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Iran has vowed not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States blockades its ports, with the blocked waterway sharply driving up oil and gas prices and disrupting the global economy. A screengrab of the MarineTraffic website on April 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Donald Trump in a…
U.S. President Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he arrives at Miami International Airport in Florida, U.S., April 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (April 12, 2026) said the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters…
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International aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, has condemned Israeli strike in Beirut neighbourhood. It said the strike in Beirut’s Jnah neighbourhood on Sunday (April 5) hit “a densely populated residential area… only meters from Rafik Hariri Public Hospital”. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the strike, which came without a warning,…
Airstrikes in southwest Iran have killed at least three people and wounded others, according to Iranian state media. The attack took place in the same area where a missing American crew member is believed to be. Meanwhile, the commander of the joint military command, Gen Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, said his country will target all infrastructure…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. can open the Strait of Hormuz with a little more time, as pressure mounts for his administration to find a quick resolution to a war against Iran. Also Read | Donald Trump threatens to strike Iran’s bridges…
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Jet fuel prices more than doubled to ₹2.07 lakh/kl, commercial LPG up ₹195.50 in India The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, was more than doubled to a record ₹2.07 lakh per kilolitre on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), while commercial LPG rates were raised by ₹195.50 per cylinder, mirroring the surge in…
Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated: report Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are urging President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against Iran, arguing that Tehran hasn’t been weakened enough by the monthlong U.S.-led bombing campaign,…
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Iran let ten oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture in negotiations, including some Pakistan-flagged vessels. Trump made the comments at a Cabinet meeting in the White…
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Iran’s Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani. File | Photo credits: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Iran’s Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani responded to U.S. President Trump’s threat of hitting Iran “20 times harder” if the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is stopped, saying the chokepoint could be a “Strait of…
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