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Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again
ByPeter Beaumont, Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai March 19, 2026March 19, 2026

Foreign minister issues warning after Israeli attack on South Pars gasfield and as Qatar reels from retaliatory strike‘Doomsday scenario’: a visual guide to the oil and gas site attacks in the Middle EastMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran said on Th…

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The Guardian view on the Iran war escalation: as Trump breaks things, who will pick up the pieces? | Editorial
ByEditorial March 19, 2026

The US president wanted an easy win, but the conflict is spiralling following Israel’s attack on a gas field and Iranian retaliation across the regionShortly after the US and Israel began their illegal assault on Iran, with the US president still preen…

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Why gasfield attacks are major escalation in Iran war – The Latest
By March 19, 2026

Donald Trump is threatening to ‘blow up’ a major Iranian energy facility, as attacks on gasfields across the Middle East send gas and oil prices skyrocketing again. The threat comes after Israeli strikes on the South Pars gasfield prompted Iran to reta…

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‘Doomsday scenario’: a visual guide to the oil and gas site attacks in the Middle East
By March 19, 2026

Attacks on facilities by both sides in the conflict this week threaten grave consequences for the global economyMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe escalating attacks on key oil and gas projects in the Middle East are expected to fuel a new phase of t…

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US has ‘lost control of its own foreign policy’, says Oman’s foreign minister
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai March 19, 2026

Badr Albusaidi claims Israel convinced Donald Trump to make the ‘grave miscalculation’ of waging war on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesOman’s foreign minister has claimed the US has “lost control of its own foreign policy” and accused Israel of p…

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Iran could be the US’s Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire | Larry Elliott
ByLarry Elliott March 19, 2026

US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance Nobody gave the Boers a prayer when the war in South Africa began in 1899. It was farmers ranged against the might of the British …

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Trump thinks brute force will arrest the US’s decline. His heavy-handed actions in Iran are only accelerating it | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones March 19, 2026

From Venezuela to the Middle East, this is gangsterism fused with colonialism. It repudiates the moral language through which US power once justified itselfGone are any pretences about saving the Iranian people. “They really are a nation of terror and …

Read More Trump thinks brute force will arrest the US’s decline. His heavy-handed actions in Iran are only accelerating it | Owen Jones
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Trump thinks brute force will arrest the US’s decline. His heavy-handed actions in Iran are only accelerating it | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones March 19, 2026

From Venezuela to the Middle East, this is gangsterism fused with colonialism. It repudiates the moral language through which US power once justified itselfGone are any pretences about saving the Iranian people. “They really are a nation of terror and …

Read More Trump thinks brute force will arrest the US’s decline. His heavy-handed actions in Iran are only accelerating it | Owen Jones
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Analysis from West Point warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry
ByJason Wilson March 19, 2026

Report shows how minerals critical to defense readiness have seen a ‘near total’ disruption in seaborne tradeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe closure of the strait of Hormuz is causing a “paralyzing, real…

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We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem | George Monbiot
ByGeorge Monbiot March 19, 2026

Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we faceI realise this is a serious breach of etiquette. But could we perhaps abandon good manners and contextuali…

Read More We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem | George Monbiot