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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicUS-Iran relations

Topic: US-Iran relations

US seizes 92 websites used by Iran to spread disinformation

All websites were owned & operated by companies in the US. While four were disguised as genuine news outlets based in the US, the rest targeted Europe, the Middle East & SE Asia.

Iran will see attack 1,000 times greater if it attacks US, says Donald Trump

Recent media reports suggest Tehran is planning to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani, including an assassination attempt on a US ambassador.

US steps up pressure on Iran, ends waivers that allowed work on nuclear sites

US State Secretary Michael Pompeo said Iran’s nuclear extortion will lead to increased pressure on it and further isolate it from the international community.

Why the US will not be able to win support of allies for another confrontation with Iran

Two years after Trump’s withdrawal from the peace deal, none of the other signatories has joined the American ‘maximum-pressure’ campaign against Iran.

The US can’t have it both ways over Iran

By trying to have its cake and eat it too, the Trump administration will only succeed in further alienating allies & damaging global standing of the US.

How IMF can help Iran fight the virus despite US objections

Iran has requested a $5 billion emergency loan via IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument to address financial crunch & ease imports of medical supplies.

US and Iran are inching towards a confrontation in Iraq

The new escalation is largely driven by Iran’s ongoing imperative to carve out some breathing space from the suffocating US economic sanctions.

How to help Iran fight coronavirus

The US should acknowledge that helping Iran by relieving some sanctions would in no way change the overall posture of its maximum-pressure policy.

Iran-US confrontation fosters Gulf Arab unity

The 6 members of the Gulf Cooperation Council have worked to reduce Iran-US tensions since the targeted killing of Qassem Soleimani and several key henchmen.

India big country, should play role in defusing tension with US: Iran minister Javad Zarif

430 India cities held commemoration meetings after Soleimani killing, US should understand our reach, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says at Raisina Dialogue.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?