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Trump Orders Extended Iran Blockade as Nuclear Talks Stall

Washington – President Donald Trump has instructed U.S. national security officials to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iranian ports,

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Trump Rejects Iran’s Revised Proposal, Halts Pakistan Talks Push

Islamabad— U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran’s revised proposal to ease tensions with Washington was “not enough,”

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Hormuz Blockade Pushes Iran’s Economy Toward Breaking Point

London — Iran’s war-strained economy is facing mounting pressure under a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, raising

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Bahrain deploys wage support to shield jobs amid Iran war shock

London— Bahrain is using its unemployment insurance system to pay private-sector wages for April as the economic fallout from the

U.S. warns of sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil as blockade tightens

Washington — The United States on Wednesday warned it could impose secondary sanctions on countries and financial institutions purchasing Iranian

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Iran blockade traps over 2,000 ships in Gulf, choking global energy flows

Riyadh— More than 2,190 commercial vessels, including over 320 oil and gas tankers, were stranded in the Arabian Gulf on

U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting leader Rodríguez, signaling policy shift after Maduro detention

Washington- The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to the Treasury Department, marking

Drone strikes hit Russia’s Ust-Luga port, wound three as attacks intensify

Moscow — Drone attacks damaged infrastructure at Russia’s Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea early Tuesday, wounding three people including

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Rubio confers with Kurdish premier as oil flows, Iran strike roil region

Washington — Marco Rubio held a call on Thursday with Masrour Barzani, thanking the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for facilitating

Drone Strikes Disrupt Russia’s Baltic Oil Lifelines, Halting Key Exports

Moscow — Russia suspended oil and fuel loadings at its Baltic Sea ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga on March 22