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Trump warns Israel against repeat energy strikes on Iran as Gulf states burn and global markets reel
Trump warned Israel to halt Iran energy strikes after South Pars attack. Iran retaliated across the Gulf, halting Qatar LNG output and spiking global oil and gas prices.
March 20, 2026
Record $166 Dubai crude, $220 jet fuel: Iran war rewrites global energy price records
Physical oil and fuel cargo prices hit record highs as the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipping and chokes 12% of global oil supply.
March 20, 2026
Joe Kent resigns as Trump’s top counterterrorism official, citing lack of imminent threat from Iran
Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over the United States war with Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to national security.
March 18, 2026
Iran war: Larijani dead, supreme leader demands US and Israel brought to their knees
Israel killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani on 17 March. Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejected ceasefire proposals from intermediary nations.
March 18, 2026
White House says Iran war ending soon. Tehran says it never asked for a ceasefire
Trump threatens more Kharg Island strikes as US officials predict weeks to war's end. Iran rejects talks and vows to outlast the US-Israel campaign.
March 16, 2026
Israel rejects death rumours about Benjamin Netanyahu as ‘fake news’ after viral ‘six fingers’ video triggers AI conspiracy claims
Israel's Prime Minister Office dismissed viral social media claims that Benjamin Netanyahu had died as fake news, as fact-checkers debunked the 'six fingers' AI conspiracy.
March 15, 2026
Strait of Hormuz closure pushes oil to 2022 highs as Wall Street logs weekly loss amid Iran conflict
Brent crude settles above $100 and US stocks post weekly losses as the Strait of Hormuz closure fuels inflation fears and complicates Federal Reserve rate cut plans.
March 14, 2026
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei breaks silence: Hormuz stays closed, war expands
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack US bases in first statement broadcast on Iranian state TV on 13 March 2026.
March 13, 2026
Iran planned surprise drone strike on California, FBI bulletin reveals
FBI warned California law enforcement that Iran allegedly aspired to launch surprise drone attacks on the state from an offshore vessel amid the US-Iran war.
March 12, 2026
Iran: Get ready for $200 oil. IRGC fires on more ships in the Gulf
Iran warned of $200 oil as IRGC forces attacked merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The IEA ordered a record 400-million-barrel strategic reserve release.
March 12, 2026