Oil prices fall after Trump says he is cancelling strikes – as it happened
This blog is now closed – see our latest full report on the Middle East crisis Three Indian seafarers were killed in a US attack on an oil tanker earlier this week, India’s shipping minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, said. “It is deeply unfortunate to learn of the tragic incident aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello. Sadly, three Indian seafarers initially reported missing are now confirmed dead after bodies have been located and identified,” he wrote in a post on X. The Middle East is being pulle
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00.51 EDTKuwait airspace closed amid Iranian attacksKuwait has closed its airspace after Iran announced new attacks on the gulf country, with officials saying some flights were being diverted to alternative airports.Flights had been circling outside Kuwait for some time before the announcement, after it said its air defences were firing at aerial targets.Kuwait International Airport took a direct hit from an Iranian strikes last week, with one person killed and dozens more wounded.Bahrain separately sounded its missile alert sirens on Thursday, after Iran said it was attacking the US navy’s fifth fleet which is headquartered in the country.And the US embassy in Jordan issued an alert, saying “reports indicate missiles, drones, or rockets are in Jordanian airspace.”Share
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