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Iranian strikes wiped out $20 billion in annual revenue—Qatar’s state-owned petroleum company

Strikes by Tehran Wednesday caused QatarEnergy losses of up to $20 billion per annum, and wiped out about 17 percent Qatar’s total LNG exports. Qatar is the single largest source of LNG for India.

Israel’s ‘model ally’ image risks becoming a cautionary tale

Early in 2003, with the US still in shock over Al Qaeda’s 9/11 terrorist attacks, Washington called on allies to join it in going...

Japan’s Takaichi avoids Iran clash with Trump, shrugs off Pearl Harbor comment

Takaichi had warned her first Trump summit would be “extremely difficult” over US calls to send warships to Iran, but she instead highlighted strong Japan-US ties and deft diplomacy.

The White House is using the wrong oil price for the Iran War

US President Donald Trump has seemingly turned the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil into a referendum on his war against Iran. Thumbs...

South Pars strike marks critical point for Gulf. Its ripples can trigger new phase of Iran war | Cut the Clutter

This is the transcript of ‘Cut The Clutter’ Episode 1813, published on 20 March 2026, examining how Israel’s strike on the South Pars gas field marks a dangerous new phase in the Iran war and its global energy implications.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

‘Ayatollah’s general’ who enabled formation of Hezbollah: Who is Iran’s next intel chief Hossein Dehghan

A former defence minister & senior IRGC commander, Dehghan replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed along with his son in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran this week.

Why the US shouldn’t try to outsmart the oil market

Selling oil futures would be a desperate ploy, born of panic about rising US gasoline and diesel retail prices ahead of the midterm elections.

World’s biggest LNG hub hit: Why Israel strike on Iran’s South Pars is a perilous moment in West Asia war

Shared between Iran and Qatar, South Pars contains about 1,800 trillion cubic feet of gas, more than the combined reserves of oil fields in the world.

Disinfo is rewriting Iran conflict in real time. In ‘first truly AI-native war’, India an active target

In the days since US-Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, bad actors have overwhelmed social media feeds with images and videos of missile attacks, destruction, combat and death.

On Camera

Duster is back and brilliant on the road, but Renault has ground to make up in India

It is rare for a manufacturer to chart a nearly 200 kilometre drive through narrow and twisty mountain roads. To do so is brave...

Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Iran launches missile at US and UK’s Diego Garcia base, reveals new striking capability

New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation that has surprised the world, Iran attempted two missile strikes on a US-UK joint military base in the...

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.