Geopolitical tensions between Washington and Tehran reached a boiling point after US President Donald Trump stated that fresh American military strikes against Iran ahead of the crucial upcoming midterm elections are “possible”. Projecting total confidence during a media interaction on the sidelines of the PGA Tour Presidents Cup, Trump asserted …
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In a devastating security setback in northwestern Pakistan, a powerful explosion struck a security checkpoint in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and injuring approximately 30 others. The attack targeted the Aman Mela checkpost in the Darazinda subdivision along the vital …
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In a fierce diplomatic offensive at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), India delivered an uncompromising Right of Reply against Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, systematically tearing down Islamabad’s democratic standing. First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Petal Gahlot, specifically designated the current ruling dispensation in Pakistan …
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The United States has moved to defuse diplomatic tensions after New Delhi issued a stern caution warning that newly enacted American legislation targeting buyers of Russian crude oil could adversely impact India-US bilateral ties and destabilize international energy markets. Responding to India’s sharp concerns, a senior US State Department official …
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In a blistering rebuke on the global stage, India delivered a scathing Right of Reply at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), systematically dismantling Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s address. New Delhi declared that Islamabad’s ritualistic habit of peddling fabrications, invoking Jammu and Kashmir, and whitewashing its record on cross-border …
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A high-stakes diplomatic effort to halt escalating hostilities in West Asia has encountered a major impasse after US President Donald Trump rejected a seven-day ceasefire proposal submitted by Tehran. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal citing US officials, the American administration refused the framework and Trump privately …
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Delivering an uncompromising address before world leaders at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that the Islamic Republic of Iran has historically been the primary “victim of US-backed terrorism” and illegal economic warfare. Rejecting aggressive rhetoric and recent threats from Washington, the …
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A commercial merchant bulk carrier, the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged MV Cape Dao, was struck in a missile attack off the eastern coast of Oman while sailing toward India, resulting in the death of an Indian seafarer. The deceased sailor has been identified as Suraj Yadav, a wiper hailing from Deoria …
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Amid ongoing military tensions in the Persian Gulf and chronic vulnerabilities surrounding critical maritime chokepoints, US President Donald Trump has thrown decisive weight behind the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). Speaking against the backdrop of diplomatic maneuvers at the United Nations and escalating standoff scenarios with Tehran, the US …
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In a dramatic collision of high-stakes diplomacy and battlefield rhetoric, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi engaged in quiet, backchannel meetings with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in New York, even as US President Donald Trump delivered a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly warning of …
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