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US to block Iranian port access in Hormuz amid fragile ceasefire
The United States (US) will begin blocking all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports from Monday, April 13, as a fragile ceasefire with Iran enters its sixth day. The US military’s…
- Middle East
Trump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz immediately
US President Donald Trump on Sunday, April 12, said the US Navy will immediately begin the process of blockading the Strait of Hormuz, hours after talks with Iran in Islamabad ended without…
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Dhurandhar to surrender: The optics of a superpower’s climbdown
The guns have fallen silent, but the battle over narrative has just begun. After nearly 40 days of intense confrontation, the conflict involving Iran, the United States of America and Israel has…
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After ceasefire, the West fears war within Judeo-Christian civilisation
The fear of the slow erosion of Judeo-Christian civilisation appears to be gripping sections of the West after President Donald Trump backed away from what many had interpreted as an existential confrontation…
- World
Chinese President meets Taiwan’s Opposition leader, says peace common wish
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, April 10, said peace is the common wish of the people of both sides as he met Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing ahead…
- World
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s appeal to stay in US denied
An immigration appeals board in the US has denied Mahmoud Khalil’s latest bid to dismiss his deportation case, a largely expected ruling that brings the former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian…
- Middle East
Trump’s big warning to Iran over Hormuz as drone strike hits Kuwait base
On the third day of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran on Friday, April 10, US President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Tehran over oil transit through the…
- World
Melania Trump denies knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes
Washington: First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his sex crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and calling accusations that she was somehow…
- World
Trump officials ‘threatened’ the Pope to side with the US in Pentagon meeting
Washington: American officials allegedly threatened Pope Leo XIV’s US ambassador by invoking the Avignon Papacy, the period when the French Monarchy used military force to bend the Bishop of Rome to its…
- Pakistan
Pak PM forms crisis team to deal with effects of West Asia conflict on economy
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a special body to deal with the effects of the West Asia conflict on the economy and security of the country. The National Coordination…
- Business
Oil prices rise again on the fragile Iran ceasefire
Hong Kong: Oil rose again to above USD97 a barrel and Asian stocks were trading lower Thursday, April 9, on skepticism over a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. Investors were…
- India
Pakistan-brokered US-Iran ceasefire a severe setback for Modi: Congress
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at the government, the Congress on Wednesday, April 8, said the role played by Pakistan in bringing about the ceasefire between the US and Iran is a…
- Middle East
Iran war: Trump pauses US strikes as Tehran agrees to two-week ceasefire
As the conflict entered its 40th day on Wednesday, April 8, US President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of American attacks on Iran, while Tehran indicated it would halt defensive operations…
- Middle East
Only Trump knows what to do, says White House as Iran rains missiles on Israel
West Asia lurched closer to all-out war on Tuesday, April 7, as Iran fired its seventh missile barrage of the day at Israel, the United States set an 8pm Eastern deadline for…
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Geography vs firepower: How Iran is redefining power in the US–Iran war
At first glance, Iran appears no match for the United States. It cannot compete dollar for dollar with the American economy, nor can it rival the scale and sophistication of US military…
