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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear programme in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas…
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File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said it struck a Togo-flagged oil tanker which was attempting to make an “illegal passage” through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said early on Friday (September 18, 2026). The tanker which was attacked on Thursday (September 17, 2026) came…
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Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. The Sohar port is located on the Omani coast on the Gulf of Oman, and ships can access hubs in the Gulf through this port as it sits far from the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters With the Strait of Hormuz…
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Photos of the ship from September 13 indicate that the engine room was attacked and damaged by the projectile. The two were reportedly on watch in the engine room at the time of the incident. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement MT El Gaia, the tanker which was hit by a projectile over the weekend in…
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Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: AP An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday (September 13, 2026) off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage…
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit 2026, in New Delhi on September 12, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday (September 12, 2026) that West Asia does not need the United States to…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) as rising crude oil prices and the U.S.-Iran hostilities kept risk appetite subdued. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 382.25 points to 75,750.56 in early trading. The 50-share NSE…
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It is the latest geographical name change floated by U.S. President Trump and comes a week after he ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed as “Lake America” amid a trade war with Canada. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on September 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) that Tehran would “immediately” reciprocate if the United States returned to a June deal aimed at ending their war. “I…
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday (August 31, 2026) to hit Iran “hard” after the two foes traded fire for the first time in weeks, as his Treasury secretary vowed to keep up a pressure campaign aimed at hobbling Tehran’s economy. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran…
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