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Iran Missile Strike Hits Qatar’s Ras Laffan, Threatening 20% of Global LNG Supply and Driving Prices Up 35%
Iran launched ballistic missile strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, damaging key liquefied natural gas facilities and threatening a supply hub responsible for roughly 20% of global LNG exports, according to QatarEnergy, in an escalation that sent European gas futures surging. 
Iran launched ballistic missile strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, damaging key liquefied natural gas facilities and threatening a supply hub responsible for roughly 20% of global LNG exports, according to QatarEnergy, in an escalation that sent European gas futures surging. -
Netanyahu Says Israel ‘Eliminated’ 2 Iranian Leaders in Tehran Strikes, Iran Confirms Deaths
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had "eliminated" senior Iranian figures in coordinated strikes on Tehran, including Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, in an escalation of hostilities that Iranian state media later confirmed. 
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had "eliminated" senior Iranian figures in coordinated strikes on Tehran, including Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, in an escalation of hostilities that Iranian state media later confirmed. -
Israel Says Ali Larijani Killed in Tehran Strike, Alongside Basij Chief Gholamreza Soleimani
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was killed in a targeted overnight strike in Tehran alongside Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani, marking one of the most senior blows yet to Iran's security apparatus during the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. 
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was killed in a targeted overnight strike in Tehran alongside Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani, marking one of the most senior blows yet to Iran's security apparatus during the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. -
North Korea Tests 12 Nuclear-Capable Rocket Launchers as Kim Jong Un Appears With Daughter at Military Drill
North Korea launched a volley of 12 nuclear-capable rocket systems during a military exercise overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, with his teenage daughter appearing beside him at the event, a display that both heightened regional security concerns and fueled renewed speculation about the regime's future succession plans. 
North Korea launched a volley of 12 nuclear-capable rocket systems during a military exercise overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, with his teenage daughter appearing beside him at the event, a display that both heightened regional security concerns and fueled renewed speculation about the regime's future succession plans. -
Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Retaliation Against U.S. as Reports Swirl of Coma After Airstrikes
Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a warning to the United States and its allies in a televised statement Thursday, vowing retaliation for casualties from the expanding conflict involving Iran, the U.S., and Israel, even as unverified reports circulate about his physical condition following recent airstrikes. 
Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a warning to the United States and its allies in a televised statement Thursday, vowing retaliation for casualties from the expanding conflict involving Iran, the U.S., and Israel, even as unverified reports circulate about his physical condition following recent airstrikes. -
Putin Health Rumors Resurface After Kremlin Removes Video Showing Russian Leader Coughing
Speculation about the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin resurfaced after the Kremlin briefly published and then removed an unedited video showing him coughing and restarting part of a speech in Moscow, a clip first reported by The Moscow Times that quickly circulated online. 
Speculation about the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin resurfaced after the Kremlin briefly published and then removed an unedited video showing him coughing and restarting part of a speech in Moscow, a clip first reported by The Moscow Times that quickly circulated online. -
Spain Breaks Ranks With U.S. on Iran War as Trump Seeks European Backing
President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran is exposing widening divisions across Europe, after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly rejected Washington's military push, complicating the White House's effort to rally allies behind a broader campaign in the Middle East. President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran is exposing widening divisions across Europe, after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly rejected Washington's military push, complicating the White House's effort to rally allies behind a broader campaign in the Middle East. -
Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei? Controversial Son of Ali Khamenei at Center of Iran Leadership Rumors
Reports circulating in Iranian and regional media have thrust Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, into the spotlight after claims that the elder Khamenei was killed during U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28. The reports, which remain unconfirmed, suggest Mojtaba could be positioned as the next leader of the Islamic Republic, though the country's constitutional process for selecting a supreme leader has not been formally documented in connection with the claims. Reports circulating in Iranian and regional media have thrust Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, into the spotlight after claims that the elder Khamenei was killed during U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28. The reports, which remain unconfirmed, suggest Mojtaba could be positioned as the next leader of the Islamic Republic, though the country's constitutional process for selecting a supreme leader has not been formally documented in connection with the claims. -
Israel PM Netanyahu Debunks Death Rumors, Signals ‘Quick and Decisive Action’ in Iran Conflict
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in public Monday and gave a U.S. television interview hours after Iranian state-linked outlets claimed he had been killed in a missile strike, dismissing the reports and outlining what he described as a limited timeline for Israel's confrontation with Tehran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in public Monday and gave a U.S. television interview hours after Iranian state-linked outlets claimed he had been killed in a missile strike, dismissing the reports and outlining what he described as a limited timeline for Israel's confrontation with Tehran. -
Starmer Grants U.S. Access to RAF Fairford, Diego Garcia for ‘Limited Defensive’ Iran Strikes
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Sunday that Britain has authorized the United States to use select U.K.-linked military bases for what he described as "specific and limited defensive" strikes on Iranian missile facilities, following a rapid escalation in the Middle East after joint U.S.-Israeli operations reportedly killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. 
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Sunday that Britain has authorized the United States to use select U.K.-linked military bases for what he described as "specific and limited defensive" strikes on Iranian missile facilities, following a rapid escalation in the Middle East after joint U.S.-Israeli operations reportedly killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
