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US, Israel war on Iran
Iran war nears 3-front tipping point as Gulf energy hubs burn
Israeli strikes on the world’s largest gas field and Iranian attacks on Saudi and Qatari hubs threaten a global energy crisis.
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Trump says he’s considering ‘winding down’ US military operations in Iran
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Netanyahu compares Jesus and Genghis Khan in Iran war speech, drawing backlash
21 Mar 2026 - 7:17AM
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UK allows US to use its bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting Hormuz
Trump has repeatedly attacked British PM Starmer since the conflict started, complaining he was not doing enough to help.
21 Mar 2026 - 7:23AM
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A USAF B-1 bomber takes off at RAF Fairford airbase in Gloucestershire, Britain, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
China energy security
China’s Russian oil imports spike in early 2026, but Iran war changes outlook
China’s need to bolster crude stockpiles amid rising geopolitical risks likely to have been a factor behind pre-war import surge, analyst says.
20 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM
China energy security
Strait of Hormuz tensions rise as Iran reportedly charges ships for safe passage
Around 20,000 seafarers are still stuck in the Gulf as Tehran reportedly charges at least one tanker about US$2 million to pass through the strait.
20 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Gulf states again under fire as Iran says still building missiles
After message that Iran’s missile industry ‘deserves a perfect score’, Revolutionary Guards’ spokesman is killed in strike.
20 Mar 2026 - 5:11PM
The fragment of a missile fired from Iran, and intercepted by Israel, sticks out in an open field in Israel-controlled Golan Heights. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran
US military aircraft losses mount as Iran war approaches fourth week
At least 16 US aircraft have been lost so far, mostly Reaper drones, amid the high-tempo air strike campaign against Iran.
20 Mar 2026 - 3:08PM
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Iran’s parliament speaker emerges as key figure in war after assassinations
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf helps fill the power vacuum left by the killing of Iran’s leaders.
20 Mar 2026 - 1:24PM
US, Israel war on Iran
Israel’s Netanyahu says Iran ‘decimated’, hints at ‘ground component’
Israeli PM boasts of destroying Tehran’s nuclear and ballistics capacity while hinting at at ‘many possibilities’ on the ground.
20 Mar 2026 - 9:53AM
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US F-35 hit by suspected Iranian fire, forced to make emergency landing
This would be the first time Iran has hit one of the US$100 million planes since the US and Israel launched their attack in February.
20 Mar 2026 - 2:04AM
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A US F-35C Lightning II lands on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury on March 7. Photo: US Navy via dpa
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US has no end date for Iran war, strikes ‘very much on track’: Hegseth
Trump will be the one to decide when to stop, the defence secretary says, as Pentagon asks for US$200 billion in extra funding.
19 Mar 2026 - 11:52PM
US, Israel war on Iran
As war in Iran roils energy markets, Europe pays price of ‘dependency’
Governments are racing to respond, as oil and gas prices raise fears of a further spike in living costs.
19 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM
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China energy security
If the Iran war takes oil above US$120 a barrel, how bad could the shock get?
With major energy assets now coming under attack and the Strait of Hormuz still closed, analysts fear a longer supply shock.
19 Mar 2026 - 8:00PM
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China food security
China taps reserves as Iran war disrupts 30% of global fertiliser trade
War in the Middle East is causing global disruption – from oil to agriculture – as countries, including China, enter spring planting season.
19 Mar 2026 - 4:28PM
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As China and other northern hemisphere countries enter spring planting season, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has said war in the Middle East could have a serious impact on global food prices if it continues beyond three months. Photo: Xinhua
US, Israel war on Iran
FBI ‘investigating’ top US security official who resigned over Iran war
The probe into Joe Kent apparently predates his sudden departure as head of the National Counterterrorism Centre.
19 Mar 2026 - 12:45PM
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Europe says no to Trump’s Iran demands: ‘not our war’
Some of the closest US allies say they don’t want to enter a conflict on which they were given no say and where they cannot see the endgame.
19 Mar 2026 - 4:12AM
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Iran can still attack US interests, government appears intact: US spy chief
If a hostile regime survives, it will seek to begin a years-long effort to rebuild its missiles and drone forces, she told US lawmakers.
19 Mar 2026 - 3:34AM
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US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Iran’s largest gas field as Gulf energy war explodes
Trump denies US involvement in Israel’s attack on the South Pars gas field that prompted Iran to target energy facilities across the Gulf.
19 Mar 2026 - 5:56PM
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Trump allows foreign ships between domestic ports to stabilise petrol costs
Major maritime unions warn move ‘would do nothing to reduce gasoline prices’ and risks undermining American jobs and national security.
19 Mar 2026 - 4:22AM
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China energy security
Red Sea fix? China-bound oil tankers tap Saudi plan to dodge Strait of Hormuz
But analysts warn the strategy can only partially offset disruptions and that security risks remain high.
18 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
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Iranian women footballers return home after withdrawing Australia asylum bids
Concerns over their safety surfaced when several players were called ‘wartime traitors’ for failing to sing the national anthem at a match.
18 Mar 2026 - 9:47PM
Members of the Iranian women’s national soccer team board a bus to the Turkish-Iranian border on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran
Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib ‘eliminated’: Israel’s Katz
Khatib is the third top Iranian official to be killed in two days as Israel authorises military to shoot on sight.
18 Mar 2026 - 7:57PM
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Stockholm says Iran executed Swede after Tehran announces spy put to death
This is the first public announcement of an execution since Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran on February 28.
18 Mar 2026 - 9:19PM
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Mystery projectile hits Iran nuclear power complex, highlighting war risks
IAEA chief renews calls for restraint as incident raises specter of a radiological disaster.
18 Mar 2026 - 6:09PM
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