Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran power plants unless Hormuz opens
US President Donald Trump on Saturday gave Iran a 48-hour deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic or face the destruction of its energy…
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday gave Iran a 48-hour deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic or face the destruction of its energy…
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Most strategists say Iran is currently in the driver’s seat insofar as where the war is headed and is still able to maintain its ability to target energy…
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The Middle East conflict is literally siphoning off global energy security, particularly in petroleum and lately liquefied natural gas (LNG), for which several…
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The United Arab Emirates also reported missile attacks.
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The Israel-Iran war has entered its third week with no signs of slowing down, pushing up global oil prices and accelerating demand for advanced military…
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An army without direction is not necessarily defeated; it can become less predictable, less containable.
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Malacañang on Friday said the ongoing conflict in the Middle East should not be blamed on the government, as transport groups threaten to stage a nationwide…
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Iran targeted energy facilities across the Gulf and threatened further destructive attacks after a key gas field was hit, raising fears Thursday of a wider…
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Major manufacturers under the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) said a possible depreciation of the peso to P60 against the dollar is expected amid…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, facilitated the return of 70 overseas Filipino workers and their dependents from Qatar and…
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The Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) growth—and the broader economy—faces significant risk if the Middle East conflict persists throughout the year,…
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Iranian strikes caused "extensive damage" at the world's largest gas hub in Qatar, the Gulf state's energy firm said Thursday, and an AFP journalist saw a vast…
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TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran vowed on Wednesday a “decisive” retaliation for the death of its security chief Ali Larijani, firing off a wave of missiles at Israel which…
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Monday demanded US allies help secure the Strait of Hormuz, but European powers resisted a military mission to…
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JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel launched strikes on Tehran and Beirut Tuesday while attacks in Baghdad pulled Iraq further into the Middle East war that has rattled…
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Israel said Tuesday it killed Iran’s national security chief, Ali Larijani, in a strike as attacks hit Tehran, Beirut and Baghdad.
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The Covid-19 pandemic was supposed to have made us want to change our ways, but this war shows we haven’t, not really.
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