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04

Sep

By The Press Editor

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Economic, military and covert measures: JD Vance on tools in Trump’s ‘toolkit’ to deal with Iran

Washington: Amid reports that the United States (US) is mulling declaring Iran war over, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday (local time) that President Donald Trump and his advisors have a variety of options available to deal with Tehran. However, the 42-year-old Republican leader did not elaborate about the options, pointing out that it would limit the Trump administration's ability to make decisions. Vance made remarks while speaking at a press conference in Washington. Although Vance said the options include economic, military, diplomatic and covert measures. Accusing Iran of acting like 'terrorists' and targeting merchant vessels transiting through the…

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03

Sep

By The Press Editor

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Jaishankar meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv, says talks centered on approaches to end the ongoing conflict

Kyiv: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his one-day trip to Ukraine, where he discussed India’s approach to ending the ongoing conflict. Significantly, he visited Ukraine after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s peace message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying India was prepared to help end the Russia-Ukraine war. We discussed important issues: Zelenskyy  “I met with India’s Minister of External Affairs @DrSJaishankar. We discussed important issues. We are grateful to India for its commitment to ending this unjust war – Russia’s war against Ukraine. This certainly must not be a time of war. Peace…

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03

Sep

By The Press Editor

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‘India ready to help end Russia-Ukraine war’: Jaishankar offers mediation, backs dialogue and diplomacy

Kyiv: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has offered India's assistance in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, saying New Delhi is ready to help in "any manner" if its involvement can contribute to ending the conflict. Speaking to the media during his visit to Kyiv on Thursday, Jaishankar said India has consistently maintained that this is not an era of war and that lasting solutions cannot come from the battlefield. The External Affairs Minister's remarks came during his discussions with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its wider consequences forming a key part of their talks.…

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03

Sep

By The Press Editor

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Earthquake in Tibet: 5.0 magnitude quake jolts Nepal border town days after flash floods kills over 1200

Tibet was jolted by an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on Thursday, with the epicentre reported to be in a town near Nepal just days after catastrophic flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse killed over 1,200 people in the Himalayan nation. The earthquake struck at around 1.46 pm (local time) at a depth of 14 kilometres, the National Centre for Seismology said in a post on X, adding the magnitude was measured at 5.0 on the Richter Scale. No casualties or damage to property have been reported yet in the latest earthquake. The catastrophic floods that struck the region on…

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03

Sep

By The Press Editor

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Trump mulls declaring Iran war over as Pentagon extends troops deployment: Report

Washington: The Trump administration is considering declaring that the conflict with Iran is over, even though there is a possibility that deployment of American troops would continue in the Middle East, according to a report. The report comes as the United States (US) and Iran continue trading strikes against each other, escalating tensions in the region once again. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), President Donald Trump has held talks with senior aides, discussing possibility about "whether to declare the Iran war over". However, on the contrary, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is lengthening the…

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03

Sep

By The Press Editor

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Donald Trump hints at another meeting with Putin over Ukraine, but date remains speculative

Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (local time) that he is ready to hold another summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin but only if Kremlin is ready to work towards a 'peace deal' with Ukraine, aiming to end their conflict that has continued since February 2022. However, the 80-year-old Republican leader said the meeting would take place at the right time, as he argued that maintaining good relations with Russia and Ukraine is in favour of the US. "He'd do it. I want it, but I want to do it when we're ready to do a peace…

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03

Sep

By The Press Editor

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40 ships, 18 million barrels of crude oil moved: US marks a record day in Strait of Hormuz during Iran war

The US carried out a massive operation amid the fresh wave of strikes as its military escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying around 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a wartime high as Tehran and Washington continue to exchange fresh waves of strikes, according to US officials. Before the war began more than six months ago, roughly 20 million barrels of oil were passing through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz every day. During the operation carried out on Tuesday, the US deployed a combination of air, sea and space-based assets, continuing strikes aimed at degrading…

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03

Sep

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‘Didn’t hold trade talks,’ Rubio reacts to PM Modi’s meeting with Iran President Pezeshkian

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that he does not believe that India and Iran are talking about trade deal, even as he warned countries against helping the Islamic Republic amid its ongoing conflict with the United States. Rubio's remarks came during an interview on The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio after he was asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Iran's President Massoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. "Well, I don't think there's a trade deal between India and Iran. Obviously, there are –…

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02

Sep

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‘Trump Strait’: US President floats idea of renaming Strait of Hormuz after himself amid Iran conflict

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated a new name for the Strait of Hormuz and asked whether the strategic waterway should be renamed as the “Trump Strait". The US President said the proposed name would be “hotter" than ever before, ending the post with “President DONALD J. TRUMP". The suggestion from the President comes after Trump’s earlier push to rename other major geographic landmarks. Should we change the name Hormuz Strait? Trump asks   “Now that we have it under USA control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???" Trump said in a post on his social…

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02

Sep

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‘You will soon see’: Iran warns US of ‘new strategy’ in battlefield, diplomacy after fresh strikes

Tehran: Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei on Wednesday (September 2) warned the United States would face a "new strategy" from Tehran in the ongoing conflict, a day after the heaviest exchange of attacks between the foes in weeks. Iran's new strategy In a post on X, Rezaei said, "With these desperate struggles, you will not only fail to escape the depths of the hell you have created for yourselves."  "You will soon see that Iran's new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy and in confronting the economic blockade will shatter your foundations," he added in his post.…

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