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Bangladesh raises fuel prices as conflict in West Asia drives up costs

April 19, 2026 admin

Fuel shortages have caused long queues at filling ‌stations, with officials blaming panic-buying and hoarding for worsening the situation. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh has raised retail fuel prices by 10% to 15%, citing a sharp surge in global crude oil ‌prices and tightening supplies caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the…

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Trump says U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will ‘remain’ if no deal reached

April 18, 2026 admin

Trump insisted that Washington and Tehran would jointly transfer enriched uranium stored in Iran to the United States under the touted plan to end the war, which began on February 28. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said on late Friday (April 17, 2026) that he planned to maintain a U.S. blockade of Iranian…

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Islamabad talks: U.S. and Iran fail to reach agreement after 21 hours, Vance departs Pakistan

April 12, 2026 admin

U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two, after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice President JD Vance is departing Pakistan on Sunday (April 12, 2026), according to a pool report, soon after saying that talks with Iran failed to…

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Iran Israel US war: Donald Trump says Iran ‘afraid’ to admit it wants a deal

March 26, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual fundraising dinner at Union Station on March 25, 2026. Photo: Getty Images via AFP U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran’s denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by…

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Trump says U.S. not ready to agree deal to end Iran war

March 15, 2026 admin

Donald Trump warned that he is not ready to seek a deal to end the war with Iran, as U.S. ally Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Sunday (March 15, 2026) and Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to hunt down and kill the Israeli leader. Editorial | Strategic blunder: On the U.S., the Iran…

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Trump presses Iran to make ‘meaningful’ deal, appears to set 10-day deadline

February 19, 2026 admin

Iranian women walk past an anti-Israeli billboard in Tehran, Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday (February 19, 2026) that it must reach a ‌deal over its nuclear program or “bad things” will happen, and appeared to set a 10-day deadline before the U.S. might take action. Amid a…

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Trump says would be ‘great to get a peace deal’ with Iran

October 13, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump speaks at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on October 13, 2025, in Jerusalem. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he wanted a peace deal with Iran, after the United States joined Israel in striking the Islamic republic’s nuclear sites during a brief war earlier this year. “They got…

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120 Iranians detained in U.S. for entering country illegally to be returned to Iran: report

September 30, 2025 admin

The report said the first planeload of Iranians would arrive in one or two days. Representational | Photo Credit: AP Iran said Tuesday (September 30, 2025) that 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegally entering the country will be returned to Iran in the coming days. As many as 400 Iranians would be returning…

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U.S. makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds

September 11, 2023 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a business roundtable meeting at the Government Office in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sept. 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer ₹6…

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