Iran says will make US regret war as oil prices soarTEHRAN, March 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran vowed Thursday to make the United States regret attacking the Islamic republic and said it would keep up a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz that has sent oil prices soaring. - 'War of attrition' -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the joint US-Israeli campaign was "crushing" Iran and the Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. With Gulf states slashing production and oil tankers stuck in the Gulf, benchmark oil prices have risen 40 to 50 percent since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, threatening to crimp growth and stoke inflation. Three million people have been displaced by the war in Iran, according to figures issued Thursday by the UN's refugee agency. Officials said 14 people had been killed in Israel since the start of the Iran war, while attacks in the Gulf have killed 24, including 11 civilians and seven US military personnel.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 13, 2026 04:26 UTC