Reuters(center)
US ignites Iran war, but Gulf Arab states pay the price, Gulf sources say Reuters
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Iran deploys mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources tell Reuters
Iran has deployed around a dozen naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts to reopen the crucial shipping route, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, corroborating earlier reporting by CNN.
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We speak with Kareem Shaheen, Middle East editor at New Lines Magazine, about the regional response to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. He says the Gulf countries are in a no-win situation, stuck between a belligerent Israel that has no qualms about using violence to achieve its strategic aims and
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It was a little after 1PM on Friday, February 28th, and Samantha Lujano was about to board her flight from Dubai to Colombo, Sri Lanka, when the drone attacks began.
She had already received her boarding pass and gone through customs. Her flight was at the gate and her bags were loaded. She was sim
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The insurance giant will work with the U.S. Development Finance Corporation to help backstop shipping.
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The regional fallout from last week's joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran shows that as long as strategic decisions are tied to fossil fuel supply chains, climate goals remain exposed to geopolitical instability.
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