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  By Mira Rojanasakul, Claire Brown and Hiroko Tabuchi  March 13, 2026 Two weeks into the war in Iran, two water desalination plants in

Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with

High-energy lasers can burn drones in the sky like a blowtorch. But they can be stymied by weather, and making

Iranian state media said Mojtaba Khamenei vowed his country would keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route,

In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern

His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had turned what was traditionally a religious affairs office into a shadowy national security juggernaut.

  The war in the Middle East has sent prices soaring, showing how much the world continues to depend on

The Guards number between 125,000 and 180,000 men. Analysts peg the country’s overall security forces at up to 1.5 million,