Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that his country targeted Iran’s “largest petrochemical facility” at Asaluyeh, near the South Pars gas field. “Iran’s two petrochemical facilities, which together account for about 85% of its exports, are out of service,” Katz stated, adding that Israel intends to continue attacks on Iran’s “national infrastructure.” Over …
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President Donald Trump issued increasingly aggressive threats to destroy Iran’s power plants starting Tuesday and bring “Hell” to the country following the rescue of a US airman more than a day after his fighter jet was shot down. Iran rejected Trump’s latest ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying it would only fully resume …
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United States President Donald Trump said that he is considering “blowing everything up” and seizing Iran’s oil if a peace deal is not reached “fast,” Fox News’ Trey Yingst claimed on Sunday, citing a conversation with the president. Yingst claimed he had spoken to Trump for fifteen minutes and had received new details of the …
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The second crew member of the United States F-15E fighter jet that Iran downed has been recovered, Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday. According to a US official, the crew member was recovered after a “heavy firefight.” Later, Axios reported that US special forces conducted the feat. The other crew member was reportedly recovered shortly after the downing NN: …
United States President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday ahead of the April 6 deadline, claiming that “all hell will reign down” on Tehran if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz or reach a nuclear agreement with Washington. “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ …
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The United States Department of Defense (DoD) told the House Armed Services Committee that the status of the second crew member on the F-15E fighter jet downed in Iran is unknown, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Friday. According to a person familiar with the matter, the Pentagon confirmed to the committee that the jet …
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A U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran and a search and rescue operation was underway for any survivors, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, in the first such known incident since the U.S. launched its war with Iran on February 28. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer …
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Kuwait Petroleum Corporation told the state news agency KUNA that its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was hit by drones on Friday, sparking fires in several operational units. The company said that no casualties have been reported, adding that emergency and firefighting teams are working to contain fires. It also stressed that no negative environmental impacts have …
United States President Donald Trump signaled on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz, currently blocked by Iran, could be open soon. “With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A ‘GUSHER’ FOR THE WORLD,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. …
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Hopes for a swift end to the Middle East war faded on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, disappointing investors hoping for clearer signals of a way out of the month-long conflict. Stocks slid, oil prices surged and the dollar gained after Trump said military operations would be intensified in the next two to three …
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