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Iran war disrupts global ocean freight and air cargo supply chains beyond oil

March 4, 2026 admin

The Iran war has effectively halted oil tanker movement in the key Strait of Hormuz. But it’s also disrupting the wider global supply chain beyond oil, affecting everything from pharmaceuticals from India, semiconductors from Asia and oil-derived products like fertilisers that come from the West Asia. Cargo ships are stuck in the Gulf or making…

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Iran-Israel war: PM Modi speaks with leaders of Oman, Kuwait, expresses concern over attacks

March 3, 2026 admin

A file image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) spoke with the Sultan of Oman and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gulf, the Prime Minister’s office said. Iran-Israel war LIVE The PM had a phone call with…

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Putin urges ceasefire in West Asia in calls with UAE, Qatar leaders

March 2, 2026 admin

A file image of Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin urged a ceasefire in the Middle East during phone calls with Emirati and Qatari leaders on Monday (March 2, 2026) amid the escalating war in the Middle East. Iran-Israel conflict LIVE Following U.S. and Israeli barrages on the Russian…

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China calls for ceasefire, diplomacy to end West Asia conflict

March 2, 2026 admin

File photo of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. | Photo Credit: AP China called on Monday (March 2, 2026) for a ceasefire and diplomatic talks to end the conflict in West Asia, as it stretched into a third day. Israel and the United States have been conducting strikes on Iran and Lebanon, with the…

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Iran vs Israel | Chronicles of a war foretold

February 28, 2026 admin

In July 1977, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, sent Lt. Gen. Hassan Toufanian, his Deputy Minister of War and Armaments, to Israel to hold secret talks with the newly formed Likud government of Menachem Begin. Three months earlier, the Shah had signed six ‘oil for arms’ contracts with Shimon Peres, the acting Prime…

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OPEC+ may consider larger oil output boost, sources say after Israel-U.S. strikes on Iran

February 28, 2026 admin

Evidence has mounted that the biggest West Asia producers have already boosted exports as concern had been building the U.S. would strike Iran, raising the risk of disruption of oil exports. Image for representation purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters OPEC+ may consider a larger than planned output increase on Sunday (March 1, 2026), two…

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Israeli ministers send mixed signals over Lebanon ceasefire

November 12, 2024 admin

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli leaders sent mixed signals on the possibility of a ceasefire with Lebanon on Monday (November 11, 2024), with Defence Minister Israel Katz seeming to contradict comments by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. Mr. Saar, who replaced Mr. Katz at the foreign ministry this week, told…

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Iran President Meets PM Modi Over West Asia Crisis

October 22, 2024 admin

Kazan, Russia: With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in the city of Kazan. India has expressed “deep concern” over the current…

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Iran President Meets PM Modi Over West Asia Crisis

October 22, 2024 admin

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US To Send High-Altitude Anti-Missile System THAAD To Israel Amid West Asia Conflict

October 13, 2024 admin

This comes following Iran’s unprecedented attacks against Israel on April 13. Washington: The Pentagon said Sunday it will deploy a high-altitude anti-missile system and its US military crew to Israel to help the ally protect itself from potential Iranian missile attacks. At the direction of US President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “authorized the…

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