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Drone attack strikes UAE’s massive Ruwais refinery, markets on alert

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates’s largest refinery, ADNOC Ruwais Refinery, has come under attack in a drone strike. The facility, the largest single-site refinery in the Middle East and fourth largest worldwide, processes up to 837,000 barrels of crude oil daily. Heart of UAE’s oil infrastructure targeted Located about 245 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi along the Arabian Gulf coast, the Ruwais Refinery is central to the UAE’s oil exports, petrochemical production, and strategic reserves.  Authorities emphasised that this is not a civilian or storage site but the core of the country’s energy infrastructure, converting crude into gasoline, diesel,…

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Trump signals possible talks with Iran as Middle East reels under severe unrest: Report

Washington: US President Donald Trump has suggested he might be open to discussions with Iran, depending on the conditions, during an interview with Fox News. Trump said he had heard that Tehran was eager to negotiate, but he stressed that any engagement would depend on the terms offered.  The comments came during a Monday evening interview, reported by the cable news network on Tuesday. In the same interview, Trump also voiced his criticism of Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. Trump said he did not believe the leader could live peacefully. US War Secretary vows intense strikes on Iran…

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Trump says he’ll ‘live with’ findings on probe into deadly Iran school strike that killed over 100 girls

New Delhi: Amid rising scrutiny over the deaths of around 170 people, including over 100 students at a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, US President Donald Trump signaled he is prepared to “live with” whatever a Pentagon investigation concludes about the incident. The strike, which occurred on February 28 during early US-Israeli operations, has sparked international outrage and drawn attention to possible use of a US-made Tomahawk missile. US probes, Trump’s controversial comments  Initially, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he did not “know enough” about the strike and suggested, controversially, that Iran itself might have carried out…

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Pakistan’s Murid airbase command centre demolished months after Operation Sindoor: Report

New Delhi: Nearly ten months after an Indian airstrike targeted Pakistan’s Murid airbase, new satellite images reported by NDTV suggest that efforts to repair a key facility there have failed. The base, located near Chakwal, houses important infrastructure linked to the Pakistan Air Force. Recent imagery indicates that a building believed to be a command-and-control centre has now been completely demolished after suffering extensive damage in Operation Sindoor. Satellite imagery analyst Damien Symon said the latest visuals show exposed ground and scattered debris where the structure once stood. According to him, the condition of the site suggests the building’s internal…

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US spent $5.6 billion worth of munitions in first 48 hours of military operations in Iran: Report

Washington: Amid intensified war in the Middle East, a report on Tuesday claimed that the Pentagon spent $5.6 billion worth of munitions within the first 48 hours of its military assault on Iran. According to three US officials, the figure highlights the growing concern among some on Capitol Hill about how rapidly US forces are depleting America’s advanced weaponry reserves. Another report by Washington Post said the estimate, presented to Congress on Monday, casts doubt on the Trump administration’s dismissive stance towards lawmakers’ worries that the Iran operation is significantly diminishing US military readiness. Trump expected to send Congress a…

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Trump speaks to Putin to discuss Iran war, Kremlin calls it ‘frank and businesslike’ conversation

Washington: Amid ongoing conflict in West Asia, US President Donald Trump held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, described by the Kremlin as "frank and businesslike". The conversation lasted nearly an hour and touched upon the widening war, which has seen continuous American and Israeli bombardment for more than a week. Iran has responded with further strikes on Israel and Gulf nations, while Hezbollah continues firing rockets into Israel as Tel Aviv targets the group's positions in Lebanon. In a major development, Iranian state television announced that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed the supreme leader, succeeding his…

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Iran-Israel War Live: Trump says Iran war could end soon, but oil disruption would trigger harsher strikes

Tel Aviv: As the war entered its second week, US President Donald Trump said that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil supplies are disrupted by the Islamic Republic, which chose a new hard-line supreme leader. Oil prices briefly shot to their highest level since 2022 a day after Iran selected Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as Iran's supreme leader. Investors saw it as a signal that Iran was digging in 10 days into the war launched by the United States and Israel.…

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Crude oil prices rise to $119.50 per barrel as Iran-Israel war threatens transport routes, production

Washington: In a significant development, the crude oil prices continued to rise on Tuesday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping across the Middle East and straining energy supplies worldwide. The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, briefly surged to $119.50 per barrel on Monday - its highest level since the summer after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. West Texas Intermediate, which is produced in the US, also soared to $119.48 per barrel at one point. Crude oil prices fell under \$100 mark later on Monday Those prices fell under the $100 mark later Monday. But that's…

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Trump vows to achieve ‘ultimate victory’ against Iran: ‘Have won in many ways but haven’t won enough’

Washington: As the Iran-Israel war refuse to die down anytime soon, US President Donald Trump said that they have won against Iran in many ways but have not won enough, vowing to achieve "ultimate victory" against the Persian Gulf country. We want to end long-running danger once and for all: Trump While addressing the Republican Members' Issues Conference, Trump said, "We have won in many ways but haven't won enough. We go forward more determined than ever to achieve ultimate victory that will end this long-running danger once and for all." He further added that the world is going to…

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Turkey deploys F-16 jets after defence systems intercept Iranian missile; warns Tehran

Ankara (Turkey): Turkey has sent six F-16 fighter jets and additional air defence systems to northern Cyprus, the country’s defence ministry said on Monday, as tensions grow in the region due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. According to Turkish officials, the deployment aims to strengthen the security of the Turkish community and increase military readiness. Authorities indicated that more measures could be introduced if the security situation worsens. The move comes after a ballistic missile launched from Iran during the current hostilities was intercepted over the Mediterranean Sea. Turkish officials warned Tehran against any action that could…

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