April 19, 2026 10:46 am
Tensions in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply on Saturday after Iran reportedly opened fire on two merchant vessels attempting to transit the waterway, following its decision not to reopen the critical oil route.
April 16, 2026 7:29 am
A senior Iranian military official threatened to halt trade in the region if the US does not lift its naval blockade, underscoring tensions that are overshadowing the diplomacy.
April 13, 2026 5:43 pm
Though the 21-hour negotiations can be considered a sincere attempt to secure a significant, if fragile, shift in diplomatic engagement, both countries were discussing terms with their fingers on the trigger
February 25, 2026 5:07 pm
Trump’s claim that he has settled eight wars, including the India-Pakistan skirmish in May last year, underscores the predictability of unpredictability associated with him, except this time he may have made it quite obvious that it was the Pakistani side that called for a ceasefire
June 23, 2025 11:29 am
Public input seems to become data to be analysed, not demands to be honoured. Consultation becomes a tool to legitimise exclusion. This is what the policy panopticon looks like
September 18, 2019 5:32 pm
The recent development comes in the backdrop of an attack on the oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
June 25, 2019 1:28 pm
US President Donald Trump on Monday targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials with sanctions, increasing pressure on Iran after Iranian forces shot down an unmanned American drone.
June 21, 2019 8:45 pm
The US prohibition does not apply to airlines from other countries, but OPSGROUP, which provides guidance to global aviation operators, said that the US prohibition would be taken into consideration by carriers globally.
June 21, 2019 9:26 am
The downing of the unarmed Global Hawk aircraft was the latest of a series of incidents in the Gulf region, a critical artery for global oil supplies, that included explosive strikes on six oil tankers.
June 19, 2019 10:08 am
Iran is calling on Europe to solve its economic problems brought on by the sanctions or face a collapse of the nuclear deal as Iran begins to exceed limits on uranium enrichment.


