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Trump Says Iran Will Be Hit ‘Very Hard’ After Tehran Rejects Surrender Demand
Iran has rejected Trump’s surrender demands, vowed to continue resisting, and apologized to Gulf neighbors after Tehran’s strikes hit regional targets.
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Readers Weigh In on Iran War: Epoch Survey
Operation Epic Fury started on Feb. 28, killing Iranian regime leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of other senior officials.
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In Charts: How Iran War Tests China’s Oil Supply
China has increased its seaborne oil imports from Russia by 50 percent.
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Beijing Afraid Iran Strikes Will Spur Uprising in China, Insiders Say
CCP officials are scrambling to ensure loyalty, ideological alignment amid Iran strikes, a former Chinese official said.
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American Bombers Struck Close to 200 Targets Deep Inside Iran: CENTCOM
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs that targeted deeply-buried Iranian ballistic missile launchers.
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Bessent Says US Could Ease Sanctions on More Russian Oil
‘We’re going to keep a cadence of announcing measures to bring relief to the market during this conflict,’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
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Trump Says US Defense Contractors to Quadruple Munitions Production ‘As Rapidly as Possible’
After meeting with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Honeywell, among others, the president said the Pentagon has ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of weapons.
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US Creates $20 Billion Reinsurance Fund for Gulf Shipping Amid Iran War
The latest measure comes after U.S. oil prices posted their biggest weekly gain in trading history.
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Israeli Sources Say Site Hit in Tehran Was Developing Nuclear Trigger Component
Senior Israeli officials say Iran worked covertly after attacks on its nuclear sites during the Twelve Day War, to accelerate its ‘Weapon Group’ project.
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Trump Says He Would Be Open to Another Religious Leader in Iran
The president dismissed suggestions that Iran must have a democratically run government.
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No Plans to Release Emergency Oil Reserves, IEA Says
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said that the energy issues resulting from the conflict in the Middle East were logistics rather than supply related.
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Qatar Energy Minister Says Middle East War Could ‘Bring Down World Economies’
Oil could hit $150 in weeks if shipping through Hormuz collapses, forcing Gulf exporters to declare force majeure, Saad Al-Kaabi said.
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Trump Says He Wants ‘Unconditional Surrender’ From Iran, Will Help Rebuild Country
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that ’some countries’ had begun mediation efforts.
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No Expansion of Objectives in Iran as Operation Moves to Next Phase: Pentagon
Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, said that the Department of War was transitioning to the ‘next phase’ of the operation.
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Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has plunged while energy officials warn the widening Iran War could trigger a global economic shock.
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Trump Touts Swift Progress in Operation Against Iran, Says Cuba Also on His To-Do List
‘They want to make a deal so badly,’ Trump said of Cuba’s communist government. ‘You have no idea.’
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Nearly 20,000 Americans Have Safely Returned Home From the Middle East: State Department
About 25,000 flights into and out of the region from Saturday through Thursday have been canceled.
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US Issues India 30-Day Waiver to Buy Russian Oil Amid Iran Conflict
India has been one of Russia’s largest crude oil importers since the invasion of Ukraine.
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Trump Says Iran Will Be Hit ‘Very Hard’ After Tehran Rejects Surrender Demand
Iran has rejected Trump’s surrender demands, vowed to continue resisting, and apologized to Gulf neighbors after Tehran’s strikes hit regional targets.
|
Readers Weigh In on Iran War: Epoch Survey
Operation Epic Fury started on Feb. 28, killing Iranian regime leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of other senior officials.
|
In Charts: How Iran War Tests China’s Oil Supply
China has increased its seaborne oil imports from Russia by 50 percent.
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Beijing Afraid Iran Strikes Will Spur Uprising in China, Insiders Say
CCP officials are scrambling to ensure loyalty, ideological alignment amid Iran strikes, a former Chinese official said.
|
American Bombers Struck Close to 200 Targets Deep Inside Iran: CENTCOM
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs that targeted deeply-buried Iranian ballistic missile launchers.
|
Bessent Says US Could Ease Sanctions on More Russian Oil
‘We’re going to keep a cadence of announcing measures to bring relief to the market during this conflict,’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
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Trump Says US Defense Contractors to Quadruple Munitions Production ‘As Rapidly as Possible’
After meeting with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Honeywell, among others, the president said the Pentagon has ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of weapons.
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US Creates $20 Billion Reinsurance Fund for Gulf Shipping Amid Iran War
The latest measure comes after U.S. oil prices posted their biggest weekly gain in trading history.
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Israeli Sources Say Site Hit in Tehran Was Developing Nuclear Trigger Component
Senior Israeli officials say Iran worked covertly after attacks on its nuclear sites during the Twelve Day War, to accelerate its ‘Weapon Group’ project.
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Trump Says He Would Be Open to Another Religious Leader in Iran
The president dismissed suggestions that Iran must have a democratically run government.
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No Plans to Release Emergency Oil Reserves, IEA Says
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said that the energy issues resulting from the conflict in the Middle East were logistics rather than supply related.
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Qatar Energy Minister Says Middle East War Could ‘Bring Down World Economies’
Oil could hit $150 in weeks if shipping through Hormuz collapses, forcing Gulf exporters to declare force majeure, Saad Al-Kaabi said.
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Trump Says He Wants ‘Unconditional Surrender’ From Iran, Will Help Rebuild Country
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that ’some countries’ had begun mediation efforts.
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No Expansion of Objectives in Iran as Operation Moves to Next Phase: Pentagon
Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, said that the Department of War was transitioning to the ‘next phase’ of the operation.
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Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has plunged while energy officials warn the widening Iran War could trigger a global economic shock.
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Trump Touts Swift Progress in Operation Against Iran, Says Cuba Also on His To-Do List
‘They want to make a deal so badly,’ Trump said of Cuba’s communist government. ‘You have no idea.’
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Nearly 20,000 Americans Have Safely Returned Home From the Middle East: State Department
About 25,000 flights into and out of the region from Saturday through Thursday have been canceled.
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US Issues India 30-Day Waiver to Buy Russian Oil Amid Iran Conflict
India has been one of Russia’s largest crude oil importers since the invasion of Ukraine.
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