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Iran intensifies attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Gulf after Israeli strike on key gas field

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 19, 2026 (AP) — Iran intensified its attacks on oil and gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday, dramatically raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy. The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict. Tehran’s targeting of energy production further stressed global supply already under pressure because of Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil is

India’s auto boom at risk as Iran-Israel war chokes gas supplies, straining supply chains

NEW DELHI, March 19 (Reuters) – India’s ​automakers and parts suppliers are bracing for production slowdowns and assembly-line disruptions as the Iran conflict chokes gas availability, threatening ‌growth in the world’s third-largest car market. Some parts suppliers to India’s leading carmakers like Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra are already reporting a shortage of gas to power operations, an early sign that supply chain issues are developing, according to two dozen executives at car companies, part makers and dealers. The disruption comes at a time when India’s ​car demand is soaring to record levels, with sales expected to cross 4.5

Stock markets extend winning run to 3rd day; Sensex, Nifty climb nearly 1 pc

Mumbai, Mar 18 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended nearly 1 per cent higher on Wednesday, extending their winning run to the third day in a row, amid a slight drop in crude oil prices and a firm trend in global peers. A rally in IT stocks also led to the optimistic trend in the domestic markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 633.29 points or 0.83 per cent to settle at 76,704.13. During the day, it soared 929.38 points or 1.22 per cent to 77,000.22. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 196.65 points or 0.83 per cent to

Iran seeks compensation from UAE over US strikes on its territory, UN ambassador letter says

DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) – Iran seeks compensation from the ​United Arab Emirates, ‌accusing it of enabling U.S. attacks against Iranian ​territory, Iran’s U.N. ​Ambassador told the UN ⁠Secretary General in ​a letter according to ​a Nournews report published on Thursday. In the letter, ​Amir Saeid Iravani ​said the UAE’s decision to ‌allow ⁠its territory to be used for the strikes constituted “an internationally ​wrongful act ​that ⁠entailed state responsibility.” Tehran said the ​UAE had an ​international ⁠responsibility to provide reparation, including compensation for ⁠all ​material and ​moral damages incurred.

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