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Iran Maintains Near-Total Internet Blackout Amid U.S.-Israeli Strikes
ByParin Behrooz March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

As the war has stretched into its third week, the Iranian government has blocked internet access for most of its 92 million citizens.

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Iranians burn Trump, Netanyahu effigies at warship victim rally
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

Iranians in Tehran burned effigies of Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump.

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US Fed keeps interest rates steady amid economic, geopolitical uncertainty
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

The US Federal Reserve keeps rates steady at 3.5–3.75 percent amidst a cooling labour market and Iran pressures.

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Israel holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without charge
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

Rights group says Palestinian children consistently report 'appalling and debilitating conditions' in Israeli prisons.

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Delcy Rodriguez replaces Venezuela’s Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

General Vladimir Padrino spent 11 years as the country's defence minister, acting as a key ally of Nicolas Maduro.

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Oil prices surge after Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gasfield
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

There are fears that a period of elevated oil and gas prices could trigger a damaging wave of global inflation.

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Top US spy accused of omitting Iran intel that contradicts Trump
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

Top US spy was accused of altering testimony on Iran, omitting details that contradict Trump’s threat claims.

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Israel attacks Iran’s major gas field in new escalation
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

Israel has struck facilities belonging to the world's largest natural gas field in Iran, marking a sharp escalation.

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Middle East war: why tit-for-tat attacks on gasfields are a major escalation
ByPeter Beaumont March 18, 2026March 19, 2026

Strikes on South Pars and Ras Laffan are first time fossil fuel energy production facilities have been hit. Why is it significant?Middle East crisis – live updatesThe strikes on so-called upstream gas production facilities by both sides of the Middle E…

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US intel chief Gabbard says Iran was not rebuilding enrichment prior to war
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

Gabbard's testimony contradicts one of several justifications Trump has given for launching war with Iran.

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