US EditionIran says oil blockade will continue until attacks end
Iran's Revolutionary Guards vow to block all Middle East oil shipments amid US-Israeli strikes, while President Trump warns of retaliation if exports through Strait of Hormuz stop.
- Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, told PBS News that negotiations with the United States are 'no longer on the agenda' and Iran will continue missile attacks 'for as long as necessary'.
- Iran says it will not resume talks after a 'bitter experience', citing US attacks despite progress following Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment.
- Missiles and drones struck Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Israel, a missile toward NATO-member Turkey was intercepted, about 10 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz were attacked, and MSC halted some exports.
- Stock markets swung after Mr Trump signalled the campaign would be short, with benchmark crude oil briefly topping $1300 then falling 5%.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said allies plan a 'purely defensive' mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which carries nearly 20% of the world's crude, as US Vice President JD Vance attended the transfer of the seventh US soldier killed.
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The U.S. warned Iran to avoid taking the world economy hostage, but the warning seems to have fallen into a broken sack.
Iran Vows to Block Oil Shipments Until US-Israeli Attacks End
A spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on March 9 that Tehran would not allow any Middle Eastern oil to reach the United States or its allies as long as attacks against Iran continue. The spokesperson, General Ali Mohammad Naeini, was cited by the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency as saying that Iran’s military “will not allow a single liter of oil to be exported from the region until further notice due to ongoi…
Who took more advantage of the upward movement started last week with the bombings on Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz? How are you feeling?
Donald Trump assured the day before that the war against Iran would "be over soon", without specifying a deadline.
Tehran rejects US talks as war enters 11th day, Iran hits Gulf
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has ruled out any talks with President Donald Trump, as the US-Israeli war on Iran entered its 11th day, amid another assault on Gulf cities by Tehran. Araghchi said on Tuesday that "talking or negotiating with Washington is no longer on the agenda" after a "very bitter experience" during previous rounds of nuclear talks in February. Israel and the US kicked off the war with Iran by bombing the country as i…
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