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Pakistan, Iran explore reopening Strait of Hormuz, easing West Asia tensions

August 25, 2026 admin

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran on August 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has held “comprehensive discussions” with the Iranian leadership in Tehran, focusing on measures to prevent further escalation of the West Asia conflict and the reopening of the…

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‘Economic D-Day’: U.S. threatens Iran with new sanctions, Tehran fires back

August 24, 2026 admin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned Iran of an economic D-Day, as it prepared to roll out economic sanctions that target Iran’s trade partners. The remarks followed shortly after Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war. Iran in turn…

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Iran security chief threatens neighbors against new U.S. economic measures

August 23, 2026 admin

New leader of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbours against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy. Egypt is trying to revive Iran-U.S. negotiations. And Iraq and Iran say Tehran has helped some ships carrying Iraqi oil to…

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U.S., Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

August 22, 2026 admin

Thousands have been killed, including 168 Iranian school children on the first day of the war. The U.S. has reported more than 750 military ‌personnel wounded and 18 killed. File. | Photo Credit: AP The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday’s ‌(August 24, 2026) scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions…

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West Asia LIVE: U.S. says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran

August 21, 2026 admin

August 21, 2026 07:36 Oil prices hit three-week high on U.S. threats to end war Oil prices ⁠rose to more than a three-week high on Thursday following those U.S. threats of financial penalties aimed at forcing an end to a nearly six-month-old war that has stranded millions of barrels of oil. Source link

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West Asia LIVE: Trump vows ‘tremendous’ economic costs on Iran partners

August 20, 2026 admin

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at its territory, marking the first time the Defence Ministry detected a barrage aimed at the country in months. “UAE air defences detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the country, with the first falling outside the country’s…

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U.S. national debt now stands at $40 trillion

August 19, 2026 admin

U.S. national debt now stands at trillion

Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, said the Trump administration “has been focused on slashing waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending while accelerating economic growth to get America’s debt-to-GDP ratio trending in the right direction.” | Photo Credit: AP The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday (August 19, 2026), a staggering…

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The view from India Newsletter: The war within the war

August 18, 2026 admin

This image taken from video broadcast by Al-Masirah TV, a Houthi-controlled news channel, shows an explosion at the Sanaa International Airport compound during what the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said were several Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, July 13, 2026. (Al-Masirah TV via AP, File) (This article is part of the View From India…

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Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people, Lebanese state media say

August 15, 2026 admin

A man checks a destroyed home that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ansar village, southern Lebanon. | Photo Credit: AP An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three early Saturday (August 15, 2026), one of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect…

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Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on U.S. aircraft carrier

August 14, 2026 admin

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the ongoing conflict with Iran, on July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed concerns on Friday (August 14, 2026) over living conditions and the mental health of…

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