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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.

Trump says US ‘knew nothing’ of Israel strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field after Tehran retaliates

Iran targeted the Ras Laffan refinery run by QatarEnergy after Israel's attack. Trump has now vowed to destroy entire South Pars field, if Iran continues to hit energy infra within Qatar.

US annual threat assessment focuses on Iran, Pakistan, China and Russia. What it says

2026 report of US Intelligence Community states that selective cooperation between China, Russia, Iran & North Korea is bolstering the threat each of them poses to the US. 

Israel’s ICL Group opens fertiliser plant in Maharashtra amid supply risk due to Iran war

Facility will cover an area of 28,000 sq m and replicate the ICL’s advanced production model, which is currently operating in Israel.

On Camera

Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

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.

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

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.