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Trump says US war supplies mean it can fight 'forever'

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever", as the Republican president and his administration continued their push to justify a broad, open-ended war on Iran with shifting aims and timeline. In a

UK working with airlines to boost Oman evacuations

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Foreign minister Yvette Cooper said on Tuesday that Britain was working with airlines on increasing capacity out of Muscat, Oman to prioritise the evacuation of vulnerable British nationals. Cooper, addressing lawmakers in parliament, said she was in

Global markets turmoil intensifies on Iran war

Global stock markets dived, energy prices surged and the dollar gained Tuesday as the Iran war drove volatility across global financial markets and roiled companies worldwide. World oil prices soared more than eight percent and European natural gas prices rocketed for a second

Mideast war exposes fragile oil, gas dependency

As in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, the new war in the Middle East is exposing once again how far Europe and others lag in replacing imported fossil fuels with domestic solar and wind power, specialists say. The Russian invasion in 2022 triggered a massive energy crisis,

Israel orders troops to seize new positions in Lebanon

Israel on Tuesday ordered the military to take control of more positions in Lebanon, where the army pulled back some of its forces after Hezbollah attacked Israeli bases in support of its backer, Iran. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have authorised the Israel Defense

Iran targets Mideast energy industry and US missions

Drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh and more explosions rang out in Gulf cities Tuesday as Iran hit back at industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East and governments sought to evacuate their nationals from the region. Four days after US and Israeli strikes killed

France ready to defend partners, Foreign Minister says

PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - France is ready to defend its partners if they request help after Iranian retaliatory strikes and ireserves its right to intervene, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday. "This war... is dragging a number of countries in the region into