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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
TopicUS-Iran ties

Topic: US-Iran ties

Iran retaliates against US in rocket attack on two Iraqi bases

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility. Pentagon says attack launched from Iran & targeted a base in western Iraq & another facility in Erbil.

Brace for the unintended consequences of killing Soleimani

The effects of Soleimani’s death will ripple from Baghdad to Tel Aviv to Nairobi to South America, and will set back US efforts in the Middle East.

Why the US drone with Hellfire missiles left Iran’s Soleimani with no chance

The cameras on the Reaper drone would have made it possible to identify Soleimani, determine his location in a vehicle and even what kind of clothing he wore.

Oil buyers fear Iraqi supply could also be hit in spillover from Iran crisis

India imported almost a quarter of its oil from Iraq from January to November 2019, buying 17% more from the nation than Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s New Year misadventures, and a kangaroo caught in the Australian bushfires

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Another deadly airstrike in Baghdad, Iraqi state TV & Iranian militias claim US behind it

A US official has denied the country’s involvement in the second airstrike, which took place a day after it killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.

Who was General Qassem Soleimani? Iran’s powerful & popular military man Trump killed

US Department of Defence statement says ‘At the direction of the President, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qassem Soleimani.

Modi needs to repair ‘Neighbourhood Policy’ before China moves in as new regional protector

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Gulf crisis: What Iran will do next and how the US can stop it

Iranians seem to have little inclination or motivation to back down. However, it’s not in anyone’s interest to stumble into a war ⁠— certainly not for Trump with the 2020 election looming.

Iran’s Ambassador feels US wrong on Iran, Valerian Rodrgiues on Karnataka politics & TCA Raghavan on ‘Indo-Pacific’

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

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...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

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.