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Netanyahu says Israel to remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms

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Netanyahu says Israel to remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday (June 26, 2026) that Israel would remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms, shortly after the announcement in Washington of a framework agreement with the United States and Lebanon. “The most important thing is, first of all,…

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Pakistan says Iran-U.S. talks expected to resume next week

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Pakistan says Iran-U.S. talks expected to resume next week

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif receives the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, upon his arrival at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan has said talks between the U.S. and Iran are expected to resume next week. In a statement issued late on Wednesday (June 24,…

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‘Iranian missiles are only for firing’: Tehran says defence capabilities not part of talks with U.S.

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‘Iranian missiles are only for firing’: Tehran says defence capabilities not part of talks with U.S.

During the nearly 40-day war, Iran’s missile infrastructure came under heavy U.S.-Israeli bombardment, but Tehran continued to respond with missile and drone attacks across the region. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP Iran said on Thursday (June 18, 2026) that its missile programme would not be part of future negotiations with the United States, after…

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Rupee rises 5 paise to close at 94.53 against U.S. dollar

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File photo for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated for the third straight session on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) to close 5 paise higher at 94.53 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, supported by easing West Asia tensions and extended fall in crude oil prices. Forex traders said that with the…

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Can India protect its seafarers in the Gulf? | Explained

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Can India protect its seafarers in the Gulf? | Explained

The Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello, carrying 24 Indian seafarers, was attacked by U.S. forces off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz. Three Indian crew members were killed in the strike | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: On June 12, after India summoned U.S. Embassy representative Jason Meeks and lodged its “strong…

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West Asia LIVE: U.S.-Iran peace deal to be signed on June 19 with ‘permanent’ end to military action

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West Asia LIVE: U.S.-Iran peace deal to be signed on June 19 with ‘permanent’ end to military action

Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won’t be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz announced on Sunday (June 14, 2026). It will likely take months…

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Obama says Trump Iran deal will not improve on his pact

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Obama says Trump Iran deal will not improve on his pact

Former President Barack Obama . File. | Photo Credit: AP Barack Obama said it was unrealistic to expect that any deal between U.S. President Donald Trump and Tehran would mark a “significant improvement” over his own nuclear pact 11 years ago. In interview excerpts released Sunday on ABC News talk show “This Week,” the former…

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West Asia war LIVE: Trump says U.S.-Iran deal to be signed today, Hormuz to open afterward

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West Asia war LIVE: Trump says U.S.-Iran deal to be signed today, Hormuz to open afterward

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (June 13, 2026) said a deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday (June 14, 2026), reopening the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping, and that the U.S. would “go and get” Iran’s highly enriched uranium at a later stage even as Tehran said the talks were…

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Attacks on vessels with Indian seafarers, Iranian ‘service fee’ may feature in IORA meet

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Attacks on vessels with Indian seafarers, Iranian ‘service fee’ may feature in IORA meet

India is the current Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association, which also has Iran, the UAE, Yemen, and Oman as its members. Credit: X/@IORAofficial At the 28th meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), commencing on Monday (June 15, 2026), all eyes will be on India, which…

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