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On March 18 a drone attack near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad produced an audible explosion, and earlier the same week three explosive drones were intercepted at a U.S. diplomatic facility near Baghdad International Airport by C‑RAM defenses. The strike follows a series of U.S.–Israeli operations that killed senior Iranian security officials, prompting Iranian missile and drone retaliation across the Gulf, including a projectile near the Bushehr nuclear plant. The conflict has driven oil prices higher and sparked calls for allied warships in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. troops have been injured, suggesting the war may linger beyond initial expectations.
President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of a Marine Expeditionary Unit, roughly 5,000 troops aboard the USS Tripoli, to the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions with Iran. The move follows a surge in U.S. casualties, with the death toll reaching...
The United Kingdom’s gas storage has plunged to roughly two days of supply, with reserves falling from 18,000 GWh last year to about 6,700 GWh today. A similar volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sits in storage, but the overall buffer is...
