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  • Merchant sailors in Gulf caught in war’s crossfire

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76330676_6.jpg”] Merchant sailors in Gulf caught in war’s crossfire https://p.dw.com/p/5ANap A sailor aboard an LPG tanker in the Persian Gulf describes daily missile launches, nearby drone strikes and rising attacks on merchant ships. He fears the Strait of Hormuz may remain closed amid escalating tensions involving Iran. Despite soaring oil prices, he says…

  • Iran war: If Hormuz stays closed, the world pays the price

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76303021_6.jpg”] Iran war: If Hormuz stays closed, the world pays the price https://p.dw.com/p/5ANaj To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video [analyse_source url=”https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-if-hormuz-stays-closed-the-world-pays-the-price/video-76355649″]

  • US-Israeli strikes damage Iran’s cultural heritage sites

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76348441_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AMGj Image: Majid Asgaripour/REUTERS Protected landmarks and humanity’s cultural heritage are threatened by the US-Israel war with Iran. UNESCO-listed sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque in Iran, are among the historical landmarks that have been damaged by the US-Israeli strikes that began on February 28. UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, has expressed…

  • Russia and Ukraine wage high-tech war in the ‘death zone’

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76283126_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AMnp Drones, robots and sensors have radically changed life on the front linesImage: Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform/abaca/picture alliance The corn in the fields stands several feet tall — it hasn’t been harvested in a long time. Villages are destroyed and deserted. Burnt-out car wrecks line the roadsides. There is no sign of fighting — the area in…

  • Possible US strikes on Iran — Balancing act in the Gulf

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76338262_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5ALu0 The war is likely to have long-lasting effects on relations around the Gulf [File photo: January 2025]Image: Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images As the US-Israel war on Iran marks two weeks, much is at stake for the region. On Friday, Iran continued to launch strikes on Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Iran’s new supreme…

  • Iran war: Could Russia come to its ally’s rescue?

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75129411_6.jpg”] Iran war: Could Russia come to its ally’s rescue? https://p.dw.com/p/5ANE8 Russia is reacting cautiously to the Iran war, supporting Tehran verbally while limiting concrete action. Despite close economic and military ties, Moscow is constrained by its war in Ukraine, fears antagonizing the US, and benefits from rising oil prices. Experts say Russia…

  • Is Iran sliding into total isolation in the Gulf region?

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/74787836_6.jpg”] Is Iran sliding into total isolation in the Gulf region? https://p.dw.com/p/5ANNT Following the joint Israeli and US attacks on Iran, the Islamic Republic lashed out and struck its neighbors in the Gulf. Many places it hit host US bases or military facilities. Iran’s retaliation has greatly increased the cost of the war — economically,…

  • Kibbutz residents on edge amid fighting near Lebanon

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76353834_6.jpg”] Kibbutz residents on edge amid fighting near Lebanon https://p.dw.com/p/5ANEF Israeli forces are reinforcing positions along the Lebanon border amid intensified fighting with Hezbollah. In a northern Israeli kibbutz, residents describe daily sirens, nearby strikes and life confined to shelters. Residents fear further escalation as Israel pushes Hezbollah away from the border and urges…

  • US eases oil sanctions at an ideal time for Russia

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75508682_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AM3i A tanker carrying Russian oil, pictured on January 14, 2026Image: Andy Buchanan/AFP The easing of sanctions on Russian oil by the United States is aimed at cooling global energy prices as the US-Israel war on Iran continues. It also provides a significant boost to the Kremlin at a time when Russia desperately needs…

  • US eases oil sanctions, boosting Russia

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75508682_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5AM3i A tanker carrying Russian oil, pictured on January 14, 2026Image: Andy Buchanan/AFP The easing of sanctions on Russian oil by the US is aimed at cooling global energy prices soaring amid the Iranian conflict, but it also provides a significant boost to the Kremlin at a time when it desperately needs it.…