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Montevideo, May 28th 2026 - 19:40 UTC

Tag: Iran

  • Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 03:07 UTC

    US steps up strikes on Iran, destroys 16 mine-laying vessels and raises pressure in Hormuz

    Image distributed by U.S. Central Command.

    The United States and Israel launched what the Pentagon and witnesses in Iran described on Tuesday as the heaviest day of bombing since the war began, while Washington widened operations around the Strait of Hormuz and said it had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels. The move further increased risks around the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, through which about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes.

  • Tuesday, March 10th 2026 - 15:43 UTC

    Milei: “I am the most Zionist president in the world”

    His remarks on Iran carry particular weight in Argentina because of the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires and the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center

    Argentine President Javier Milei said in New York that he is “the most Zionist president in the world,” reaffirming his alignment with the United States and Israel during an appearance at Yeshiva University, one of the main stops on a U.S. trip that also included investor meetings as part of “Argentina Week.” The university said the event was part of a three-day visit focused on economic leadership and support for Washington and Israel in the war against Iran.

  • Monday, March 9th 2026 - 17:55 UTC

    U.S. kept deporting migrants to Venezuela and Iran despite plans for military action

    The Trump administration explored and expanded legal tools to accelerate mass deportations of migrants, including measures targeting Venezuelans under the rhetoric of an “invasion.”

    The United States continued deporting migrants to Iran and Venezuela while increasing military and diplomatic pressure on both countries, according to official records, agency reports and data from organizations tracking removal flights. In Iran’s case, Washington resumed deportation flights to Tehran in September 2025 after decades without carrying out such transfers, in a shift that coincided with a sharp deterioration in bilateral relations.

  • Monday, March 9th 2026 - 00:30 UTC

    Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader as war widens to oil and water infrastructure

    In Tehran, overnight strikes hit fuel depots in Shahran and other facilities, sending flames and thick black smoke over the capital

    Iran on Sunday named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, cementing hardline continuity as the war with Israel and the United States deepens and cross-border strikes increasingly hit fuel depots, energy routes and desalination facilities across the region. The Assembly of Experts, the 88-member clerical body tasked with choosing the successor, said he had been appointed by a “decisive vote,” giving him ultimate authority over all matters of state.

  • Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 01:30 UTC

    Trump deflects questions on reports of Russia sharing intelligence with Iran on U.S. Forces

    Sources cited by U.S. media said Russia may be helping Iran locate American warships, radar systems and communications infrastructure

    President Donald Trump declined Friday to comment on media reports indicating that Russia has been supplying Iran with intelligence on the positions and movements of U.S. troops, ships and aircraft in the Middle East.

  • Friday, March 6th 2026 - 15:41 UTC

    Oil posts its biggest weekly jump since 2020 as the Iran war disrupts Hormuz

    The market is no longer reacting only to the fighting, but to the concrete risk to supply

    Oil became this week’s clearest barometer of the Middle East crisis, with Brent hovering near US$90 a barrel and WTI around US$87.5, putting both contracts on track for their biggest weekly advance since 2020. The same factor sits behind the surge: the de facto blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil normally passes.

  • Friday, March 6th 2026 - 15:31 UTC

    Trump says Cuba will “fall pretty soon,” but says Iran comes first

    Trump said Cuba “is gonna fall pretty soon” and added that Cubans “want to make a deal so badly”

    US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Cuba is going to “fall pretty soon,” while making clear that his immediate priority remains the campaign against Iran, in remarks that widened the White House’s confrontational language toward both the Middle East and Latin America. Trump made the comments in a phone conversation with CNN anchor Dana Bash.

  • Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 16:02 UTC

    Iran says it hit a US oil tanker in the Gulf and warns on transit through Hormuz

    The Guards also repeated a warning that, “in time of war,” passage through the Strait of Hormuz would fall under the Islamic Republic’s control

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that their naval force struck a US oil tanker in the northern Gulf and that the vessel “is on fire,” raising fresh concerns about maritime security tied to the regional conflict and the safety of the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s most sensitive energy choke points.

  • Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 11:47 UTC

    UK embassy in UAE tells British citizens to shelter indoors and stay away from windows amid escalation

    The warning came as fresh attacks were reported in the region — including explosions in Tehran — alongside interceptions and spillover incidents in Gulf countries

    The British Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) urged UK nationals on Thursday to take shelter immediately, “remain indoors,” and “stay away from windows,” issuing the guidance on social media as reports of strikes and explosions spread across parts of the Middle East.

  • Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 13:04 UTC

    Argentina hits oil output record on Vaca Muerta as Brent tops $80 on Iran war

    Official data put January production at 4,262,675 cubic meters, topping the previous high set in December 2025

    Argentina posted its highest monthly crude output on official record in January, at a time when global energy markets are again under strain from the Iran–Israel–US conflict and renewed pressure on key supply routes.