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TopicIran-US war

Topic: Iran-US war

Iran ramps up ship attacks in Hormuz as oil, gas flows approach pre-war levels

UK Maritime Trade Operations has reported 9 attacks in the waterway already this month, half the number it reported for all of September in the strait & Persian Gulf combined.

Iran offers to allow nuclear inspectors in exchange for sanctions relief

Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi raised the idea in meetings at the UN with European & Middle Eastern diplomats while he was in New York for annual General Assembly, diplomats say.

Iranian airlines are losing access to Gulf airports. What’s behind the crackdown?

Several Gulf countries have restricted Iranian flights amid fresh US sanctions. Here’s why airlines and airports are being pulled into the conflict.

Op Epic Fury cost US $33.4 billion. 7 killed in action, 417 wounded, 52 aircraft & drones lost

The findings are mentioned in a report released by the Pentagon and presented to the US Congress on 15 September.

Iran targets Kuwait oil facility in fresh retaliation against US allies

Kuwait airport suspends flights as renewed attacks fuel fears of a wider regional conflict.

US launches fresh strikes after Iran closes Hormuz ‘until further notice’

Iran’s state-run media reported explosions at multiple areas along the country’s southern coasts, including the energy and petrochemical hubs of Bushehr and Asalouyeh.

As US-Iran deal announcement paves way for Hormuz reopening, what lies ahead for India & oil markets

Crude prices fall as markets price out West Asia conflict risk. Analysts say India could benefit through lower import bill, easing inflation and improved energy security.

Pakistan let Iran use its Nur Khan airbase to shield military aircraft from US attack, CBS report says

Tehran transferred multiple aircraft to the Pakistan Air Force base shortly after US President Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran in early April, according to the report.

Iran denies role in Fujairah oil hub attack, warns UAE— ‘don’t collude with hostile parties’

Iran said, UAE engaged in 'evident cooperation with aggressor US threatening Iran’s national security... including hosting US military bases and equipment'. Attacks left 3 Indians injured in Fujairah.

On Camera

After 17 yrs of struggle, court battles, CAPF officers still fighting for their rightful dues

The IPS lobby has so far been successful in thwarting the aspirations of CAPF officers. The question that crosses one’s mind is whether the events in the SC are the result of machinations by the IPS lobby.

Global oil stockpiles ‘scarily thin’, markets at risk of worsening, says Aramco CEO

Even after the vital shipping chokepoint at Hormuz reopens, it may take as long as two years for energy-consuming countries to replenish their stockpiles, CEO Amin Nasser said.

Twist in Vizag spy racket case: Pakistani women operatives, social media avatars, honey-trapped navymen

Busting espionage ring targeting Eastern Naval Command leads investigators into honeytrap web across social media platforms; Navy personnel snared by Pakistani woman operatives.

India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.