World oil market experts warn end of Iran war is not guarantee prices will drop to pre-conflict levels
If hostilities fail to resolve and the maritime route continues to be blocked, the global oil market could be left in a fragile state, experts said. If shipping remains disrupted, that could force a structural shift in shipping and lead to higher long-term energy prices, reported the BBC.
Iran warns Trump: Prepare for ‘much more devastating’ and extensive retaliation if civilian targets are attacked
In another development, Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, warned on Sunday that the resistance front could target the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Iran humiliates Trump by shooting down F-15 fighter jet soon after the US president bragged the Arab nation no capability
Iran shot down a US Air Force F-15 fighter jet, US officials said on Friday. At about the same time, a second US plane, an A-10 Warthog, crashed near the Strait of Hormuz. Both aircraft had two-person crews, US officials told The Intercept, and in both cases, one crew member...
Transatlantic rifts: US allies tell Trump NATO ‘is not an interventionist alliance’ as they decline to join war against Iran
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles told parliament that the United States and Israel “cannot be the ones who decide what rules apply in the world.” She described the military campaign against Iran as falling outside international law.
UN warns civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations worsening crisis in Lebanon, Gaza and West Bank
UN peacekeepers along the Blue Line, known as UNIFIL, describe the situation as bleak and concerning. UNIFIL said the Israel Defence Forces have expanded their incursion westward, with tanks and clashes reported in Sector West, roughly 12 km north of the Blue Line.
Pentagon accused of hiding US losses as casualty count in war with Iran hits 13,000; US soldiers flee bases in the Gulf to hide in hotels and offices
US Central Command or CENTCOM, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, appears to be engaged in what a defence official called a “casualty cover-up,” offering The Intercept low-ball and outdated figures and failing to provide clarifications on military deaths and injuries.
David’s Sling: Israel’s capacity to land hammer blow in Middle East multiple wars wanes as missile stockpile thins out
In the following years, according to the Israeli military, the country has faced threats on “seven fronts” – from Palestinian factions in Gaza and the West Bank, armed groups in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, Houthi forces in Yemen, and its arch foe Iran.
Portraying Iran as a threat is a ‘product of political and economic whims of the powerful’ – Iran president tells Americans
The Iranian people harbour no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe or neighbouring countries.
US President Trump’s war escalation warning pushes Asian stocks down aand oil prices sharply higher
rump again urged US allies to “build up some delayed courage” and take the lead in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting Washington may end the US-Israeli war with Iran without reopening the crucial global energy waterway, whose prolonged closure has fuelled a global energy shock and sent oil and gas prices sharply higher.
Israel passes controversial ‘death penalty for terrorists’ law for Palestinians accused of killing Jews
Israeli human rights group Yesh Din documented 257 incidents in the past month, including physical assaults, property damage, and land takeovers. The legislation faced widespread international criticism before the vote.
