(Photo: AFP)TEHRAN - Iran threatened on Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to “a pile of ashes” as the two-week-old Middle East war spilled over into a global oil price crisis. Despite facing superior US and Israeli firepower, Iran has retaliated with missile and drone attacks against at least 10 countries. US and Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,200 people in Iran, according to health ministry figures that could not be independently verified. Blasts hit TehranHeavy blasts shook Tehran late Friday after the United States vowed to step up air strikes. After 14 days of war, the United States is reportedly sending reinforcements that could open up options beyond the airborne campaign.

Source: Bangkok Post March 14, 2026 13:38 UTC