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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
TopicUS-Iran relations

Topic: US-Iran relations

Iran says shot down an American drone 4 miles inside Iranian territorial waters

After the shooting down of the drone, initial actions were taken and its location was identified, says Brigadier General Majid Fakhri, head of the Iranian Armed Forces.

Donald Trump approves ‘retaliatory’ military strikes on Iran, then pulls back

ASEAN leaders to discuss ways of reducing economic uncertainty amid shadow of US-China trade war.

Trump needs to clearly articulate his goals in Iran

Further military escalation in response to the drone strike is inadvisable. But there aren’t many more sanctions that the U.S. can slap on the regime.

The US can stop Persian Gulf ship attacks without going to war with Iran

It is far too soon to default to a purely military solution. The US still has cards to play, and should hit the brakes on an escalation with Iran.

The world can avoid stumbling into another war in the Middle East

The worry on which the world should focus is not a deliberate and overt Iranian attack, but a miscalculation that could spiral into war.

Sri Lankan govt in disarray after reports it ignored intelligence warnings

Trump administration announces end to sanctions exemptions for countries still importing Iranian oil. China, India, among others, to be impacted.

On Camera

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.