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  1. Trump Warns of More Strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, Urges Allies to Secure Hormuz

Publication: Reuters
Description: U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Washington could launch additional strikes on Iran’s critical oil export hub, Kharg Island, while urging allied navies to secure the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the war escalates.
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-calls-allies-help-secure-strait-hormuz-iran-vows-step-up-retaliation-2026-03-15/

  1. Gulf States Intercept Iranian Missiles and Drones as War Spreads

Publication: Associated Press
Description: Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE intercepted Iranian missile and drone attacks after Tehran threatened to widen the conflict in response to U.S. strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
Link: https://apnews.com/article/9bbed3c906146844be08fdfd02595754

  1. Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Open to All Except U.S. and Israel

Publication: New York Post
Description: Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz remains open to global shipping but warned that vessels linked to the United States and Israel could be barred from the strategic waterway.
Link: https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/world-news/any-country-except-for-us-and-israel-can-pass-through-strait-of-hormuz-iranian-foreign-minister-says/

  1. Oil Prices Surge as War Threatens Strait of Hormuz Shipping

Publication: The Guardian
Description: Global oil markets surged amid fears that the Iran war could choke maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about one-fifth of global oil supply.
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/14/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-warns-of-retaliation-after-trump-says-military-targets-on-kharg-island-obliterated

  1. Iran Threatens Retaliation Against U.S. Energy Infrastructure in Gulf

Publication: Bloomberg
Description: Iranian officials warned that attacks on Iran’s oil export infrastructure could trigger retaliation against energy facilities linked to the United States across the Gulf region, raising fears of a wider energy war.
Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/iran-warns-of-energy-war-after-us-strikes

  1. China Urges De-Escalation as Iran War Disrupts Energy Markets

Publication: South China Morning Post
Description: China called for urgent diplomacy and warned that instability in the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt global energy supplies and threaten Asian economies heavily dependent on Gulf oil.
Link: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3260010/china-calls-restraint-iran-war-hormuz-crisis

  1. Russia Condemns U.S. Strikes on Iranian Energy Infrastructure

Publication: TASS
Description: Russia criticized Washington’s attacks on Iranian oil facilities and warned that further escalation could destabilize the entire Middle East and global energy markets.
Link: https://tass.com/world/1760023

  1. Israel Intensifies Air Campaign Against Iranian Military Sites

Publication: The Times of Israel
Description: Israel continued its coordinated military campaign with the United States, striking Iranian missile facilities and Revolutionary Guard installations amid fears of a prolonged regional war.
Link: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-expands-airstrikes-on-iranian-military-sites-march-15-2026

  1. Shipping Firms Avoid Hormuz as Insurance Costs Surge

Publication: Financial Times
Description: Major shipping companies began rerouting vessels away from the Strait of Hormuz as war-risk insurance premiums surged, threatening global energy supply chains.
Link: https://www.ft.com/content/iran-hormuz-shipping-war-risk-2026

  1. Iran Mobilizes Regional Allies as War Enters Third Week

Publication: Al Jazeera
Description: Iranian-aligned militias across Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria increased attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets as Tehran signaled the war could expand into a broader regional confrontation.
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/iran-allies-expand-attacks-middle-east-war

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