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US President Donald Trump has mocked international allies over escalating fuel shortages, taunting nations to “keep the oil” as the Iran-Israel-US conflict enters its 36th day. In a sarcastic outburst, posted to Truth Social on Saturday, Trump wrote, “Keep the oil, anyone?” targeting countries like the UK that have expressed alarm over soaring energy prices…
Strait of Hormuz (AP photo) Will the UAE enter the Iran war and side with the US against Tehran? After being struck multiple times over the past month and with Iran tightening its grip on the crucial oil chokepoint – the Strait of Hormuz — Abu Dhabi has enough reasons to make an entry in…
Exactly a month since US and Israel attacked Iran, a fresh front appeared to have opened in the spiralling West Asia war as the Houthis, an Iranian-backed militant group in Yemen, launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel early Saturday. It was their first in this war, followed by a threat that the attacks would…
NEW DELHI: The just-concluded Rajya Sabha election has done more than reshuffle numbers in the Upper House – it has once again exposed the widening divide within the opposition’s INDIA (Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance) bloc. What was stitched together as a united opposition front, led by Congress, against the BJP ahead of the 2024…
US President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Nato allies on Friday, labeling them as “cowards” for their refusal to join the US-led military campaign against Iran. In a scathing Truth Social post, Trump dismissed the alliance as a “PAPER TIGER” without American support, criticising members for complaining about high oil prices while refusing to…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated his rhetoric on Iran sending a “straight” message to “non-responsive” allies for refusing to support Washington’s ongoing military operations against Tehran.Sharing a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “I wonder what would happen if we ‘finished off’ what’s left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries…
US President Donald Trump expressed frustration on Tuesday after several Western allies, including Germany, Italy and Spain, declined his request to send warships to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.Several key US partners cited domestic legal limits for refusing the request. German chancellor Friedrich Merz said Berlin lacked the mandate from the United…
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was “shocked” by Iran’s decision to strike US allies in the Gulf region, even as American officials and intelligence sources indicated that such retaliation had been anticipated before the conflict began, according to Reuters. The remarks came as the US–Israeli war on Iran entered its third week,…
US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that the United States has “literally obliterated” Iran’s military capabilities, saying American forces have struck more than 7,000 targets across the country since the start of the conflict, even as he urged other nations to join efforts to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Speaking ahead of a…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump’s call to seven countries to send warships to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open has drawn a negative response from Washington’s allies, putting his plans in jeopardy.While he named China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea in a social media post on Saturday, urging them to…
