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Plumes of smoke and fire rise after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility, according to authorities, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. [1]

Security Guarantees Under Scrutiny In Gulf States – Analysis By James Durso The Arab states of the Persian Gulf have suffered major economic and security costs in the wake of the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran. [2]

US-Iran war highlights: Trump says talking to 7 countries on Hormuz; Macron tells Iran to ‘immediately end’ attacks US Iran war highlights: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday discussed regional developments with his French counterpart Emma... (confirmed by 3 sources) [3]

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre has recorded a historic milestone this year, welcoming 3,226,103 guests during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr prayers across its mosques in the UAE, one of the highest figures ever reported. [4]

DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Iran threatened on Saturday to escalate the war raging in the Middle East by targeting any facility in the region with U.S. ties, after Washington bombed its main energy hub and U.S. [5]

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as Iranian strikes continued to rain down on Gulf countries Monday. Dubai Int (confirmed by 2 sources) [6]

© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. [8]

Listen to this article in summarized format Every day, around 80 oil and gas tankers typically pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway off Iran's southern coast that carries a fifth of the world's oil and a significant amount of natura... [9]

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[1] MM indianexpress.com · 2026-03-26 · 65% match

US-Iran war: Debris from intercepted missile kills one Indian

Plumes of smoke and fire rise after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility, according to authorities, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

[2] MM eurasiareview.com · 2026-03-27 · 65% match

U.S. Security Guarantees Under Scrutiny In Gulf States – Analysis

Security Guarantees Under Scrutiny In Gulf States – Analysis By James Durso The Arab states of the Persian Gulf have suffered major economic and security costs in the wake of the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran.

[3] MM www.hindustantimes.com · 2026-03-15 · 36% match

US-Iran war highlights: Trump says talking to 7 countries on Hormuz; Macron tells Iran to ‘immediately end’ attacks

US-Iran war highlights: Trump says talking to 7 countries on Hormuz; Macron tells Iran to ‘immediately end’ attacks US Iran war highlights: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday discussed regional developments with his French counterpart Emma

[4] MM timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2026-03-23 · 30% match

Record-breaking Ramadan 2026: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque welcomes over 3.22 million devotees across UAE

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre has recorded a historic milestone this year, welcoming 3,226,103 guests during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr prayers across its mosques in the UAE, one of the highest figures ever reported.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-15 · 33% match

Iran threatens to retaliate against region for US attack on energy hub

DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Iran threatened on Saturday to escalate the war raging in the Middle East by targeting any facility in the region with U.S. ties, after Washington bombed its main energy hub and U.S.

[6] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2026-03-16 · 33% match

Trump calls for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as Iranian strikes continued to rain down on Gulf countries Monday. Dubai Int

[7] MM www.straitstimes.com · 2026-03-05 · 33% match

Gulf food strategy tested as Iran war snarls shipping routes

[8] MM indianexpress.com · 2026-03-19 · 30% match

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Economy MCQs on Worker Population Ratio, rebasing and more (Week 154)

© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus.

[9] MM economictimes.indiatimes.com · 2026-03-05 · 30% match

How the Iran war is choking off the world's oil and gas

Listen to this article in summarized format Every day, around 80 oil and gas tankers typically pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway off Iran's southern coast that carries a fifth of the world's oil and a significant amount of natura

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-18 · 30% match

Iran rejects de-escalation offers as Israel kills security chief Larijani

DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Iran's security chief Ali Larijani was killed by Israel, Tehran confirmed on Tuesday, the most senior figure targeted since the U.S.-Israeli war's first day, while a senior Iranian official said Iran's new supreme leader

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