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THE LATEST #NEWS AT THIS HOUR:
MAJOR #GAS FIELDS IN MIDDLE EAST DAMAGED: #Qatar Energy, the world’s second-largest LNG exporter, was extensively damaged by an Iranian missile attack on the energy hub Ras Laffan. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatarenergy-reports-extensive-damage-after-missile-attacks-ras-laffan-industrial-2026-03-18/
Three weeks into the war, the economy of #Iraqi #Kurdistan, a relative island of stability in a turbulent region since the Iraq #War, is reeling. Across Erbil, merchants and #businessmen say the war is freezing the economy, shutting airports, draining #dollars and leaving a region that depends on foreign investment cut off from the outside world.
Find out more about how the closure of Erbil International #Airport and the surrounding conflict are paralyzing the region's economy by clicking the link! https://www.iranwar.news/p/kurdish-economy-squeezed-from-all
THE LATEST #NEWS AT THIS HOUR:
MAJOR #GAS FIELDS IN MIDDLE EAST DAMAGED: #Qatar Energy, the world’s second-largest LNG exporter, was extensively damaged by an Iranian missile attack on the energy hub Ras Laffan. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatarenergy-reports-extensive-damage-after-missile-attacks-ras-laffan-industrial-2026-03-18/
U.S. CONSIDERS DEPLOYING TROOPS TO SECURE STRAIT: Trump’s administration considers deploying thousands of U.S. troops in the Middle East to secure safe passage for #oil tankers through the Strait of #Hormuz. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-weighs-military-reinforcements-iran-war-enters-possible-new-phase-2026-03-18/
@timkmak Translation: TV personality not grounded in reality considers deploying troups to make it look like he is taking action to secure Strait of Hormuz.
@timkmak US troops in Iraq peaked at 170,300. Iran is a more populous and inhospitable country. Even if US troops mainly concentrated on securing the coast, a huge number would be needed.
POTENTIAL FEES FOR SHIPS IN STRAIT OF #HORMUZ: #Iran considers monetizing its control over the Strait of #Hormuz by demanding transit fees and #taxes on vessels passing through there, Reuters reported. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-considers-levying-transit-fees-ships-hormuz-strait-lawmaker-says-2026-03-19/
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