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Friday, August 8, 2025
TopicIran-US tensions

Topic: Iran-US tensions

What we know about the 2 US air bases in Iraq targeted by Iran

Iran fired at the al-Asad and Erbil US air bases in Iraq, escalating an already tense situation that began last week after Iranian Gen Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike.

This is no time for the US to snub Iran’s foreign minister

For the first time in years, Iran’s foreign minister might actually matter. The US couldn’t have picked a worse moment to make him a persona non grata.

Hardliners in US and Iran are each other’s best friend despite tensions

Gen Qassem Soleimani's assassination is the latest and most conclusive evidence that Iranian revolutionaries have no greater friends than their supposed enemies in Washington.

How will Iran respond to killing of Qassem Soleimani? We are about to find out

Anybody who claims to know how the Islamic Republic will respond, is either a liar or a fool.

European leaders scramble to work out a response to escalating US-Iran tensions

The assassination of an Iranian general was a disaster for EU, with the bloc's Middle East strategy now shredded and the nuclear deal dead in all but name.

2020 forecasts for emerging markets sent awry as US-Iran tensions drain risk assets

The killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has sent a shudder through risk assets, managing to eclipse the optimism over the US-China trade deal.

After Qassem Soleimani killing, Iran could make oil a weapon of choice

There is no particular reason to expect that Iran’s retaliation will target oil, except that even the best guarded of the industry’s installations have been shown to be vulnerable.

Soleimani’s killing: Iran’s Rouhani vows revenge, Trump waves US flag, war clouds gather

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Trump’s latest middle east action is either bold or reckless

The US strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani, a man regarded as the second most powerful person in Iran, comes 2 days into Trump’s re-election year, and while he faces an impeachment trial.

Top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani killed in US airstrike in Baghdad

The death of Soleimani, who led the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds force, heightened fears of an armed conflict between the US and Iran.

On Camera

In Mohammed Siraj, the Pasmanda Muslims have a hero

There’s a subtle radicalism in a name like Siraj being spoken with national pride. His success is read as proof that someone from a working-class, Pasmanda background can achieve this status.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

A shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.