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Israel says it is expanding ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon – as it happened
ByEva Corlett March 25, 2026March 26, 2026

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Iran Says ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Sail Through the Strait of Hormuz
ByPeter Eavis March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

Ships with no ties to Israel or the United States would be allowed to pass, the government said, but it was unclear if any vessels would try.

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Iran Signals Resilience With Volley of Missiles Across Middle East
ByYeganeh Torbati, Gabby Sobelman, Erica L. Green and Thomas Fuller March 24, 2026March 25, 2026

The barrage continued as officials said the U.S. had sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war. But Iranian officials have publicly denied that Washington and Tehran are talking directly.

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Why President Trump Has a Big Oil Problem
By March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger looks at President Trump’s trouble handling retaliatory attacks by Iran that have largely choked off the Strait of Hormuz.

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Energy Crisis Will Not Be Resolved Quickly if War Ends, I.E.A. Chief Warns
ByRavi Mattu March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Fatih Birol, the leader of the International Energy Agency, said the Iran war was a bigger crisis than the two oil shocks in the 1970s combined.

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Iran Responds to Trump’s Energy Threat With Defiance and Warnings of Its Own
BySanam Mahoozi March 23, 2026

Tehran “will not hesitate in defending its people and its land,” a senior official said, after President Trump threatened to destroy Iranian power plants.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday
ByEphrat Livni March 22, 2026March 23, 2026

The Israeli military said its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon would intensify, while Iran threatened to attack civilian infrastructure if President Trump followed through with an ultimatum.

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Iran Responds to Trump’s Energy Threat With Defiance and Warnings of Its Own
BySanam Mahoozi March 22, 2026March 23, 2026

Tehran “will not hesitate in defending its people and its land,” a senior official said, after President Trump threatened to destroy Iranian power plants.

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Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plants
ByJon Henley and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 22, 2026March 22, 2026

Tehran’s response to Trump’s threat signals a potentially dangerous escalation as both sides menace sites relied on by millions Middle East crisis live – latest updatesTehran has said it will “irreversibly destroy” essential infrastructure across the M…

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Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will ‘obliterate’ its power plants
ByGuardian staff and agencies March 22, 2026

US president threatens to take out Iranian energy facilities – ‘starting with the biggest one first’ – if Tehran does not reopen the straitDonald Trump has given Iran 48 hours to reopen the strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its en…

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