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Fuel price jump looms as crude price hits $90/b on Strait of Hormuz closure
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerians should brace fuel price jumps as crude oil prices in the international market continues rise on the back of worsening military confrontations among parties and interests in the prevailing Iran war. Oracle Intelligence reports that crude oil…
U.S. dismisses Iranian overtures for talks as war intensifies
Ziggy Ojiegbe Iranian intelligence agencies have quietly signaled to the United States that Tehran might be open to discussions about ending the war, according to people familiar with the indirect messages. But U.S. officials say no negotiations are currently taking…
Airlines resume cautious flights amidst Middle East airspace risks
Virgin Atlantic has become the latest airline to resume operations from the United Arab Emirates, operating its first flight to London Heathrow since regional airspace closures began following the escalation of the US-Israel conflict with Iran. The British carrier’s scheduled…
Iran war: Qatar to extend visas for stranded travelers
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Qatari Ministry of Interior has assured travelers stuck in the country due to the prevailing airspace closure that their entry visas would be extended without fees for one month for all entry categories. The extension, according to…
UAE, Qatar tourism departments cater for 30,000 stranded passengers
Tourism departments require hotels to extend stay Sopuruchi Onwuka Over 30,000 tourists and transit passengers trapped in the Middle East following ongoing missile fireworks arising from America’s strikes on Iran would be catered for by the tourism departments of Qatar…
Iran war shakes oil market as Dangote hikes prices
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global commodity marks entered panic mode on Monday when parties to the ongoing Iran war took hard lines as Iran launched attacks on merchant vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The threat to global merchant ships and…
Trump mobilizing more assets for extended strikes at Iran
President Donald Trump said the U.S. military operation against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, could last four to five weeks, but defense analysts warn that a prolonged campaign may require Washington to draw on additional assets, including some currently stationed…
Israeli Air Force claims air superiority with 2,000 hits at Iran
The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday night that the Israeli Air Force has dropped 2,000 bombs on Iran since launching Operation Roaring Lion on Saturday morning, a pace officials said equals roughly half the total munitions used during the 12-day…
Epic Fury: Over 1,000 IRGC, Iranian security officials reportedly killed
Ziggy Ojiegbe Israel estimates that between 1,000 and 1,500 members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iranian security forces have been killed in recent strikes, according to an Israeli source cited by The Jerusalem Post. While some…
World leaders condemn Iran’s nuclear program amid US-Israel strikes
Sopuruchi Onwuka Despite calls for restraints in the ongoing confrontation between Iran and the United States over weapon denuclearization, the Islamic republic evidently stands alone as most governments around the world have reiterated that Tehran must never be allowed to…
