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A woman walking past a mural depicting a U.S. drone painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran. File | Photo Credit: AFP The ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran, now dragging into its second month as of April 2026, continues to exert mounting pressure on the U.S. economy through energy shocks…
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A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, 2026. Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) said their naval forces had seized two container ships seeking to cross the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, directing them towards the…
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A man on his scooter passes next to an Iranian flag placed in front of a destroyed building, following a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, on April 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and…
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Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper look at each other as they hold a news conference after their talk on April 20, 2026, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Britain on Monday (April 20, 2026) called for a lasting settlement to ensure freedom of navigation and a toll-free Strait of…
Iran announced on April 18, 2026, it was reimposing restrictions on Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S. blockade on Iranian shipping and ports. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The British military said on Saturday (April 18, 2026) that two gunboats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a…
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Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday (April 18, 2026) after the U.S. said the move would not end its blockade. The country’s joint…
The 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, could strengthen the fragile two-week truce between the U.S. and Iran and improve the prospects for a broader diplomatic settlement. The war in Lebanon, launched on March 2, on the third day of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, has been…
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Major political and geopolitical developments lead today’s headlines. The Constitution Amendment Bill on women’s quota faces a setback in the Lok Sabha, while Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister resigns amid controversy. Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over global shipping, even as remarks by Tejasvi Surya on Telangana trigger a political…
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Three Iranian oil tankers carrying a total of five million barrels of crude have become the first such loaded vessels to leave the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since a U.S. blockade came into force, the tracking firm Kpler said. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Three Iranian oil tankers…
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Since late February, the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the centre of a deepening energy and security crisis. The escalation followed U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, after which Tehran tightened restrictions on the narrow waterway. The situation intensified…
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