weapons against Iranian (atomic) facilities, and the U.S.-Israeli enemy attacks the country's facilities without any obstruction or condemnation from the agency."
The report stressed that Iran's withdrawal does not constitute moving towards making nuclear weapons, but would be aimed at preventing the continuation of "espionage" by the United States and Israel under the guise of the IAEA's inspectors.
Commenting on Iran's potential pullout of the NPT at a weekly press conference on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the country is still a member of the treaty and committed to its obligations under it.
He added Iran has never sought to develop nuclear weapons and does not intend to do so, noting that the country's position on the prohibition of making weapons of mass destruction is clear.
Baghaei said, however, Iran is considering the issue particularly owing to the IAEA's "highly unfair" approach and the "destructive" behavior of the United States and some of the agency's member states that have oppressed Tehran's rights over the past years.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East.
The United States and Israel have targeted several nuclear facilities in Iran since the war's beginning.
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran reports a third US-Israeli attack on Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant:
"A third attack by the criminal US–Israeli enemy targeted the Bushehr nuclear power plant; a projectile struck the facility’s grounds at 23:40 on Friday, but no casualties or material or technical damage were reported.
The strike on a peaceful nuclear facility is described as a clear violation of international law and a serious threat to regional security."
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, senior member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, says the time has come for Iran to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
"We are not pursuing a nuclear bomb. But we are not going to follow the rules of the game while they come and bomb us, and the Director General of the Agency threatens the use of a nuclear bomb against us."
He also calls for IAEA chief Grossi to be permanently sanctioned, accusing him of acting as an agent of the Zionist regime and America, and says Agency inspections provide cover for espionage.
"In one sentence, the time to withdraw from the NPT has come."
The head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom on Wednesday said that preparations are underway for a third stage of evacuation for personnel at Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
TEHRAN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Relevant Iranian institutes, including the parliament, are considering the country's withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
The report added the conclusion that there is no reason for Iran's remaining in the NPT is becoming certain in the country.
The report said under the NPT, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must provide conditions to protect and support Iran's use of peaceful nuclear technology and the necessary instruments to that end, noting that there is no justification for remaining in the NPT when the IAEA "implicitly encourages the enemy to use nuclear weapons against Iranian (atomic) facilities, and the U.S.-Israeli enemy attacks the country's facilities without any obstruction or condemnation from the agency."
The report stressed that Iran's withdrawal does not constitute moving towards making nuclear weapons, but would be aimed at preventing the continuation of "espionage" by the United States and Israel under the guise of the IAEA's inspectors.
Commenting on Iran's potential pullout of the NPT at a weekly press conference on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the country is still a member of the treaty and committed to its obligations under it.
He added Iran has never sought to develop nuclear weapons and does not intend to do so, noting that the country's position on the prohibition of making weapons of mass destruction is clear.
Baghaei said, however, Iran is considering the issue particularly owing to the IAEA's "highly unfair" approach and the "destructive" behavior of the United States and some of the agency's member states that have oppressed Tehran's rights over the past years.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East.
The United States and Israel have targeted several nuclear facilities in Iran since the war's beginning.
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran reports a third US-Israeli attack on Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant:
"A third attack by the criminal US–Israeli enemy targeted the Bushehr nuclear power plant; a projectile struck the facility’s grounds at 23:40 on Friday, but no casualties or material or technical damage were reported.
The strike on a peaceful nuclear facility is described as a clear violation of international law and a serious threat to regional security."
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, senior member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, says the time has come for Iran to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
"We are not pursuing a nuclear bomb. But we are not going to follow the rules of the game while they come and bomb us, and the Director General of the Agency threatens the use of a nuclear bomb against us."
He also calls for IAEA chief Grossi to be permanently sanctioned, accusing him of acting as an agent of the Zionist regime and America, and says Agency inspections provide cover for espionage.
"In one sentence, the time to withdraw from the NPT has come."
The head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom on Wednesday said that preparations are underway for a third stage of evacuation for personnel at Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-says-intel-chief-gabbard-a-little-bit-softer-on-iran-nuclear-issue/3884486
Trump says intel chief Gabbard 'a little bit softer' on Iran nuclear issue
Trump says intel chief Gabbard 'a little bit softer' on Iran nuclear issue
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Trump says intel chief Gabbard 'a little bit softer' on Iran nuclear issue
'I mean, she’s a little bit different in her thought process than me, but that doesn’t make somebody not available to serve,' US president says
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Tino Chrupalla, co-chair of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, calls for the withdrawal of US forces from Germany amid the war on Iran.
Chrupalla pointed out that Spain, which refused to take part in the war and closed its bases and airspace to the US, was allowed to have its ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Germany should follow Spain’s approach.
According to media reports, around 40,000 US troops are stationed in Germany, which allowed the US to use Ramstein Air Base in the war against Iran, making it one of Washington’s largest overseas deployments.
Chrupalla pointed out that Spain, which refused to take part in the war and closed its bases and airspace to the US, was allowed to have its ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Germany should follow Spain’s approach.
According to media reports, around 40,000 US troops are stationed in Germany, which allowed the US to use Ramstein Air Base in the war against Iran, making it one of Washington’s largest overseas deployments.