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When the US and Israel launched pre-emptive strikes into Iran on February 28, the ‘existential’ and ‘imminent’ threats cited by them were more associated with Iran’s nuclear programme and its ballistic missile capabilities. Obviously, the regime in Iran was a major irritant too. What was definitely not in any equation or calculation was the Strait…
Almost two hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline to ‘end the whole of civilisation’ through massive bombings on the night of April 7, his post on Truth Social announced a two-week-long ceasefire brokered by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. Speculations were divided: many doubted Iran would…
Last Updated:April 07, 2026, 10:32 IST The controversy comes as Pakistan faces fresh economic pressure after failing to reach an agreement with the UAE to roll over $3 billion in debt for the first time in seven years. Pakistan Senator Mushahid Hussain’s ‘Bechara’ Remark on UAE Follows $3 Billion Debt Rollover Snub Exposing Pakistan’s “ahsan…
Kyiv: Fire Point, maker of Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defence system by next year, a senior executive told Reuters, creating a low-cost alternative to the increasingly hard-to-get Patriot system. With governments seeking to defend their skies as the wars in Ukraine and Iran sow…
Pakistan has decided to repay a loan of USD 2 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on its demand, a media report said on Friday. The UAE had provided the fund to support the balance of payment, and it was being rolled out until recently. The UAE recently asked for the immediate return of…
The war between America and Israel against Iran has broken the back of the Gulf countries. Oil and gas supply to countries like Saudi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stopped and Iran is carrying out missile and drone attacks on these countries. Amidst the war, UAE has now started recovering its billions of dollars of…
Gas prices in Europe have surged by nearly 70% amid the West Asian crisis, intensifying volatility in global energy markets. Compounding this, Russia imposed a gasoline export ban effective April 1. Since the Iran war, energy markets have been acutely destabilised. Eurozone inflation rose to 2.5% from 1.9%, driven largely by energy inflation at 4.9%…
On the first day, it looked like a war of overwhelming force. Missiles and drones surged across the Gulf, with Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates absorbing hundreds of strikes in a matter of hours. The charts capturing those opening hours are stark: towering spikes that dwarf everything that follows. For many observers, the conclusion…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is preparing to directly participate in the US-Iran war. According to the report of Wall Street Journal (WSJ), UAE is trying to bring a resolution in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). In this proposal, permission is being sought to use all methods to forcibly open the Strait of Hormuz….
The assassination of the all-powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Navy chief, Alireza Tangsiri, is the latest addition to Iran’s leadership falling prey to Israeli and American military campaigns. Tangsiri was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on the port city of Bandar Abbas, on the coast of the contested Strait of Hormuz, and nearly…