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Iran defies US blockade as oil prices soar

Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, on Thursday received Jean-Noël Barrot, French Republic’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. The meeting took place at the General Diwan of the Foreign Ministry...

Iranian women walk at the Revolution Square in Tehran on Thursday. — AFP

Bridges, electric power plants in Iran are the next targets: Trump

A member of a police force stands guard on a street, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran

Major oil refinery in Kuwait hit by drones

Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1

Focus to ease Hormuz traffic

A boy raises his fist while standing on a giant Iranian flag during the funeral of people killed in US-Israeli strikes at Enghelab Square in Tehran. — AFP

UN chief warns world on 'edge of a wider war'

Iranians walk through Tehran's Melat park during 'Sizdeh Bedar' (Nature Day), the 13th day after the Nowruz Persian New Year, when people traditionally picnic outdoors with family and friends. - AFP

Luxury stores take hit as Mideast war drags on

Guests line up to enter Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup horse race in Dubai. - AFP

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge

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What's real anymore? AI warps truth of Middle East war

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Takeaways from Trump's speech on Iran

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Trump claims success, but offers no clear timeline to end the war

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US will be leaving Iran 'pretty ⁠quickly'

Iranians attend a funeral ceremony for the Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri, who was killed in strikes, in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday. - Reuters

Trump voices soon end of Iran war

People hold portraits of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and Alireza Tangsiri (L), commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy during his funeral, at Enghelab Square in Tehran. — AFP

Israeli strikes on Lebanon capital area kill 7

Emergency personnel operate around a burned car following a targeted Israeli strike, in Khaldeh, Lebanon. — Reuters

Iran FM says 'no negotiations' over US plan

People attend a funeral ceremony for the Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri, in Tehran. — Reuters

Large fire as attack targets Kuwait airport

Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike. — AFP

Qatar says missile struck tanker in its waters

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