Qatar has officially summoned the Iranian ambassador after Iran launched missile attacks on a US military base located in Qatar. The base, Al Udeid Air Base, hosts thousands of American troops and is one of the largest US military facilities in the Gulf. The strike followed a reported US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, which […]
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Fueling tensions: Oil prices drop 5% amid Iran-US escalation
Oil prices dropped sharply on Monday after Iran launched missile strikes on a US military base in Qatar. The attack came in response to US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. Brent crude fell by 3.8% to $74.09, while US West Texas Intermediate dropped to $71.06. By evening, WTI futures slipped even further […]
Fawad rules out possibility of any US military base in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of the presence of any military airbase of the United States (US) in Pakistan as all such facilities were under its (Pakistan’s) own use. It was the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which after coming into the power, ended ‘drone surveillance’ facility […]
US fighter jet crashes off Japan coast
TOKYO: A US F15 fighter jet crashed off the southern coast of Japan on Monday but the pilot ejected and was rescued by Japanese forces, Tokyo’s defence minister said. The Japanese military “received information that a crew member of the F15 jet, which belongs to the Kadena Air Base, ejected above the sea some 50 […]