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TopicIran-israel conflict

Topic: iran-israel conflict

Israel believes Iran has stored uranium-enrichment equipment in secret Pickaxe Mountain tunnels: WSJ

Israel intelligence suggests Iran transferred 1,000s of centrifuges to underground complex after June 2025 war, reports WSJ. Trump has threatened to attack site, which has not been inspected by IAEA.

US VP Vance lashes out at Israel over criticism of Iran deal—‘wake up & smell the reality’

Israel has criticised the US-Iran MoU to end the West Asia war. Israeli campaign in Lebanon appears to challenge the MoU which has angered the US.

India calls for immediate de-escalation & diplomatic solution amid West Asia war flare-up

MEA statement said that conflict had lasted over 100 days, causing immense human suffering while also having a debilitating impact on the global economy & energy supplies.

‘Don’t know if Supreme Leader lost his leg but he’s healthy’—Mojtaba Khamenei’s India representative

At ThePrint’s Off the Cuff, Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi says Iran's new Supreme Leader is a close friend of his, and that he remains active but out of public view for security reasons.

How US ‘pushed Pakistan’ for ceasefire with Iran even as Trump escalated threats

FT report highlights Field Marshal Munir led back-channel talks that led to two-week pause in West Asia war. However, all 3 parties have divergent views on terms of ceasefire. 

Trump says ‘biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down’, more attacks to follow

US escalates threats against Iranian infrastructure to force a deal as West Asia war nears five weeks. Global efforts to reopen Hormuz intensify.

ThePrint Off The Cuff with foreign policy analyst C. Raja Mohan

Foreign policy analyst Professor C. Raja Mohan in conversation with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

SubscriberWrites: The USA/Israel War Against Iran – an Assessment

In the event of a breakdown in central leadership or communications, local commanders are authorised to assume control, launch strikes, and sustain military operations without awaiting instructions.

Iran war is sure to bring recession in US—common man in India will also suffer

The disruptions in supply chains, rising shipping costs, and shortages of critical components could trigger a global supply shock, throwing economies into chaos and recession.

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...

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Ajinkya Rahane’s farewell closes the chapter on India’s greatest Test generation

Ajinkya Rahane was at the heart of India's rise under Kohli and Shastri. Nowhere was his understated value more immortalised than during the 2020–21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

In Delhi, an emotional farewell to former Army chief Gen VN Sharma with full state honours

The three service chiefs paid tributes, along with several former Army chiefs. Friends & fellow soldiers remember him as a 'natural charmer'.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.