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Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. File photo credit: The Hindu Iran warned the UN Security Council against any “provocative action”, ahead of a scheduled vote on a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that ended up being postponed. “Any provocative action by the aggressors and their supporters, including in the UN Security Council…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The UN Security Council has scheduled a vote at 11 am EDT Friday (April 3, 2026) on a Bahrain-sponsored resolution authorising use of defensive means — but not offensive — to secure international navigation in the Strait of Hormuz which has been mostly blocked…
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Downing Street in London, Britain, April 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. was willing to play a lead role in getting the Strait of Hormuz open again as he announced a meeting of Foreign Ministers later…
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U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at allies on Tuesday telling them to fend for themselves regarding oil supplies, adding to the pressure within the Western military alliance, NATO, whose members have not joined the U.S. and Israel in their war on Iran. Mr. Trump accused allies of not being there for the U.S. and…
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U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is in talks with Iran to end the war, while the Pentagon is sending additional troops to the region. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (March 30, 2026) threatened to strike Iran’s oil, power and water infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to…
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A map showing the Strait of Hormuz. U.S.-Israeli strikes on Sunday (March 29, 2026) hit a quay at an Iranian port city near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S.-Israeli strikes on Sunday (March 29, 2026) hit a quay at an Iranian port city near the…
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Earlier this month, a Thai bulk carrier travelling in the waterway was attacked and three of its crew members were missing. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thailand has reached an agreement with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the Southeast Asian nation’s Prime Minister said on Saturday (March 28,…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said ‘Cuba is next’ after ‘knocking the hell out of Iran’ | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would love his legacy to be made as a great peacemaker as he claims to have stopped eight wars, including the one between India and Pakistan last year. Addressing…
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A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Parliament is working on a bill to formalise the fees it is reportedly charging on some ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported. The Fars and Tasnim news agencies, both close…
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“Fossil fuel dependency is ripping away national security and sovereignty, and replacing it with subservience and rising costs,” UN climate change arm executive secretary Simon Stiell told European Union officials and Ministers in Brussels on March 16, 2026, against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israel-Iran war. He added that the disruption serves as an “abject lesson” on the pitfalls…