WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.
Oil prices approaching $100 per barrel as Houthis attack Saudi sites - UPI.com
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Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Oil prices are nearing $100 per barrel on Tuesday following a wave of strikes on Saudi Arabian energy facilities, injuring more than 70 people. Saudi Arabia has announced it has paused operations at some of its energy facilities near the Yemen border following attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis.
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Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Oil prices are nearing $100 per barrel on Tuesday following a wave of strikes on Saudi Arabian energy facilities, injuring more than 70 people. Saudi Arabia has announced it has paused operations at some of its energy facilities near the Yemen border following at…
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