Breaking 20:27 Erdoğan calls for ceasefire as civilian suffering mounts in Iran 19:50 Trump administration moves to drop defense of sanctions against major law firms 19:38 Modi urges peace in the Middle East amid escalating US, Israel and Iran strikes 19:20 Un calls for maximum restraint between Israel and Hezbollah amid renewed cross-border clashes 16:00 Spain affirms US has not and will not use its bases to strike Iran 15:45 Turkish and French Foreign Ministers discuss regional tensions in phone call 15:30 Iran’s decentralized cyber offensive heightens risk for U.S. firms 14:28 Global finance braces for mounting Iran crisis risks 14:25 U.S. Embassy in Beirut urges citizens to leave Lebanon amid escalating security risks 14:07 Bitcoin drops to $63,000 as Iran strikes rattle global markets 13:55 Black smoke over Dubai as Iranian strikes ignite fires at Jebel Ali and Palm Jumeirah 13:47 US strikes on Iran spark severe flight chaos across Middle East 13:44 Only 27 percent of Americans support Trump’s military operation against Iran, poll finds 13:04 US and Israel kill Khamenei in sweeping strikes on Iran 12:53 El Niño’s potential 2026 return raises risk of new global heat records 12:46 Bitcoin swings as US and Israel strike Iran and markets eye Hormuz risk 12:45 United Kingdom opens military bases to the United States against Iran but insists it is not at war 12:30 Middle East conflict lifts dollar and gold as investors seek safety 12:17 Trump urges Iranians to rise as regime change path stays uncertain 12:00 Kuwait mistakenly shoots down three US fighter jets during regional escalation 11:58 US and Israel pound Iran as regional conflict widens 11:51 Cambodia recovers 74 looted Khmer artifacts from British dealer’s estate 10:38 US Iran escalation raises energy and inflation risks for Morocco 10:23 Safe-haven currencies climb as Iran crisis rattles global markets 10:15 Ali Larijani moves to consolidate power after Khamenei killing 10:10 Musk’s ‘another one bites the dust’ post fuels backlash after Khamenei killing 09:52 Israel’s upgraded David’s Sling faces first major test in Iran clash 09:45 Amazon cloud outage in UAE exposes Gulf infrastructure to Iran conflict 09:33 Apple prepares three day wave of new product launches 09:26 Treasury yields hit multi‑month lows as Middle East war drives flight to safety 09:18 US Iran conflict fuels fears of strategic overstretch with China 09:13 Iran drone strike on Ras Tanura refinery deepens Gulf energy shock 08:50 Iran accuses US of destroying trust after Khamenei killing 07:20 US and Israel strike Iran, killing Khamenei and choking global oil routes 07:00 Iranian missile barrage kills nine in Israel and narrowly misses Jerusalem holy sites


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