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US president Donald Trump The White House quietly worked to broker a temporary ceasefire with Iran even as Donald Trump publicly ramped up threats, claiming Tehran was “begging” for a deal, according to people familiar with the discussions told FT.For weeks, the Trump administration relied on Pakistan to act as an intermediary, urging it to…
Efforts led by Pakistan to broker peace between Iran and the United States have faltered. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Tehran has formally informed mediators that it will not attend proposed talks with American officials in Islamabad. Iranian officials have also rejected Washington’s conditions outright, calling them unacceptable. The refusal marks…
A broker working for US secretary of war Pete Hegseth explored a major investment in defence-linked assets shortly before the US-Israeli military action against Iran, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.According to the report, the broker, affiliated with Morgan Stanley, reached out in February to BlackRock about putting a…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday scotched the suggestion that Pakistan has scored diplomatically by offering to play mediator between Iran and US, with foreign minister S Jaishankar saying the neighbour has been a past master at inserting itself into conflicts, reports Kumar Rakesh.“India cannot be a broker nation,” sources quoted Jaishankar as saying at the…
The acquistion will help Tritax expand its urban and small-box logistics offerings in the UK’s South East and the Midlands. Mumbai: The US-based Blackstone Group has acquired a majority stake in Mumbai-based Ace Insurance Brokers for about $400 million, valuing the company at $425-450 million. The deal is the largest foreign investment in India’s insurance…
