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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Iran-US

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Donald Trump had withdrawn from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018 & imposed sanctions on the gulf nation.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.

What is Mahdi Army? The group Iraqi Shia cleric wants to reactivate after Soleimani killing

A fallout of Soleimani assassination, one that many did not anticipate, is the revival of the dreaded Mahdi Army led by Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

How the US can help Iranians and hurt Iran’s regime

Widespread protests in Iran, sparked by increased fuel prices due to U.S. sanctions, has led to a government imposed internet shutdown.

The world’s oil security blanket has been torched

What the world needs now is an unlikely scenario — an outbreak of peace, or at least “live and let live,” in the Middle East.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.