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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the upcoming G7 summit in France from June 15 to 17, with his participation confirmed during high-level diplomatic engagements on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.External affairs minister S Jaishankar held talks with French minister for Europe and foreign affairs Jean-Noël Barrot at the Abbaye…
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, has been killed in an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, according to Israeli media reports citing an unnamed official.The strike, which has not yet been formally acknowledged by either Iran or Israel’s military, marks a significant escalation…
Photo credit: X/@KobeissiLetter Iran on Thursday warned it could threaten the Bab al‑Mandeb Strait, a vital global shipping route, if the United States and Israel choose to escalate the war by any attempt of ground invasion of Iranian territory including critical Kharg Island, The New York Post reported.Tehran already exerts control over the Strait of…
Khawaja Asif (File photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif took a jibe at the United States and Israel, saying that the goal of their war against Iran has “shifted to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.”Click here for live updates“The goal of the war seems to have shifted to opening the Strait of Hormuz,…
The Middle East war has pushed global oil markets deeper into crisis, as Iran’s tightening grip over the Strait of Hormuz continues to squeeze energy supplies worldwide. These tensions could escalate further, with Iran warning it may completely shut the passage if the US targets its power plants. At the moment, for those considering alternative…
Strait of Hormuz (AP photo) Iran on Thursday said that, despite ongoing military escalation in the Middle East, it has allowed transit through the Strait of Hormuz for “friendly nations,” including India.The consulate general of Iran in Mumbai shared a statement from Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, saying: “We have permitted passage through the Strait…
India has faced significant disruption to energy supplies routed through the Strait of Hormuz. (AI image) For the first time in several years, India has reportedly purchased liquified petroleum gas (LPG) from Iran after the Donald Trump administration granted a 30-day sanctions waiver to keep oil and gas prices in check. India had stopped energy…
Oil price today: Oil prices inched higher on Thursday, once again swinging past the $100 mark after a sharp drop in the previous session. Brent crude rose by $1.13, or 1.1%, to $103.35 a barrel by 0051 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.08, or 1.2%, to $91.40 a barrel. The rebound follows…
NEW DELHI: Amid the conflict in West Asia, the Indian Navy has “deployed more than five frontline warships under a mission named Operation Urja Suraksha” to ensure safe movement of India-bound cargo ships after they exit the Iran-controlled choke point at the Strait of Hormuz, sources in the defence establishment confirmed to TOI.The operation focuses…
The Strait of Hormuz is at the centre of the US-Iran war, and the world is being reminded of a hard geopolitical truth: when a narrow waterway is threatened, the shock travels far beyond the battlefield.Tankers slow, insurers panic, freight costs jump, and energy markets convulse. Watch ‘Stop Fighting’: China’s Blunt Message To Iran &…
