Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Spike as Gulf Energy Sites Are Struck

18/03/2026 World News
Airstrikes hit a major energy facility in Qatar after Tehran vowed retaliation for an earlier strike on infrastructure of the vast South Pars …
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Iran War Live Updates: Oil and Gas Prices Soar After New Attacks on Gulf Energy Sites

Published on: March 19, 2026, 12:16 pm

Facilities in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia were hit, a day after a strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, adding to fears of a sustained energy crisis. U.S. defense officials are speaking to reporters at the Pentagon.

The Iran War’s Economic Threat to Europe and Asia

Published on: March 19, 2026, 6:06 am

Inflation and its consequences for growth are a growing concern for countries where memories of the 2022 energy crisis are fresh.

E.U. Loan for Ukraine Becomes Election Leverage for Orban

Published on: March 19, 2026, 7:00 am

European leaders are pushing Prime Minister Viktor Orban to stop blocking a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. But the issue is a rallying cry in remarkably close elections in Hungary set for April 12.

In Swaths of Germany, the Far-Right AfD Is Part of the Fabric

Published on: March 19, 2026, 4:01 am

The Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, is shunned in federal politics but is a regional force. This fall, it could win broader power for the first time.

A Lebanese Cafe on the Edge of Destruction

Published on: March 19, 2026, 9:19 am

Near the center of Beirut, one image captures the aftermath of an Israeli strike.

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