Deepak Krishnadas

Specialist in International Relations | Foreign Policy Analyst

[Gulf Times @GulfTimes_QATAR]

His Excellency Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, who is also the CEO of #QatarEnergy, announced Monday that 13 people #died and 66 others were #injured after an operational incident occurred at the #Barzan_local_gas_supply facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City on Sunday evening.

The 13 fatalities were Indian and Pakistani nationals. The 66 other people, who were of different nationalities, received immediate #medical_treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to al-Kaabi.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

BREAKING: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells Trump on the sidelines of the G7 that the US-Iran 'peace deal' offers “new hope for peace and stability” in the Middle East.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/HrhoMG6DOl

[Deepak Krishnadas @DeepakKrish87]

#UAE announces to leave #OPEC by May 1 - seen widely as a major blow to the cartel. UAE says this is line with it's "long-term strategic & economic vision & evolving energy profile".

#MiddleEast #Oil #GCC

[Joumanna Nasr Bercetche @JoumannaTV]

Qatar’s finance minister warned of a bigger economic fallout from the Iran war over the coming months if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened soon.

“Full fledge impact is coming in one or two months,” he said. “You’ll see huge economic impact as a result of this war.

It might take about five years to restore facilities and exports, Al Kuwari said, adding that exports of helium — used for chipmaking — is also a concern. He noted that Qatar accounts for about 30% of the world’s helium.

https://t.co/QoAzw1NZUQ

[Qatar News Agency @QNAEnglish]

Ministry of Defense announced that the Qatari Armed Forces have successfully countered a missile attack targeting #Qatar. #QNA

[Deepak Krishnadas @DeepakKrish87]

Now in #Doha

[Doha News @dohanews]

#Qatar's National Alert System has elevated the security #threat level in #Doha after #explosions were heard in Qatar's capital at around 10:28pm on Tuesday. It is the first time in two weeks that the #alert has been raised.

[Stanly Johny @johnstanly]

It’s amazing that not a single leader in the great western civilisation, who are part of the U.S. alliance system, has the courage to stand up and tell this man that it’s madness!

[Deepak Krishnadas @DeepakKrish87]

Reports of strikes on #KhargIsland

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Iran's Kharg Island has been hit by several strikes, according to a report from Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency.

Iran latest⬇️
https://t.co/2tcTFo9TF8

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Qatar warns of regional ‘spiral’ as diplomatic window closes

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/GQS7lxcH2T

[Deepak Krishnadas @DeepakKrish87]

#QatarEnergy confirms that one of it's chartered fuel tankers, Aqua 1, was subject to missile attacks in #Qatar's northern territorial waters, in the early morning hours today. No crew members injured.

#Doha #WestAsia #MiddleEastConflict #GCC

[Deepak Krishnadas @DeepakKrish87]

US universities in #Doha to continue Remote learning after #IRGC threat

[Doha News @dohanews]

Several U.S. #universities in #Qatar continued remote learning on March 29 after the #IRGC threatened to target #American institutions in the region, following U.S.-Israeli #strikes on #Iranian universities.
https://t.co/Lf33pb93d7

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, located just outside the coastal city on the Gulf, has been attacked for a third time, Iran’s nuclear energy organisation has said.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/0CR7VKLUih

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Iran says projectile hit near Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant for third time

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/7NLK5sTfm9

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: More than one million fighters in Iran have been prepared for a ground battle with the US, reports Tasnim news agency, citing an Iranian military source.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Two people were killed in Abu Dhabi after a missile interception, Reuters reports.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: QatarEnergy declares force majeure on some LNG contracts

Read more: https://t.co/VyrSHn34a9

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: President Donald Trump said the US has had good and productive conversations with Iran and that he will order the military to postpone any strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Six people have been killed in a helicopter crash in Qatar’s territorial waters, with operations still underway to find one missing person, after a technical malfunction, the interior ministry said on Sunday.

[Deepak Krishnadas @DeepakKrish87]

Dude! 😅

[Bloomberg @business]

Tensions between the US and Japan over Iran were clear Thursday as President Trump asked Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, "Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

Takaichi didn't laugh and instead pursed her lips and glanced at her advisers https://t.co/rWKYnlq6Ay

[Deepak Krishnadas @DeepakKrish87]

#Qatar declares Iranian Embassy Military, Security Attaches "Persona Non Grata". This follows the brazen attack on the country's energy infrastructre by #Iran.
#Doha