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Value sovereignty over ‘bread & water,’ Lebanon tells Iran, as war of words over Hezbollah escalates

Lebanese foreign minister stressed it was important to remain uninfluenced by ideological slogans and transnational agendas. Iran has denied any interference in Lebanese affairs.

In a relief for India, Trump 2.0 extends sanctions waiver for Chabahar Port operations

For the project, India first received a sanctions waiver in November 2018 from Trump 1.0, but his administration rescinded it last month, threatening to complicate India's involvement.

Khamenei’s hijab monitor finds himself neck deep in scandal over daughter’s plunging wedding dress

'Same regime that killed #MahsaAmini for showing a bit of her hair...,' wrote an Iranian journalist while others remarked on opulence of event while many Iranians struggle to get by.

In annual update, MI5 chief identifies security threats to UK from Russia, Iran, China

Ken McCallum delivered the annual threat update Thursday, warning of 'new era' with 'overlapping threat' from both terrorists & state actors, & tech-driven threats. Read full speech.

EU reinstates sanctions against Iran after UN move over nuclear deal violations

The EU said the sanctions included freezing the assets of the Iranian Central Bank and other Iranian banks, as well as travel bans on certain Iranian officials.

Iran to hold last-ditch talks with E3 to avert revival of UN sanctions, chances remain slim

Britain, France & Germany launched a 30-day process on 28 Aug to reimpose UN sanctions, accusing Tehran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

‘Examining implications’: Why Trump’s move on Iran’s Chabahar port is a setback for India

New Delhi: In an expected move, the US government has decided to revoke the 2018 sanctions waiver, given by Trump 1.0, for the strategic...

Britain, France, Germany to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, says Macron

The E-3 launched a 30-day process to reimpose the sanctions, setting conditions for Tehran to meet in September to convince them to delay the 'snapback mechanism'.

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, state media says

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to a report from state media on Wednesday that identified him as Babak Shahbazi. Entangled in a decades-long shadow war

Iran downgrades diplomatic ties with Australia after row over antisemitic arson attacks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said last week that operations at the Iranian embassy in Tehran were suspended and all Australian diplomats were safe in a third country.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.