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Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot, Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026.

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Running out of time: Israel escalates Iran strikes as Trump weighs ‘elegant exit’

The Israeli military is pushing for more strikes on Iran before the window of opportunity closes, when US President Trump decides to end the war.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

The sun sets behind burning gas flares at the Dora Oil Refinery Complex in Baghdad on Nov. 24, 2025.

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Baghdad, US turn to Iraqi Kurds for oil exports as Iran war hits supplies

Baghdad wants Kurdish pipelines to move up to 200,000 barrels per day to global markets, but Erbil is demanding relief from a dollar embargo and greater autonomy over trade.

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By Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), walk in the Um Yanqur camp, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

US cites 20,000 Iran-backed fighters in labeling Sudan Brotherhood terror group

The Specially Designated Global Terrorist label entails economic sanctions against the group, including an assets freeze, while the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation criminalizes providing material support for it.

An Emirates Airbus A380 passenger aircraft prepares for landing at Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 8, 2026.

Airlines gradually restore Middle East flights, Gulf still heavily grounded

More than 43,000 of the 78,500 scheduled flights in and out of the Middle East have been canceled since the war began Feb. 28, according to flight data firm Cirium.

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Oil swings steady as Aramco warns of 'catastrophic' Hormuz disruption

As investors appear to hedge their bets on persisting war risks, strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure continued on Tuesday, with a drone hitting the region’s largest single-site oil refinery.

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US strikes on Iran peak as Trump warns Tehran over Hormuz oil routes

A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Defiant Iran vows to block Gulf oil until US-Israel bombing stops

Iran's foreign minister says there will be no more negotiations with the United States

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Trump says Iran war to end 'very soon' as oil prices soar

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026.

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Israel doubts Iran regime change odds despite Netanyahu rhetoric

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Palmachim Air Base on March 3, 2026, accompanied by Minister of Defense Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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French President Emmanuel Macron visits the bridge of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, on the day of his visit to Cyprus, showing France's solidarity after recent drone attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, and aimed at reinforcing European security in the Eastern Mediterranean, on the Mediterranean Sea. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool

Factbox-Western nations bolster military presence in Eastern Mediterranean during Iran conflict

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Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono welcomed home 22 compatriots repatriated from war-torn Iran

First group of Indonesians evacuated from Iran arrive home

Agence France-Presse

Marseille mayor hopeful Sebastien Delogu said he was being targeted by Israel because of his stance on Gaza

France suspects foreign interference in key mayoral races

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (not pictured), after bilateral talks, in Berlin, Germany, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Merz sees no plan for bringing Iran war to swift end

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آمریکا و ایران اعلام کاهش تنش را به عنوان اولین گام مذاکرات بررسی می‌کنند

Motorists drive past as firefighters battle a fire that broke out in Jannat Bazaar, west of Tehran on Feb. 3, 2026.

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در سال ۲۰۲۵، نتانیاهو ائتلاف خود را نجات داد اما در مورد غزه، ایران و لبنان متوقف شد

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a joint news conference with US President Donald Trump (not seen) in the State Dining Room at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington.

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بحران هسته ای ایران: چین و روسیه طرفدار گفتگو هستند، اما آیا آنها به دنبال راه حل هستند؟

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) welcomes Russia's deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov (L), and Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazeem Gharibabadi, before a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue on March 14, 2025.

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حمله ایران، شکاف‌های دفاعی خلیج فارس و اتکا به فناوری و اطلاعات آمریکا را آشکار کرد

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