US President Donald Trump has moved to stabilise global energy markets, announcing that Iran has provided formal assurances that it will not impose transit charges on vessels navigating the vital Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz, a global maritime chokepoint that facilitates nearly 20% of the world’s seaborne oil trade, has been a source … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel must achieve independence from US military reliance by developing domestic weapons-manufacturing capabilities, a shift he argues is essential for the ongoing conflict with Iran and its regional affiliates. During a meeting with reserve combat officers in Gush Etzion in the West Bank, Netanyahu said, “I greatly … Read more
The collapse of the arms deal with Sudan marked a strategic setback for Islamabad’s efforts to convert Islamic solidarity, defence exports and regional partnerships into enduring influence in Africa. The development underscores that while Pakistan’s ambitions on the continent are growing, its realisation remains constrained by economic fragility, reliance on external financing and the evolving … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said he had been critical of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer before his resignation as Labour Party leader, citing disagreements over energy policy and NATO-related decisions, including restrictions on North Sea oil drilling. Speaking during a signing ceremony of two Executive Orders on quantum technology at the … Read more
The recent US-Iran agreement is causing concern and angst in Israel, which knows that Iran is evidently the most serious threat to it. Israel’s leaders and security experts fear that the final deal carved on the basis of this agreement may strengthen Iran while failing to address the threats that Tehran poses and hence regard … Read more
US President Donald Trump has heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing him as a “great leader” and a “very tough cookie”, and counting him among the world leaders he admires most during a wide-ranging interview with Axios that touched on power, diplomacy and global leadership. Throughout the conversation, Trump returned repeatedly to PM … Read more
Aforthcoming book by The New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan has made fresh claims about Donald Trump’s habits inside the White House, alleging that staff members had to monitor the president’s trash after he repeatedly discarded sterling silver utensils. The allegations appear in Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. Neither … Read more
New Delhi: As US President Trump put his signature to the 14-point US-Iran memorandum, diplomats and strategic thinkers have been busy trying to analyse the implications of the document. Mixed diplomatic reactions While some have termed it a “resounding Iranian diplomatic success,” which has the potential to change relations between the US and the Islamic Republic, … Read more
US President Donald Trump has defended the return of frozen Iranian assets as part of the evolving diplomatic process with Tehran, arguing that permanently withholding another country’s funds could undermine global confidence in the US dollar and the international financial system. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, Trump said … Read more
The Iranian Foreign Ministry suggested late on Wednesday that the deal with the United States could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian. Such an signing ceremony would represent a major step for the two countries, which saw diplomatic relations break off in 1980 over the US embassy hostage crisis in Tehran. Foreign … Read more