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India’s tea industry captains, feeling the pinch due to the West Asia conflict, on Thursday (May 21, 2026) observed one of the gloomiest International Tea Days since it became a calendar event in 2005. According to the Indian Tea Association (ITA), the largest tea planters’ body in the country, the West Asia crisis has affected…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (May 21, 2026) returned to a more definitive tone on controlling Iran’s uranium. Last week, Mr. Trump suggested that he might be OK with some 970 pounds of highly enriched uranium believed to be buried beneath Iranian nuclear facilities that…
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Hundreds of people have died in Lebanon due to Israeli strikes despite the truce announced on April 17 Source link
Iran working on Hormuz ‘protocol’ to cover ‘costs’, says Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi Iran has provided “free of charge services” to international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for decades but is now working on a “protocol” to include a financial component covering costs it incurs to make navigation safe in the Persian Gulf region,…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Wednesday (May 13, 2026) that he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Iran war. Mr. Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the visit, the Israeli leader’s office said. It added…
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Iran denied on Thursday (May 7, 2026) attacking a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, as U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war was “very possible” but warned Washington would resume bombing if talks failed. Also read: West Asia war updates on May 7, 2026 Tehran’s…
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U.S. Marines boarded a commercial ship in the Arabian Sea suspecting it was headed to Iran in violation of the U.S.-imposed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: X@CENTCOM U.S. Marines boarded a commercial ship in the Arabian Sea suspecting it was headed to Iran in violation of the U.S.-imposed blockade of the Strait of…
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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a press conference after the shooting incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Sunday (April 26, 2026) said the U.S. and Iranian officials can talk by phone for a peace solution to the conflict. In an interview on…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, on April 16, 2026. ISPR via Reuters Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has concluded his three-day visit to Iran as part of Islamabad’s efforts to resolve the conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Mr….
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. war with Iran was a “little diversion” during his second term in power, as recent polling shows the conflict’s unpopularity with the American public. At an event in Las Vegas, Nevada touting his “no tax on tips” measure from the major tax reform bill passed last year, the 79-year-old…