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Iran Oil Minister Visits Key Oil Terminal amid Israel Strike Fears

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad (L) welcomes Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) upon his arrival at the Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, 30 September 2024. EPA/DMITRY ASTAKHOV
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad (L) welcomes Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) upon his arrival at the Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, 30 September 2024. EPA/DMITRY ASTAKHOV
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Iran Oil Minister Visits Key Oil Terminal amid Israel Strike Fears

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad (L) welcomes Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) upon his arrival at the Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, 30 September 2024. EPA/DMITRY ASTAKHOV
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad (L) welcomes Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) upon his arrival at the Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, 30 September 2024. EPA/DMITRY ASTAKHOV

Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad landed on Kharg island, the oil ministry's news website Shana reported on Sunday, amid concerns that Israel could target Iran's largest oil terminal there.
An Israeli military spokesman said on Saturday that Israel would retaliate, following last week's missile attack by Tehran, "when the time is right."

Following Iran's attack, Axios cited Israeli officials as saying that Iran's oil facilities could be hit in response. US President Joe Biden said on Friday that he did not think Israel had yet concluded how to respond.

"Paknejad arrived this morning in order to visit the oil facilities and meet operational staff located on Kharg island," Shana reported, adding that the oil terminal there has the capacity to store 23 million barrels of crude.

China, which does not recognize US sanctions, is Tehran's main client and according to analysts imported 1.2 to 1.4 million barrels per day from Iran in the first half of 2024.

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Greek Students, Teachers, Civil Servants Plan Protests

Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Greek Students, Teachers, Civil Servants Plan Protests

Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Students, teachers and civil servants will rally in Greece on Wednesday to protest against the high cost of living, saying they face the same problems that sparked violent demonstrations in France at the weekend.

Gatherings are expected around midday (0900 GMT) in Athens and Thessaloniki, the country's second-largest city.

"In Greece like in France, we are demanding public, free education," Katia Koubousidou, head of a student union at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, told AFP.

"This will not be a one-off protest. We have a plan to continue our demonstrations."

Dozens of students set up tents in Syntagma Square, facing Parliament, in Athens, and on a pedestrian street in Thessaloniki on Tuesday.

The civil servants' union has also called for a work stoppage and a gathering in Athens.

Secondary school pupils and teachers are protesting about a lack of infrastructure, a shortage of staff and increased public spending on education.

The conservative Greek government has sought in recent days to avoid any parallel with the protests and violence in France.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday that the country would "never return to the era of great social unrest" during the financial crisis over a decade ago, marked by unpopular austerity measures.

French cities were hit by some of the country's worst rioting in recent years on Saturday, with public buildings torched, hundreds of shops looted and more than 2,000 people arrested.

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UKMTO: Ship Attacked Near Strait of Hormuz

FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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UKMTO: Ship Attacked Near Strait of Hormuz

FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

A ship was struck on Wednesday by "an unknown projectile" off the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a fire, a British maritime security agency said.

The tanker, 11 nautical miles (around 20 kilometres) off the town of Bukha, is "now at anchor,” the UKMTO reported.

"All crew are reported as safe. There is no reported environmental impact at this time," it said.

The Strait of Hormuz carried 20 percent of the world's oil and gas prior to the Middle East war, which erupted with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.

Since then, Tehran has placed a chokehold on the shipping route and regularly targets ships that pass without its authorisation.

Washington has responded by maintaining a blockade on Iranian ports, and negotiations between the two countries are deadlocked.

Attacks on vessels attempting to cross the waterway have increased in recent days, as Washington escorts more ships through the strait and Tehran seeks to maintain control over their passage.

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Russia Says It Will Respond to ‘Hostile’ Drone Deal with Ukraine by Japanese Company

Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024. (Reuters)
Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024. (Reuters)
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Russia Says It Will Respond to ‘Hostile’ Drone Deal with Ukraine by Japanese Company

Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024. (Reuters)
Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Russia said on Wednesday that it considered a drone sale to Ukraine by a Japanese company to be a hostile step and warned of a harsh response.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ‌Maria Zakharova ‌said Moscow was responding ‌to ⁠an announcement by ⁠Japanese company Terra Drone last week that it had delivered a batch of drones to Ukraine.

"The Japanese ⁠authorities’ attempts to ‌justify ‌this by claiming that Terra Drone ‌Corporation’s cooperation with ‌the Ukrainian military is merely a 'private initiative' are entirely unconvincing," Zakharova said at her ‌weekly press conference.

"In this regard, we state ⁠clearly ⁠that such hostile moves against Russia will not go unanswered; they will be met with a firm response and measures that will be felt by Tokyo in the relevant areas."