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Netanyahu vows to target IRGC leadership after Iran strike hits Arad

Arad — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would target senior leaders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards after

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Energy brinkmanship intensifies as U.S., Iran widen conflict targets

Dubai— U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz

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Trump, Iran escalate threats over Gulf energy assets as conflict widens

Tel Aviv— U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran exchanged threats on Sunday to target energy infrastructure in the Gulf, raising

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 accident report, aircraft failure, aviation accident, aviation risk, aviation safety, crash investigation, defence ministry, emergency response, Gulf region, helicopter crash, interior ministry, maritime operations, military operations, missing person, offshore activity, qatar, rescue teams, routine mission, search and rescue, technical malfunction, territorial waters

Qatar helicopter crash kills six after mid-air malfunction during routine mission

Cairo — Six people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Qatar’s territorial waters after suffering a technical malfunction during

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Ali Mousavi, diplomatic tensions, donald trump, energy markets, geopolitical tension, global oil supply, global trade disruption, Gulf region, International Maritime Organization, iran, israel, LNG trade, maritime security, Middle East conflict, naval security, oil chokepoints, sanctions risk, shipping routes, Strait of Hormuz, tanker traffic, united states

Hormuz transit restricted for ‘enemy-linked’ vessels, Iran says amid rising tensions

Dubai— Iran said the Strait of Hormuz remains open to international shipping except for vessels linked to what it described

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 ballistic missiles, Diego Garcia, donald trump, energy infrastructure, energy markets, European gas prices, geopolitical risk, global oil supply, Gulf Security, iran, Israel Iran conflict, LNG crisis, maritime chokepoint, Middle East conflict, military ultimatum, missile escalation, Ras Laffan, regional instability, Strait of Hormuz, US foreign policy, US Iran tensions

Trump issues 48-hour ultimatum to Iran over Hormuz blockade, threatens strikes on power plants

Washington— U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to strike Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Arab states, Beijing Agreement, bilateral relations, cross border attacks, diplomatic crisis, diplomatic expulsion, foreign ministry, gcc, geopolitical risk, Gulf Security, international law, iran, Middle East tensions, military attache, persona non grata, regional escalation, riyadh, saudi arabia, security policy, sovereignty, UNSC Resolution 2817

Saudi expels Iranian military staff, cites violations after reported attacks

Riyadh— Saudi Arabia has expelled several Iranian military officials and condemned what it described as “blatant” attacks by Iran against

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 air sorties operations, carrier strike groups expense, Congress funding debate, defense expenditure analysis, defense procurement, Donald Trump funding request, economic impact war, energy market volatility, fuel and logistics military, geopolitical cost analysis, global security spending, Iran war spending, military industrial complex, oil price surge, Pentagon war costs, Pete Hegseth statement, precision munitions cost, Strait of Hormuz crisis, THAAD missile defense, US Israel campaign, US military budget

Pentagon Signals Massive Price Tag for Iran War as Costs Mount

Washington — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that military operations against Iran come at a high financial

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026 Beit Awa incident, civilian impact conflict, cluster munition dispute, conflict infrastructure risk, emergency response delays, Hebron hills tensions, humanitarian crisis, Iran Israel war spillover, Israeli checkpoints gates, lack of shelters West Bank, Middle East conflict civilians, movement restrictions, Nablus shrapnel damage, Palestinian casualties, Palestinian Red Crescent, regional escalation, settler violence increase, trauma care delays, UN OCHA data, West Bank strike, Yesh Din reports

West Bank Civilians Killed as Iran-Israel War Spillover Reaches Palestinians

Beit Awa — Four Palestinian women were killed and more than a dozen others injured after a strike hit near

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026 counterterrorism operations, drone strikes UAE, economic infiltration, financial security risks, geopolitical escalation, Gulf missile attacks, Gulf war impact, Hezbollah involvement, Iran Hezbollah network, Iran Israel conflict, Iran proxy networks, Lebanon Israel tensions, Middle East conflict spillover, money laundering Gulf, national security UAE, oil infrastructure threats, regional instability, terrorism financing, UAE arrests, UAE security crackdown, urban security threats

UAE Breaks Up Iran-Linked Network Amid Escalating Gulf Tensions

Dubai— The United Arab Emirates said on Friday it had dismantled a “terrorist network” allegedly funded and operated by Iran