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- World
Wasn’t allowed to share concerns about Iran war with Trump: Joe Kent
Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said Wednesday that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed”…
- Middle East
China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as Iran war deepens, Beijing visit delayed
China won’t help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President Donald Trump, but it is probably welcoming the delay in Trump’s highly anticipated trip to Beijing as…
- Middle East
Trump calls NATO refusal to send forces to Hormuz Strait ‘a foolish mistake’
United States President Donald Trump vented his frustration over the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries’ refusal to take part in the ongoing Middle East tension. Speaking from the White House, he…
- Middle East
US-Israel-Iran war: Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent, director of the United States National Counterterrorism Centre, resigned on Tuesday, March 17, saying he can no longer support the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the…
- Middle East
US-Israel-Iran war: Ali Larijani among top Iranian officials killed in strike
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday, March 17, announced that it’s forces has killed Iran’s Security Chief Ali Larijani and the Revolutionary Guard’s all-volunteer Basij Force Head Gen Gholam Reza Soleimani…
- World
Oscar stars call for peace and an end to all wars at 2026 Academy Awards
Los Angeles: The 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15, unfolded against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East, with several prominent actors and filmmakers using the global stage to…
- Middle East
UAE, Kuwait oil production down, Israel says it has plans for 3 weeks of war
Seventeen days after the United States and Israel launched their attacks on Iran, the diplomatic path to ending the war appeared as narrow as ever on Monday, March 16. Iran’s foreign minister…
- News
Iran to hold funeral for killed warship sailors, Aluminium Bahrain cuts output
The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint through which nearly a third of the world’s seaborne oil passes, sat at the heart of the crisis on Sunday, March 15, as Iran kept…
- Middle East
US not ready to seek deal to end war with Iran, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said Washington is not ready to seek a deal with Iran to end the ongoing war, stating that the terms being discussed are “not good enough yet.” In…
- Middle East
Trump calls on allies to secure Strait of Hormuz as Gulf attacks intensify
The war between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other entered its 16th day on Sunday, March 15, with intensified missile strikes, air raids and rising…
- World
American flag raised at US Embassy in Venezuela for 1st time since 2019
Caracas: The US flag was raised Saturday, March 14, over its embassy in Venezuela for the first time since 2019, a move that highlighted the recent shift in relations between the two…
- Middle East
Iran targets Fujairah oil facility, Trump says will bomb ‘hell out of’ Hormuz
Iran on Saturday, March 14, threatened for the first time to attack infrastructure of a neighbouring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) it claimed…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Congress jibes ‘Naam Narendra Kaam Surrender’ at protest against PM
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) on Saturday, March 14, held a massive protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Khairtabad in Hyderabad, alleging that the PM has compromised India’s interests with…
- Business
White House now begging world, including India, to buy Russian oil: Iran Minister
Dubai: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the US, despite “bullying India” to end Russian oil imports, is now begging them to buy crude from Moscow, two weeks after its war…
- World
Military targets on Iran island that handle oil exports destroyed: Trump
President Donald Trump said Friday that US forces have “obliterated” military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island and warned that the oil infrastructure there could be next. The small island in the Persian…