Nigeria, March 23 -- Over 2,500 people have now been confirmed dead in the war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran, which has now spread across the Middle East.

Also, attacks on major gas facilities in four Middle Eastern countries are worsening the war's economic impact.

The war entered its 24th day (its fourth week) on Sunday and shows no sign of abating.

PREMIUM TIMES brings you the key events around the war on Saturday.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned of a serious energy crisis that threatens the global economy.

The IEA director, Faith Birol, speaking at the National Press Club in Australia on Monday, compared the burgeoning energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East to that of the 197...