This is the transcript of 'Cut The Clutter' Episode 1811, published on 18 March 2026, examining what assassination of Iran’s most powerful political operator could mean for Tehran.
Disqualified twice from running for president, Larijani had key role in shaping Iran's nuclear & defence strategies. He leaves behind a divided legacy—of being both pragmatist & repressor.
In a letter to Trump, Joe Kent said ‘high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign...to encourage a war with Iran’.
Note by him commemorating Iranian sailors killed in US attack on IRIS Dena was posted on his social media after Israel’s claim. Iran govt has made no official statement addressing this yet.
If the route taken by the ships, which hews close to Iran’s coast, continues to be used successfully, it could mean the country is imposing a traffic control system.
In Episode 1810 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at rivalries between Gulf countries that prevented an alternative to the Strait...
Taliban regime says 400 people have been killed & over 250 injured, while Pakistan has claimed Taliban is trying to shield itself from its 'heinous actions' in sponsoring terrorism.
Reactions, from players like Rashid Khan & Mohammad Nabi, come amid renewed tensions between Afghanistan & Pakistan, with latest escalation after months of clashes despite fragile ceasefire.
Fujairah is a major hub for crude and fuels and has taken on greater significance for the middle eastern country & global markets because of its position outside Strait of Hormuz.
The company had secured orders worth over Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army in November last year. Its UAVs are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan & China.
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.
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