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Iran’s participation in the upcoming FIFA World Cup is uncertain due to geopolitical tensions with the United States, a co-host. Citing security and political concerns, Iranian authorities are contemplating withdrawal. If Iran pulls out, FIFA will need to select a replacement, likely from the Asian Football Confederation, with UAE and Iraq being potential candidates. FIFA…
Four out of six crew members were killed after a US refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Friday, US Central Command confirmed.According to the US military, the circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, it rejected that the crash was a result of hostile fire or friendly fire.“At approximately 2 pm ET on…
A US refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq while a second plane involved in the incident landed safely, US military informed on Friday.It further clarified that the crash was not a result of any hostile or friendly fire.“One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely. This was not due…
A US-owned oil tanker Safesea Vishnu, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag, was attacked near Basra in Iraq on Wednesday, claiming the life of an Indian crew member. Another ship, Malta-flagged ‘Zefyros’ owned by a Greek entity, was also attacked.Safesea Vishnu was chartered by an Iraqi company contracted with the State Organisation for Marketing of…
Oil price today: Oil prices surged more than 9% on Thursday, climbing back above the $100-a-barrel mark as fresh strikes on energy supplies and infrastructure in the Middle East heightened fears of major disruptions, overshadowing a record release of crude from strategic reserves aimed at calming markets.Brent Crude jumped 9.3% to $100.50 per barrel, while…
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East has brought the Strait of Hormuz to the brink of closure, disrupting global oil supplies and forcing Gulf nations like UAE, Iraq and others, to slash production. With storage tanks filling rapidly, analysts warn of the growing risk of a total production shutdown if output is not carefully…
Air defence systems protecting the US embassy compound in Baghdad were activated late Saturday after rockets were fired toward the heavily fortified Green Zone, according to Iraqi security officials. Loud explosions echoed across the Iraqi capital as the American Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) defence system intercepted incoming projectiles.Security sources told AFP that four rockets…
In the years since the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States has carried out military strikes, wars and air campaigns across multiple regions, reshaping global geopolitics and defining American foreign policy for more than two decades. Under four presidents, Washington has fought full-scale wars, conducted drone campaigns and launched air strikes across several continents…
Rising tensions in West Asia and the possibility of disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could pose a serious threat to India’s tea exports to key Gulf markets, industry representatives have warned.The Tea Association of India said a large share of the country’s tea shipments to the Persian Gulf region moves through the…
Two drone attacks targeted a US military base and a hotel in Erbil on Wednesday, Iraq, Al Araboya reported, citing Reuters.The Islamic Resistance in Iraq – Saraya Awliya al-Dam announced on social media that its fighters carried out an attack using a swarm of drones, local media reported. Iran Announces Shocking ‘Khamenei Revenge’ Op; Pounds…
