Oil prices shot more than 9 pc higher as supply concerns worsened with Iranian attacks on commercial shipping around the Strait of Hormuz. File Pic/AFP
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West Asia War LIVE Updates: "Over the past 11 days, our military has virtually destroyed Iran": Trump
US president Trump on Wednesday (local time) claimed that military operations over the past 11 days had severely weakened Iran`s military capabilities. He said that American forces had "virtually destroyed" key elements of the country`s defence infrastructure. "Over the past 11 days, our military has virtually destroyed Iran. Tough country," Trump said while addressing a gathering here. Describing the Persian Gulf country as "tough", he asserted that its core military systems had been "virtually destroyed": ANI
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West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iraq says one killed in Basra port attack as country halts operations at oil ports
An attack on Iraq`s Basra port killed at least one person and forced authorities to halt operations at all the country`s oil terminals, officials said Thursday. Farhan al-Fartousi, the director-general of the General Company for Ports of Iraq, made the announcement in a statement carried by the state-run Iraqi News Agency. Al-Fartousi said the attack targeted a vessel in a ship-to-ship transfer area at the Basra port on the Persian Gulf: AP
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West Asia War LIVE Updates: Saudi military downs drones targeting Shaybah oil field in eastern region
The Saudi Ministry of Defence has successfully neutralised three additional drone strikes, following the initial downing of 18 unmanned aerial vehicles across the nation`s "eastern territories". In a rapid succession of updates shared on X, the ministry confirmed that its forces had intercepted two drones over the "Empty Quarter" desert. These aircraft were reportedly targeting the "Shaybah oil field" before being brought down: ANI
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West Asia War LIVE Updates: India cosponsors UN resolution condemning `egregious` attacks by Iran against GCC nations, Jordan
India co-sponsored a resolution in the UN Security Council that condemned the "egregious" attacks by Iran against Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan and demanded immediate cessation of all attacks by Tehran while denouncing its threats of closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The 15-nation Security Council, currently under the presidency of the United States, adopted the resolution on Wednesday with 13 votes in favour, none against and abstentions by veto-wielding permanent members China and Russia: PTI