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Japan has no plan to dispatch naval vessels to escort vessels in West Asia, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies to protect tankers traversing through the Strait of Hormuz. “We have not made any decisions whatsoever about dispatching escort ships. We are continuing to examine what…
Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early on March 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A fragment of an Iranian missile struck a residential building used by the U.S. consul in Jerusalem, Israeli media reported, although the U.S. State Department said there were no injuries…
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Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Department of Defence on Saturday (March 14, 2026) identified the six U.S. airmen who were killed in a plane crash over Iraq. The airmen were on a KC-135 aerial refuelling tanker supporting U.S. attacks on Iran. The crash involved another aircraft, but…
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Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, Iranian ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Saturday (March 14, 2026) said Iran has “allowed some ships” to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic trade route. He, however, did not specify the number of vessels that have been allowed to pass through. Follow Iran-Israel war LIVE…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (March 14, 2026) said India is well-placed to deal with any situation on crude oil and fuel, as the West Asia crisis disrupts gas shipments and shipping routes, and highlighted that the government has ramped up kerosene…
Jindal Stainless said disruptions in global shipping routes are resulting in vessel diversions, longer transit times, and cargo delays, which are also placing additional pressure on supply chains and margins. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s biggest stainless steel manufacturer Jindal Stainless Ltd said several processes across its plants have been adversely impacted due to shortage…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron. | Photo Credit: AP A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday (March 13, 2026), confirming the first French military death in the West Asian war. Since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran last month engulfed West Asia in war, multiple attacks…
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U.S. military says refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq ‘during Operation Epic Fury’ A U.S. military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday (March 12, 2026), in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. In a statement, U.S. Central Command said it was…
People gather at the site of an airstrike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, on March 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (March 12, 2026) played down the impact of rising oil prices on the American economy and vowed to press ahead with the war, saying he…
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With the Iran war casting a long shadow over the Gulf over the past two weeks, what once appeared to be a region of glittering airports, financial hubs and endless construction now looks extremely vulnerable. India has already acknowledged the seriousness of the crisis. The Ministry of External Affairs had said that within less than…
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