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ISLAMABAD/DUBAI/WASHINGTON: After a sleepless and at times tense night in Islamabad, Iranian and US officials ended their highest-level talks in decades without a breakthrough, but 11 sources familiar with the negotiations said dialogue was still alive. The weekend meeting to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran, held four days after last Tuesday’s ceasefire…
United States: Iran slammed a US blockade around its ports on Monday as a “grave violation” of its sovereignty, as Washington and Tehran’s belligerent rhetoric rattled a fragile truce. “The imposition of a maritime blockade constitutes a grave violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iran’s ambassador to the…
Last Updated:April 14, 2026, 04:22 IST CENTCOM said the blockade will be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.” Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy’s speedboats move during war drills. (IMAGE: REUTERS FILE) US-Iran War: The United States has begun enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, marking a major…
US President Donald Trump has warned that any Iranian fast-attack vessels approaching the naval blockade he ordered around Iran’s ports will be destroyed, while international mediators urged respect for a fragile ceasefire and the resumption of talks to end the conflict. Source link [ad_3]
Last Updated:April 14, 2026, 12:13 AM IST As per the report, the estimate loss figure includes about $276 million in lost exports, mainly crude oil and petrochemicals. Image: AFP/Representative US-Iran War: According to an estimate, a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could cost Iran up to $435 million a day, as tensions between…
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…
This week, Donald Trump did what Donald Trump does best: blurring the lines between fact and fiction to cast himself as God’s chosen instrument, and to proclaim divine sanction for the war in Iran. Trump’s Truth Social Post – a chaotic AI-generated jumble with a stern-yet-benevolent looking president in a biblical-style robe ‘blessing’ an apparently…
New Delhi: While the United States is at loggerheads with Iran, President Donald Trump appears to be waging another conflict with China after reports claimed that Beijing is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks. Trump made the remarks during an interview with Maria Bartiromo of Fox News,…
New Delhi: Oil is back above $100. And markets are back on edge. Prices jumped after the United States Central Command (part of US Department of Defense) said it would enforce a naval blockade around Iranian ports. The aim is stop Iranian oil exports and prevent tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. As a consequence of…
New Delhi: Global oil and gas supply chains severely disrupted due to the 40-day-long conflict in the Middle East, India has launched a special diplomatic initiative as the two-week ceasefire allows some relief. The diplomatic initiative is focused on the resumption of oil and gas imports. India has already established direct diplomatic contact with key…