depot
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The depot is the beating heart of the Iranian oil industry, storing and loading most of its crude oil exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
In Kandahar, which is home to the administration's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, air strikes hit a fuel depot for airline Kam Air, near the airport.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
A Tehran resident said explosions at the depot violently shook his apartment windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Another man from Karaj said the strike on the depot caused a "huge explosion and it was on fire for hours".
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
I drew the boys away from the tracks and hugged them against me as the train pulled into the depot with squealing brakes and the hissing of steam.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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