Trump is blockading Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf. What does that mean? ⊕
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A former Pentagon official said the goal of the U.S. blockade is to get the Iranians to back down and restore freedom of navigation to the strait.
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Abandoned malls, whispers of nuclear war and young foreigners detained. This is what's REALLY going on in Dubai... and the chilling warning one taxi driver gave to the Mail's IAN BIRRELL ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The Burj Al Arab hotel, built on a man-made island jutting into the Persian Gulf, is famous for being designed like a billowing sail on one of the traditional local dhow boats.
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Middle East crisis live: Trump casts doubt on Iran war ceasefire over continued closure of strait of Hormuz ⊖
Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes as Trump tells US media he has asked Netanyahu to be more ‘low-key’ in Lebanon. Follow live news
Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israe…
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AI-generated Lego videos and Trump’s poo-bombing: welcome to the Iran-US slopaganda wars | Mark Alfano and Michał Klincewicz for the Conversation ⊖
When it’s hard or impossible to identify trustworthy sources, you can choose to believe whatever you find comforting, invigorating or infuriating
In early March, a week after the first US-Israeli stri…
Oil back above $110 in volatile markets as Trump deadline looms for Iran to reopen strait – business live ⊖⊖
IMF head warns Middle East war will lead to higher inflation and slower global growth while IEA director says oil and gas crisis ‘more serious than the ones in 1973, 1979 and 2022 together’
Brent cru…
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Despite propaganda coup of F-15 crew rescue, downing is reminder to US that Iran can fight back ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Donald Trump will claim rescue as a triumph but 48-hour drama should be a caution against launching ground operation
Middle East crisis – live updates
Donald Trump will inevitably claim the rescue of t…
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Trump says US can open Hormuz with 'a little more time' and asks Congress for $1.5tr for defence ○
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Lying between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, the Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategic and vital corridors for the transport of energy and has been effectively closed by Iran since th…
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A third inflationary shock in less than a decade is coming: who will pay the price this time around? | Aditya Chakrabortty ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Brutal past experience has taught us that a cost of living crisis doesn’t affect us all the same, because we don’t all go into it with the same income or wealth
Perhaps the most celebrated writer on o…
13 days ago
Oil prices extend gains after record monthly rally as Iran war fuels supply worries ⊖⊖
Crude prices extended gains as traders weighed escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf and signs that President Donald Trump was contemplating an exit from the Iran conflict.
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Zelenskyy offers Ukraine’s help to unblock Hormuz ○
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
Kyiv defeated Russia in the Black Sea from 2023-2024 — and is offering to do the same with Iran in the Persian Gulf.