Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said India and China hold the key to resolving the West Asia conflict, urging President Donald Trump to use diplomacy instead of military pressure.…
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said Washington is 'by no means' ruling out kinetic strikes on Iran, including in the Strait of Hormuz, as the Trump administration ramps up both military…
Six months into the Middle East war, commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely reduced. Maritime data from Kpler shows an average of just 15 commodity carrier transits a day…
Petrol prices have risen in at least 145 countries since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran on February 28, Al Jazeera reports, citing GlobalPetrolPrices data. Myanmar recorded the biggest increase,…
Gold prices rose about 15% in August and silver jumped around 19%, driven by the US Treasury's unexpected move to double its long-term bond buyback programme to $4 billion per session. The…
Drones have proven to be effective tactical tools in conflicts like Ukraine and Iran but are not substitutes for conventional military platforms such as fighter aircraft, warships, and missiles, according to an…
Pakistan has emerged as a backchannel mediator between Iran and Washington in the West Asia war, while India has been absent from any conflict-resolution initiative, the South China Morning Post reports. A…
Iran has reportedly been invited to join the Mecca defence pact, a mutual security agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, according to a claim by the head of Iran's Khaneh Mellat…
China has said it remains actively committed to negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, making the statement a day before US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to announce a strategy designed to…
Asafoetida, or hing, a staple in Indian cooking, has origins far beyond the subcontinent. The resin comes from the Ferula assa-foetida plant, which is native to Iran, Afghanistan and parts of northern…
