Iran’s Industry Minister Mohammad Atabak says there are plans to quickly rebuild critical factories that have been damaged during the war to ensure there are no shortages, reports Al Jazeera.

In comments carried by Iran’s IRIB broadcaster, Atabak said damaged factories whose products are widely used across supply chains have been put “at the top of the reconstruction list”.

An Iraqi soldier inspects the site of an airstrike at a military medical clinic, where Iraqi security sources said several soldiers were killed and wounded, in western Anbar province, Iraq, March 26, 2026. —AFP
An Iraqi soldier inspects the site of an airstrike at a military medical clinic, where Iraqi security sources said several soldiers were killed and wounded, in western Anbar province, Iraq, March 26, 2026. —AFP

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Reflection time
Updated 25 Jun, 2026

Reflection time

Israel is the biggest source of instability in the Middle East, and it is high time the US ended its blind support to Tel Aviv, if it genuinely wants peace in the region.
Raised temperatures
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Raised temperatures

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Debatable remedy
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Debatable remedy

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Pezeshkian’s visit
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Telecom bill

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Updating Islamabad
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Updating Islamabad

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