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Topic: Iran

Countdown to Hormuz deadline: Trump’s ultimatum to Iran, Israeli strikes & vetoed UNSC resolution

Trump warned Iran that a ‘whole civilisation will die tonight’ if it does not lift blockade of Strait of Hormuz. China, Russia vetoed UNSC resolution on reopening critical shipping route.

Trump says ‘good chance’ of deal with Iran before his deadline, else he will ‘blow everything up’

Trump, in an expletive-laden Truth Social post, vowed to attack key civilian infra in Iran including bridges & power plants if Tehran did not open Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday 8 pm ET.

‘Trump, please talk. We’re bored’—Iran embassies rain memes on America; Lego pilots, F-35 on crutches

Iran’s embassies in various countries have been hurling memes in raging war with US & Israel, targeting Washington’s narrative & Trump’s rhetoric with satire, snark and mockery.

US arrests slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani’s niece & grandniece, cancels green cards

State Department says Hamideh Soleimani Afshar & daughter in custody of ICE, accuses Afshar of promoting ‘Iranian regime propaganda’ and celebrating attacks on Americans.

The Iran war is reshaping global aviation

With airspaces shut and capacity hit, European carriers are adding Asia routes to capture demand, but high fuel prices and temporary shifts have limited upside.

When geography is a weapon: How Iran is using 7 islands to keep a chokehold on Strait of Hormuz

A network of islands Tehran calls 'unsinkable aircraft carriers' near Strait of Hormuz gives Iran sweeping oversight of shipping lanes as regional standoff shows no sign of ending.

The real risk in a ground operation in Iran. It’s not about US capability

Iran is not unfamiliar terrain for US planners. The scenario has been war-gamed for decades. But control of territory does not equate to control of the conflict.

Why Iran hit UAE hardest & how tiny Gulf power is fighting back | Cut the Clutter

This is the transcript of 'Cut The Clutter' Episode 1817, explaining how the UAE has been not just a collateral, but a primary target of Iran in the war in West Asia.

Trump’s mixed signals on war—says ‘job nearly done’ while threatening to push Iran back to ‘stone age’

US president in address to nation says ‘core objectives’ of war ‘nearing completion’, calls on other countries to help open Strait of Hormuz as US ‘imports almost no oil through it’.

Use public transport, buy only ‘fuel you need’—PM Albanese tells Australians amid global energy woes

In rare address to nation, Australian PM says, 'No government can promise to eliminate the pressures that this war is causing.'

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.