DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region.

One person was killed in an explosion in Tehran, the capital of Iran, which has been under US-Israeli attacks, according to Iranian media. The Mehr news agency reported that the explosion occurred in the northern part of Tehran.

Iran is considering a radical move: relocating its capital city from Tehran to Makran, a remote coastal region near the Gulf of Oman. The reasons are clear — Tehran faces extreme overpopulation, pollution,

The explosion was so loud and strong, the elderly resident of northern Tehran said she felt it in her heart, describing the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that boomed across the Iranian capital and raised

TEHRAN PROVINCE, Iran — Iranian media claimed Friday that a US pilot or pilots had ejected over southwestern Iran, and urged Iranians in the area to help hunt them down. U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon and the White House didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Geopolitical conflicts have historically played a decisive role in shaping global economic outcomes, particularly through their influence on capital markets. The escalating tensions and military confrontation involving Iran,