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08 November 2026
Iran war live: Trump says land blockade in effect; drone cuts power in Iraq
08 November 2026
This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.
Drone launched at gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan causes explosion, halts production
Published On 9 Nov 20269 Nov 2026
- More than 70 percent of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region is without power after a drone struck the Khor Mor gas facility, causing a fire.
- US President Donald Trump says Washington’s latest economic blockade on Iran’s land supply routes is in effect and that renewed strikes are “highly unlikely” if there is progress in talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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