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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
TopicUS Israel strikes

Topic: US Israel strikes

Day after Iran ex-foreign minister Zarif’s call for strategic reset with US, hardline ‘private text’ leaked

Iran should 'take the win' & make a deal, wrote Javad Zarif, a career diplomat, in a piece in Foreign Affairs magazine. But text released by journalist calls for military action, divine help.

Trump says strikes on energy infra paused for 10 more days on Iran’s ‘request’, ‘talks going very well’

A day after Iran rejected a US proposal for negotiations and dismissed the outreach as futile, Trump posted on Truth Social that strikes on energy plants were delayed until 6 April.

US counterterrorism head Joe Kent resigns, says Iran war ‘manufactured by Israel’

In a letter to Trump, Joe Kent said ‘high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign...to encourage a war with Iran’.

Israel says Larijani killed in midnight strikes. Then comes Iran intel chief’s handwritten note

Note by him commemorating Iranian sailors killed in US attack on IRIS Dena was posted on his social media after Israel’s claim. Iran govt has made no official statement addressing this yet.

Iran war Day 11 HIGHLIGHTS: Tehran warns US—‘get ready for crude oil to reach $200 a barrel’

US and Israel continued pounding Iran, which has said it would block oil shipments from the Gulf unless the attacks cease.

Iran, US-Israel conflict HIGHLIGHTS 9 March 2026 | Attacks on West Asia energy infra continue, markets tumble

Iran named Khamenei's son Mojtaba as the Supreme Leader, defying US President Donald Trump's warning. Israel said it will target Iran's leaders.

‘This is a TV reality show, no understanding why US & Israel started this’—Iran’s deputy foreign minister

Speaking at Raisina Dialogue, Saeed Khatibzadeh said the US-Israel attack came amid parallel negotiations between Tehran and regional countries on a new security architecture.

Iran conflict LIVE UPDATES: No deal with Iran only unconditional surrender, says Trump as war rages on

US and Israel continued their military operation against Iran as the West Asia conflict rages on. Stay tuned for live updates with ThePrint.

Another Iranian vessel seeks Sri Lanka’s help, day after US submarine strike sunk IRIS Dena

Local media reported that the vessel is IRIS Bushehr, a replenishment ship of the Iranian Navy, which has around 100 crew members on board.

War reaches India’s backyard as Iranian warship sunk by US submarine off Sri Lanka coast. 100 dead

Sinking of the ship has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence and security establishment. Lankan navy has recovered several bodies, believed to be of crew members.

On Camera

How the Air Force’s Cheetahs and MI-8s gave India an edge in the race to Siachen

There can be no doubt that the Cheetahs and the MI-8s were the real sky messengers without whom there would have been no Operation Meghdoot.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.