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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel, prompting U.S. [1]

The Persian Gulf has long stood at the centre of the global oil industry, home to some of the world’s largest hydrocarbon reserves. Over the past decade, petroleum activity has intensified, sharpening competition over control of resources. [3]

Bangladesh’s relationship with the Gulf countries is not only historic but deeply rooted in religion, labor migration, and economic interdependence. [4]

For decades, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have exported oil and recycled petrodollars through Western markets and received military protection from the United States. This arrangement has often been described as a strategic alliance. [6]

Take a moment to digest the following, quite extraordinary sequence of events. Earlier this month, U.S. officials leaked to the Washington Post that Russia had been giving Iran target data to strike U.S. military assets in the Persian Gulf. [7]

DUBAI: President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6. The president made the statement Thursday in a social media post. He said he will hold off on bombing Iran's energy plants. [8]

สำนักข่าวต่างประเทศรายงานจากกรุงเตหะราน ประเทศอิหร่าน เมื่อวันที่ 23 มี.ค. ว่า สภาป้องกันประเทศของอิหร่านออกแถลงการณ์ ว่า “ความพยายามใดก็ตามของศัตรูที่จะโจมตีชายฝั่งหรือเกาะของอิหร่าน จะนำไปสู่การวางทุ่นระเบิดหลากชนิดในทุกเส้นทางเข้า-ออก และเส้นทางกา... [9]

The Thai Navy has seized a Thai-owned oil tanker in the Gulf of Thailand, on suspicion that it was attempting to smuggle fuel to Cambodia, in violation of the ban on the export of fuel and strategic supplies to Cambodia by Thai-owned or Thai-flagged ... [10]

Sources
[1] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-03-01 · 75% match

Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf states after US-Israel strike kills Khamenei

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel, prompting U.S.

[2] MM www.straitstimes.com · 2026-03-05 · 75% match

Gulf food strategy tested as Iran war snarls shipping routes

[3] MM indianexpress.com · 2026-03-19 · 75% match

How World War 1 redrew Persian Gulf’s map and why Trump’s South Pars threat echoes a century of conflict

The Persian Gulf has long stood at the centre of the global oil industry, home to some of the world’s largest hydrocarbon reserves. Over the past decade, petroleum activity has intensified, sharpening competition over control of resources.

[4] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-13 · 75% match

Strategic Stakes Rise for Bangladesh as Iran Targets Gulf Neighbors

Bangladesh’s relationship with the Gulf countries is not only historic but deeply rooted in religion, labor migration, and economic interdependence.

[5] FI yle.fi · 2026-03-27 · 65% match

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The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) has flown F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets over densely populated areas of southern Finland in recent days following Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil ports across the Gulf of Finland.

[6] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-24 · 65% match

Iran conflict reveals cracks in U.S.-backed deterrence

For decades, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have exported oil and recycled petrodollars through Western markets and received military protection from the United States. This arrangement has often been described as a strategic alliance.

[7] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-24 · 65% match

We’re all trapped in Trump’s 1980s worldview

Take a moment to digest the following, quite extraordinary sequence of events. Earlier this month, U.S. officials leaked to the Washington Post that Russia had been giving Iran target data to strike U.S. military assets in the Persian Gulf.

[8] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-03-27 · 65% match

Trump extends deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI: President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6. The president made the statement Thursday in a social media post. He said he will hold off on bombing Iran's energy plants.

[9] TH dailynews.co.th · 2026-03-23 · 65% match

อิหร่านขู่วางทุ่นระเบิดทั่วอ่าวเปอร์เซีย ถ้าสหรัฐโจมตีชายฝั่ง-ยกพลขึ้นเกาะคาร์ก

สำนักข่าวต่างประเทศรายงานจากกรุงเตหะราน ประเทศอิหร่าน เมื่อวันที่ 23 มี.ค. ว่า สภาป้องกันประเทศของอิหร่านออกแถลงการณ์ ว่า “ความพยายามใดก็ตามของศัตรูที่จะโจมตีชายฝั่งหรือเกาะของอิหร่าน จะนำไปสู่การวางทุ่นระเบิดหลากชนิดในทุกเส้นทางเข้า-ออก และเส้นทางกา

[10] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2025-12-31 · 75% match

Thai Navy seizes oil tanker bound for Cambodia in the Gulf

The Thai Navy has seized a Thai-owned oil tanker in the Gulf of Thailand, on suspicion that it was attempting to smuggle fuel to Cambodia, in violation of the ban on the export of fuel and strategic supplies to Cambodia by Thai-owned or Thai-flagged

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