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Monday, January 26, 2026
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Topic: Iran-US

Iran protests — why India cannot be a mute spectator

New Delhi should realise that an unstable Iran, or a pro-American regime in Tehran, is not in India’s interest.

Chandigarh firm among those sanctioned by US for ‘missile propellant chemical supply to Iran’

The US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on 32 entities based in India, UAE, China, & others for supply of controlled chemicals to Tehran.

Iran is learning the hard way that being a nuclear threshold state isn’t safe anymore

Iran’s nuclear journey has been long and tortuous. It began under the Shah’s regime in the 1950s to become a symbol of scientific progress and a source of nationalist pride.

Russia using hundreds of Iranian drones to strike Ukraine, says White House

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday that Russia appeared to be deepening its defense cooperation with Iran and had received hundreds of one-way attack

Iran wants no sanctions, US wants it to roll back nuclear programme, with talks in ‘end game’

Donald Trump had withdrawn from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018 & imposed sanctions on the gulf nation. Iran responded by expanding its nuclear program in breach of the accord.

Why Iran’s nuclear programme is back in focus & what’s the 2015 deal US wants to revive

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) sought to restrict Iran's nuclear programme, in lieu of relief sanctions. Trump exited the deal, but Biden is now looking to bring it back.

US, Iran to hold indirect talks on returning to nuclear deal

US State Department said it doesn't anticipate an immediate breakthrough as there will be difficult discussions ahead, but believes this is a healthy step forward.

The US is using the UN to destroy the UN, writes Iran’s foreign minister Jawad Zarif

Zarif says the US has become the first govt in UN history to not just violate a binding resolution it itself sponsored, but also punish those that uphold international law.

Why it just doesn’t make sense for Iran to bait Trump now

It’s conceivable someone in Tehran thought firing rockets in the general direction of some Americans would be a good way to commemorate birthday of Soleimani.

US strikes back at Iran-backed militia after deadly attack on Iraqi base

Two Americans & a Briton were killed when rockets struck an Iraqi base that hosts coalition personnel for training & advising missions Wednesday.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.