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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Topic: Iran-US

‘Unacceptable,’ says India after Iran attacks injure 3 Indians in UAE, calls for Hormuz access

India, MEA says, stands ready to support all efforts for a peaceful resolution of issues. The Indians were 'moderately injured' when Iranian drones targeted Fujairah.

Iranian attacks injure 3 Indians in UAE, fragile peace on the edge in West Asia

Late Monday, UAE said it engaged with 19 missiles, drones launched by Tehran. At least 3 Indians were injured at Faujairah Port. The US claims to have sunk 7 Iranian speedboats.

Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei’s message to Persian Gulf—‘US main source of instability in region’

US bases lack resilience & capability even to ensure their own security, let alone provide hope to its ‘dependents & worshippers in the region’, Mojtaba Khamenei says in apparent reference to UAE.

Didn’t call anyone to mediate, Pakistan only an ‘active’ messenger for Iran-US—Mojtaba’s representative

Asked about Iran’s trust in Pakistan to mediate end to conflict, Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi said at ThePrint's Off The Cuff that Islamabad's role remains of one carrying messages.

‘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.

Asim Munir likely to head to US after talks in Iran, White House says Pakistan ‘incredible mediators’

According to reports in Iranian media, officials familiar with the discussions said Asim Munir's Tehran visit had helped narrow some differences, though significant obstacles remain.

Rial hits 1.58 mn per USD: Iran economy on brink ahead of Trump’s blockade bid to squeeze oil exports

Amidst the war, Tehran last month introduced its largest ever denomination–a 10 million note—as prices continue to rise across country for basic needs.

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Even war is melodrama for Hindi news channels. Music, AI images, ‘ailaan-e-jung’

Domestic or foreign, TV news channels share a common bewilderment about the future of the war. All of them have concluded that ‘clearly, the war is not over yet’.

Indians laughing at their countrymen in Dubai are a disgrace. We have much to learn

While some Indians were spewing hatred, the government of Dubai got on with the job. The city coped with the crisis magnificently because of the quality of its leadership.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.