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Trump postpones military strikes for five ​days on Iranian power plants

US President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump backed down on targeting Iran’s power network on Monday, saying the U.S. and ​Iran have held constructive talks and that he would ‌postpone any strikes on power plants and energy infrastructure. Trump’s statement came after Iran threatened to attack Israel’s power plants and those supplying U.S. bases ​across the Gulf region if the U.S. targets Iran’s ​power network. Conversations with Iran will continue throughout the week, ⁠Trump said in a social media post. The dollar plunged and ​stocks surged following Trump’s post. The United States and Iran “have had, over ​the last

A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from Iran

Oxford (US), Mar 23 (The Conversation) The global price of oil continues to skyrocket as Iran’s missiles and drones hit vital infrastructure in Arab Gulf states. Billion-dollar American radar systems have also been targeted and destroyed across the Middle East by Iran, seemingly degrading U.S. defenses. U.S. military presence near Iran includes dozens of locations and tens of thousands of troops in harm’s way. This raises the question: If a missile is launched from Iran toward a U.S. military base in the region, how do service members know in time to stay safe? The United States and its allies have

Iran threatens to strike Gulf power plants after Trump ultimatum

TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – Iran will attack Israel’s power plants and plants supplying U.S. bases in the Gulf if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power network, the country’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement ​on Monday. The statement seemingly retracted earlier threats to desalination plants in the region, which are crucial for providing drinking water in Gulf countries. “The lying … U.S. President has claimed that the Revolutionary Guards ‌intends to attack the water desalination plants and cause hardship to the people of the countries in the region,” said the statement shared on

Silver hits lower circuit in futures trade, plunges 9 pc to Rs 2.06 lakh/kg amid weak global cues

New Delhi (PTI): Silver prices nosedived to hit their lower circuit in futures trade on Monday, tumbling by Rs 20,409 to Rs 2.06 lakh per kilogram amid weak global trends and sustained selling pressure. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for May delivery slumped Rs 20,409, or 9 per cent, to Rs 2,06,363 per kilogram, its lower circuit limit. Analysts said the sharp fall came despite escalating tensions in West Asia, as broader macroeconomic factors weighed heavily on precious metal prices. Silver prices have fallen sharply on Monday despite escalating West Asian tensions due to overriding macroeconomic pressures, Hareesh V,

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