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April 18, 2026, 08:54 PM - 4 min read
Iran blocks Hormuz, fires at ships amid US blockade; India summons envoy after tankers hit, tensions rise ahead of ceasefire deadline.
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April 18, 2026, 11:25 AM - 3 min read
The verbal broadside comes as Tehran continues to threaten the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for what it describes as an ongoing American blockade—a direct contradiction of Trump’s recent insistence that the vital shipping route is "open for business."
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April 17, 2026, 03:33 PM - 7 min read
As the entire South Asia is watching with surprise and curiosity, it needs to be recalled that during his first presidential term, Trump had been completely hostile towards Pakistan. In January 2018, he had suspended about $2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan for sheltering the terrorist groups like the infamous “Haqqani Network”. He went to the extent of saying, Pakistan had given the US nothing but “lies and deceit”.
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April 15, 2026, 10:26 PM - 2 min read
“Field Marshal Asim Munir... and Mr Mohsin Naqvi, Interior Minister, along with the delegation, arrive at Tehran as part of the ongoing mediation efforts,” it said.
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April 15, 2026, 12:52 PM - 8 min read
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that aims to create a stable set of zones and places – like international straits – where everyone agrees on who can do what, has been ratified by 171 countries and the EU, but not Iran or the US. This means it can’t serve as a basis of agreement over how the US and Iran should govern their actions in the strait during the current war.
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April 14, 2026, 04:21 PM - 5 min read
It is not just the world economies and energy resources at stake in a war. The environmental impact of a war metastasises far beyond the borders at conflict and may be irreversible. But are we far busier taking stock of share markets and gold prices instead?
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April 10, 2026, 04:59 PM - 7 min read
The reality is the strait was never closed. Framing the issue as “open” or “closed” misses the point. Washington has asserted that the strait is open. Tehran’s messaging has been more ambiguous, including references to requiring vessels to inform Iranian authorities before transiting.
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April 9, 2026, 05:40 PM - 6 min read
Pakistan’s gain is certainly not India’s loss. Because, India did not have any role in this situation, hence it is wrong to suggest that it was any diplomatic failure for the country.
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April 8, 2026, 06:16 PM - 6 min read
Slopaganda can be understood as a special kind of AI bullshit, but its unique features become clearer when we look at its use in campaigns such as the Iranian Lego videos.
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April 6, 2026, 11:07 PM - 3 min read
Trump warns Iran could be “taken out in one night” as Strait of Hormuz deadline looms, amid stalled truce talks and tense rescue operations.
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April 6, 2026, 05:31 PM - 8 min read
Tehran has spent four decades and billions of dollars preparing to counter a ground operation.
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April 5, 2026, 03:25 PM - 6 min read
The Iranian leadership, whatever is left of it, appears to be more clear, more convinced and more resolute than President Trump on how to go about the war and till when. When Iran says that the US and Israel started the war and only Iran will end it, it says that for a reason and definitely from a point of courage and strength.
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