This photograph shows gas flares at the Repsol oil refinery in A Coruna, northwestern Spain, on March 11, 2026. The US-Israeli war on Iran has expanded across the Gulf and beyond, upending global energy markets and trade, and virtually halting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's crude oil travels. The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) decided to unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves - the biggest such release ever- to ease the impact of the Middle East war. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP)
Any U.S. aggression against Iranian islands in the Gulf will prompt Tehran to "abandon all restraint", Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on X on Thursday.
Several Iranian islands, including Kharg, are critical energy export terminals. Others host Iranian military bases.
Any U.S. aggression against Iranian islands in the Gulf will prompt Tehran to "abandon all restraint", Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on X on Thursday.
Several Iranian islands, including Kharg, are critical energy export terminals. Others host Iranian military bases.
Humanitarian convoy reaches Rmeish, Ain Ibl, Dibil despite obstacles