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Katyusha rockets target US embassy in Baghdad, security sources say
March 7 (Reuters) - Katyusha rockets targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Saturday and sirens sounded, security sources and witnesses said. It was not immediately clear whether the rockets caused any damage or casualties.Reuters
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Ankara warns Iran against firing more missiles towards Turkey
ISTANBUL, March 7 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned Iran on Saturday against firing any more missiles towards Turkey, after NATO air defences destroyed a missile heading into Turkish airspace several days ago.Speaking at a press conference in Istanbul, Fidan also said Turkey op...Reuters
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ADNOC says onshore operations continue and it is managing offshore output
March 7 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi state oil giant ADNOC said on Saturday it was continuing to use its export capacity that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz as well as its international storage facilities to ensure supply continuity to global markets.It said it was managing offshore production levels to add...Reuters
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Iran war threatens prolonged hit to global energy markets
Conflict disrupts global oil supply, Strait of Hormuz key to resolutionMiddle East oilfields, refineries face shutdowns, prolonged recovery expectedEnergy price hikes pose political risk for Trump amid midterm electionsBy Timour Azhari and Marwa Rashad March 7 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli war wit...Reuters
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Kuwait declares force majeure, cuts crude oil output due to Middle East conflict
Kuwait cuts oil output due to Middle East conflictKPC cites threats by Iran for force majeure declaration, trade notice showsKPC is a naphtha and jet fuel exporter to Asia and EuropeBy Yousef Saba and Trixie Yap March 7 (Reuters) - Kuwait Petroleum Corporation began cutting oil output on Saturday...Reuters
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Iran says attack on desalination plant had support from airbase in southern neighboring country
CAIRO, March 7 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament speaker said on Saturday that the attack on a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm island was carried out with support from one of the airbases in a southern neighboring country.He did not name the country. "The crime will receive a proportionat...Reuters
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UAE president says country is well and is no easy prey in first public comments since Iran strikes
DUBAI, March 7 (Reuters) - The president of the United Arab Emirates said his nation was in a time of war but was well and told his enemies it was no easy prey, in his first public comments since Iran launched missiles at its Gulf neighbour amid U.S.-Israeli strikes. "The UAE has thick skin an...Reuters
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Official says UAE wants Iran aggression against Gulf to end immediately
DUBAI, March 7 (Reuters) - An Emirati official said on Saturday that the United Arab Emirates wanted the Iranian aggression against non-combatant states, the Gulf states, to end immediately."Any sort of escalation is worrying. We want to contain the war. We don’t want the war to expand. We want ...Reuters
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Kuwait cuts oil production as precaution amid Iran tensions, KPC says
March 7 (Reuters) - Kuwait said it had implemented a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining throughput following the ongoing attacks by Iran against Kuwait and "Iranian threats to safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz," Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) sa...Reuters
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Turkey's Erdogan tells UK's Starmer more can be done for dialogue on Iran
ISTANBUL, March 7 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told British Prime Minister Keir Starmer by phone that there are still things that can be done to build a ground for dialogue on Iran, and that Turkey's peace-focused efforts are ongoing.The Turkish presidency statement on Saturday c...Reuters
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Turkey considering deployment of F-16s to Cyprus, ministry source says
ANKARA, March 7 (Reuters) - Turkey is considering the deployment of F-16 aircraft to Cyprus, a Turkish defence ministry source said on Saturday.The person said such a move was one of the steps being considered amid the phased planning underway to ensure the security of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot ...Reuters
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Indian Oil Corp books some oil cargoes from Red Sea, source says
March 7 (Reuters) - Top Indian refiner, Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS, has booked some oil cargoes for loading from the Red Sea port of Yanbu, a company source said on Saturday.The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has disrupted oil and natural gas exports from the Middle East, while top oil exporter Saudi Arabia ...Reuters
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Iran war threatens a prolonged hit to global energy markets
Conflict disrupts global oil supply, Strait of Hormuz key to resolutionMiddle East oilfields, refineries face shutdowns, prolonged recovery expectedEnergy price hikes pose political risk for Trump amid midterm electionsBy Timour Azhari and Marwa Rashad March 7 (Reuters) - The war with Iran could ...Reuters
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India raises cooking gas prices as Iran war hits supply
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, March 7 (Reuters) - Indian companies have raised the prices of liquefied petroleum gas, mostly used as a cooking fuel, for the first time in about a year, as global prices surge with the U.S.-Israel war on Iran disrupting supplies from the Middle East.Indian Oil Corp, th...Reuters
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India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say
NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) - India has allowed an Iranian warship to dock as a humanitarian gesture, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Saturday, after the U.S. sank another Iranian navy vessel off neighbouring Sri Lanka.The Lavan docked at India's southern port of Kochi on Wedne...Reuters
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Emirates says all flights to and from Dubai suspended
CAIRO, March 7 (Reuters) - Emirates said on Saturday that all flights to and from Dubai have been suspended until further notice, according to a post from the UAE flag carrier on X. Emirates has been operating limited services from Dubai and Abu Dhabi through safe air corridors.Reuters
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Halliburton, KBR, Schlumberger begin evacuating expat Staff From Iraq oilfields to Kuwait, sources say
BAGHDAD, March 7 (Reuters) - Several foreign oil companies, including Halliburton, KBR and Schlumberger, have begun evacuating expatriate staff from oil fields in Iraq to Kuwait through the Safwan border crossing, two Iraqi sources told Reuters on Saturday.The move followed Iranian strikes on the re...Reuters
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Azerbaijan says it foils Iranian plots including plan to attack major pipeline
BAKU, March 7 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said it had prevented several acts of "terrorist" sabotage planned by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including a plot to attack a major oil pipeline running through the South Caucasus to Turkey.The targets included the Baku-Tbilisi-C...Reuters
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