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"We're waiving certain oil-related sanctions": Trump moves to curb global
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
US President Donald Trump suggested a temporary waiver of certain oil sanctions to curb soaring energy prices. He noted the US Navy could escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary. This follows recent Treasury sanctions on Iran's "shadow fleet" used to fund military program
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"We mitigate it as we need to": US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth downplays
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has stated that Washington is "not concerned" about reports suggesting that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence regarding troop positions and movements in the region.
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US aims to end Iran nuclear 'blackmail', offers India energy: US Deputy Se
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau outlined a Middle East "end game" to stop Iranian nuclear "blackmail" and regional threats. Seeking a "new normal," he urged India to transition to the US as a reliable, long-term energy partner to secure its fuel needs amidst the ongoing confl
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"Iran principal source of instability, terror throughout Middle East...sho
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday said that his country's position on the developments in the Middle East remains clear and Iran is the "principal source of instability and terror" throughout the region.
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"Terrorist regime must not be allowed to arm itself," says Benjamin Netany
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
"My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, just an hour ago, Israel and the United States embarked on an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran," the statement declared. The address expressed deep gratitude to President Donald Trump, calling hi
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"UN unable to solve Gaza war, US freed captives from barbarians": Rubio at
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday criticised the United Nations for failing to address pressing global conflicts, citing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and praised American leadership for problem-solving, stating the US has played a key role in resolving issues, unlike the UN. Read More
US is deploying second aircraft carrier to West Asia, amid Iran tensions
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The USS Ford strike group's new orders will have it joining the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Persian Gulf as per local media report.
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Israel PM Netanyahu meets Trump's special envoys in US
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In a post X, he wrote, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the special envoys of the US President, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The PM and envoys Witkoff and Kushner discussed regional issues, and they provided an update on the first round of negotiations they held with Iran last
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Iran never wanted to have nuclear weapons, it is "haram": Abdul Majid Hake
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Iran never wanted to have nuclear weapons, because "it is haram", Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative in India of Iran's Supreme Leader, has said, while stating that the country wants to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes to meet some humanitarian needs.
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"Iran's Nuclear Program has been severely damaged" by US strikes, confirms
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Amid reports that the US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites had caused minimal damage to the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, the Central Intelligence Agency, citing a "body of credible intelligence", confirmed that the strikes by Washington had "severely damaged" Tehran's key nuclear faci
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Trump calls for "immediate" cancellation of Israeli PM's trial; says 'US w
Updated : 9 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump has called for the "immediate" cancellation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ongoing corruption trial, denouncing the proceedings as a politically motivated "witch hunt" by the Israeli judiciary.
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Trump echoes Hegseth on 'obliterating' Iran's nuclear program despite inte
Updated : 9 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) reiterated US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's remark on the US "obliterated Iran's ability to create nuclear weapons," as reports on preliminary assessments from US intelligence indicate that Washington's military strikes on Tehran's n
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