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Iran-US Islamabad talks: Why Tehran is delaying Round 2, and what happens if ceasefire expires

April 21, 2026 9:40 pm

Donald Trump said “we don’t have that much time,” adding that the United States was negotiating from a position of strength and would “end up with a great deal.”

‘Stay away from all windows and glass’: Inside PV Sindhu’s Dubai ordeal and All England Super 1000 absence

March 04, 2026 5:34 am

Back in India after a few days stuck in a war zone after being unable to move to Birmingham, badminton ace reflects on the difficult period with explosions all around her

Why Trump is telling UK ‘do not give away Diego Garcia’ air base as Iran strike fears rise

February 20, 2026 8:03 pm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer last year agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius while leasing back Diego Garcia for 99 years to preserve US operations.

Former FBI agent Levinson believed to have died in Iran custody, family says

March 26, 2020 7:56 am

The family said they did not know when, or even if, Levinson's body would be returned to them, calling it "the very definition of cruelty."

Market bleeds: Sensex, Nifty suffer worst loss in 6 months on US-Iran tussle

January 06, 2020 6:01 pm

At the closing bell, the 30-share Sensex was at 40,676.63, down 1.90 per cent or 787.98 points -- the biggest single-day drop since July 8.

Iran's Rouhani calls for unity to overcome US 'economic war'

August 29, 2019 9:12 am

Iranian government said it would use diplomacy to try to solve the standoff even though it distrusted US President Donald Trump.

Tom & Jerry in West Asia

July 29, 2019 12:21 am

Like the iconic cartoon mouse, Iran is using brinkmanship, asymmetrical military tactics against the US

Additional US fighter planes sent to Gulf amid Iran tensions

June 29, 2019 1:39 pm

The US military says nearly a dozen Air Force F-22 stealth fighters have deployed to the Persian Gulf state of Qatar.

Iran's supreme leader to Trump: 'You are not worthy of exchanging messages with'

June 13, 2019 5:33 pm

The ties between the two nations have unravelled ever since President Trump pulled itself out of an Iran nuclear deal in which the latter had agreed to curb its nuclear programme in return of lifting of international financial sanctions.

Oil dips but set for longest run of weekly gains in years in tense market

April 26, 2019 1:41 pm

Still, prices are on course for the longest run of weekly gains in years, as oil markets have tightened amid supply disruptions and rising geopolitical concerns, especially over the tensions between the United States and Iran.

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