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Friday, October 3, 2025
TopicUS-Iran relations

Topic: US-Iran relations

These missile tell-tale signs could solve the Ukrainian jet crash mystery

The PMs of Canada, U.K. and Australia have hinted that the jet that crashed in Tehran may have been brought down by an Iranian missile.

Iran’s Qassem Soleimani was on Bush and Obama’s kill list too but Trump went for the attack

Top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani whom Donald Trump ordered killed was trained to disregard human lives.

How Modi govt’s budget could be affected by US air strikes to kill Iranian general

Oil prices rose close to $70 a barrel in international markets after US air strikes killed Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian general.

How Trump crushed Iran economy, stoked largest stir since 1979 Islamic revolution

The immediate trigger for the ongoing protests in Iran, which started earlier this month, was a 50% hike in petrol prices.

Attack on Saudi Arabia shows Iran is a threat, demands a united global response

World powers can disapprove of Trump's policies, but they need to recognise a regime that willfully endangers the global economy.

Where is Iran’s fleet of oil tankers? Analysts and traders are on a quest

If there’s one point on which companies monitoring Iran agree, it’s that the US hasn’t yet achieved its goal: oil is still flowing from the country.

US sanctions on Iran’s Javad Zarif is either a masterstroke or a blunder

US President Trump's North Korea strategy of waging an economic war first and then charming leaders during negotiations won't work for Iran if its chief negotiator is sanctioned.

Oil tankers perform vanishing act in Hormuz as tensions escalate

Oil tanker owners are doing everything possible to minimize risk in the Strait of Hormuz, a dangerous energy chokepoint. But rising US-Iran tensions in the Gulf region are no help.

Trump’s propaganda efforts won’t win hearts and minds of Iranians

Iranians know propaganda when they see it. So, US's efforts to convince them their state problems stem from misrule, and not Washington, won't work.

Arvind Panagariya wants glasses for all, and Arun Sukumar on the 5G dilemma

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

On Camera

6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.