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    "data": {
        "id": 1614928,
        "msgid": "iraq-heightens-combat-readiness-to-secure-territorial-waters-and-ports-1773568469",
        "date": "2026-03-15 16:07:55",
        "title": "Iraq heightens combat readiness to secure territorial waters and ports",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Iraq has ordered its Navy to increase combat readiness to protect its territorial waters and safeguard oil and commercial ports, following attacks on two foreign oil tankers in the Basra area earlier in the week. The escalation reflects heightened regional tensions following combined Israeli and US strikes on Iran on 28 February, with Iran subsequently launching drone and missile attacks targeting Israeli and purported American military assets across the region.",
        "content": "<p>Iraq ordered an increase in combat readiness on Saturday, 14 March,\nto secure its territorial waters and protect its oil and commercial\nports.<\/p>\n<p>The Iraqi Navy stated in a statement that its commander, Mazen Abdul\nWahid Kabyan, conducted an inspection encompassing Grand Faw Port in\nsouthern Iraq and port protection forces.<\/p>\n<p>Kabyan also reviewed two oil tankers that were attacked earlier in\nthe week at a breakwater facility connected to the port and in the Khor\nAbdullah channel in Basra province.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Iraqi media reported that two foreign oil tankers\nbecame targets in Iraqi territorial waters near Basra Port, causing\nfires aboard both vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Kabyan ordered an increase in combat readiness to secure Iraqi\nterritorial waters and protect oil and commercial ports, describing them\nas the \u201clifeblood of Iraq\u2019s economy,\u201d according to the Iraqi News\nAgency.<\/p>\n<p>Regional tensions have escalated since Israel and the United States\nlaunched a combined assault on Iran on 28 February, killing more than\n1,200 people, including the supreme leader at the time, Ayatollah Ali\nKhamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Iran responded with unmanned aircraft and missile attacks targeting\nIsrael, alongside Jordan, Iraq and Gulf states, which Iran claimed\ntargeted \u201cUS military assets.\u201d<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iraq-heightens-combat-readiness-to-secure-territorial-waters-and-ports-1773568469",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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