Iran’s high-speed patrol boats in ‘asymmetrical’ naval war in Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf (File photo) China’s shock warning to the US President Donald Trump that his road to Beijing goes through the Strait of Hormuz has been an audacious move directly linking his planned visit to China on May 14-15 with the situation around …
Beijing confronts US sanctions on refineries
Children play as bulk carriers, cargo ships sit offshore in the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2026. Within six days of the Russian President Vladimir Putin rendering a forceful advice to the US President Donald Trump to abandon the path of war in Iran — in particular, any wild plans of …
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Ceasefire served US’ purpose in Iran war
Iranian leadership has said they are preparing for renewed hostilities as US president is unlikely to accept Tehran’s latest peace offer The Russian President Vladimir Putin who is an avid reader of history books, ought to be familiar with the famous quote attributed to the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller indirectly condemning the complicity of …
Trump needs a leap of faith towards Iran
US forces boarded previously sanctioned M/T Tifani in the Indo-Pacific accused of smuggling Iranian crude oil across Asia, according to Pentagon, April 21, 2026 What motivated the US President Donald Trump to order the naval blockade of Iran? Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told France’s public television broadcaster in an interview recently that the Trump …
US-Iran détente is inching closer
Jubilant US President Donald Trump dances at a mass rally at Dream City Church, Phoenix, Arizona, April 17, 2026 The US President Donald Trump’s initiative to calm down the Lebanon conflict has brought results as he announced a 10-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect on April 17. The ceasefire may be …
US, Iran end 21-hour talks without agreement
Over 100 vessels seek to transit Hormuz under new protocol There is growing expectation in Tehran that the Islamabad talks with the US may open the door leading into the rose-garden. But footfalls still echo in the memory, as the US has been an utterly unreliable and unscrupulous interlocutor. The Islamabad talks on Saturday lasting …
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US-Iran negotiations are safe in the hands of two billionaire politicians
Majlis speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf will be heading the Iranian delegation at talks in Islamabad with US officials (File photo) The glaring differences between the United States and Iran notwithstanding, the talks beginning in Islamabad tomorrow have a fairly good chance of being a success. There is too much at stake, and there are unifying …
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The truce in US’ Iran war is fragile
Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes, Beirut, April 8, 2026 A Tass report with Islamabad dateline confirmed a few hours ago that the US-Iran talks will be held on Saturday at the Serena Hotel in the city “and are expected to last several days.” The incredible blunder of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel just …
Befooled by Iran’s grand strategy, Trump hits out. But to what end?
File photo of a US air force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft that was brought down by Iran near Isfahan in south-western Iran on April 3, 2026 To borrow from William Congreve’s 1697 play The Mourning Bride, “Heaven has no rage, like love to hatred turned, / Nor hell a fury, like a woman scorned”. This predicament …
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There is no military solution to Strait of Hormuz
French and Japanese-owned ships make first Strait of Hormuz crossings after a month’s interlude due to war conditions Indian media have spread misconceptions over the meeting convened by the UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Thursday 2nd April regarding the situation around the Strait of Hormuz. Far-fetched conclusions are drawn that the meeting marked the …
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