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The U.S. strikes on Kharg Island and Trump's threat to hit Iran's oil infrastructure mark a major escalation in the war, according to JPMorgan.
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Trump's decision to order strikes on Kharg Island has pushed one of the world's most critical oil hubs into the center of the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict.
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Iranian drones have repeatedly hit Dubai International Airport, among the world's busiest, since the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, but Monday's strike was the largest.
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Iran's critical oil export hub Kharg Island is now in U.S. President Donald Trump's sights, with Trump threatening strikes on the island's oil infrastructure.
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U.S. allies and rivals responded cautiously after President Donald Trump said they should police the Strait of Hormuz, as Iranian threats to strike shipping on the vital trade route continue to cause chaos in global markets."Many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran's attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships" to secure the shipping route, he posted Saturday on Truth Social, listing China, France, Japan, South Korea, the U.K. and "others" among t
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The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while the U.S. defense department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.
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The Israeli military said it killed the brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali in an airstrike in Lebanon a week before the attack on the synagogue.
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The islands off Iran have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites on Kharg Island. The string of islands are critical to Iran's oil industry and its national security.
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