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FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Arsene Wenger, Chief Officer (FIFA). | Photo Credit: AP FIFA on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) dismissed as “pure fiction” a report that its President Gianni Infantino had sought support from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after the collapse of a plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial…
Newly planned talks with Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of US strikes on the country, President Donald Trump said on Monday (August 3, 2026). Mr. Trump, speaking at the Oval Office, said he expects negotiations that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and create a…
(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) After 13 nights of consecutive strikes on Iran, the U.S. paused its attack on Saturday (July 25). Tehran has also announced that it will halt its retaliatory strikes on…
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Civilians carry coffins draped in the Iranian flag in Mosul, Iraq | Photo Credit: AP After 156 days of war and one Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and U.S., President Donald Trump on Sunday (August 2, 2026) said the American forces have called off military strikes against Iran on the request of Gulf allies. Mr….
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on while hosting a reception for the reigning Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden at the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein | Photo Credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN American and Saudi forces struck sites used by Iran-backed militias in…
(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) After 13 nights of consecutive strikes on Iran, the U.S. paused its attack on Saturday (July 25). Tehran has also announced that it will halt its retaliatory strikes on…
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Oil prices fell 1% as market participants continued to weigh a pause in U.S. strikes on Iran, which has raised hope of a diplomatic solution to their conflict and the normalisation of Middle East energy flows. Brent crude futures were down $0.54, or 0.6%, at $87.82 by 0046 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was…
Washington and Tehran traded strikes on Monday (July 20, 2026) as U.S. deaths in the renewed fighting climbed to three and more ships came under attack in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices surged to a one-month high as the United States and Iran tussled for control of the vital strait, with Brent crude…
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U.S. launches more airstrikes against Iran after announcing another death of service member The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early in the morning targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran fired missiles towards Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighbouring Israel. Step by step, the…
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The U.S. military said on Sunday (July 19, 2026) that it launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, left one missing and four requiring hospitalisation. The strikes were designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to restrict the traffic of…