Tehran [Iran], March 16 (ANI): The Indian Embassy in Iran on Monday cautioned Indian citizens against attempting to cross the borders without the knowledge of the Embassy.
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi has said that the government is making all efforts to ensure that global energy supply constraints do not affect the common man. He said opposition parties, who have been slamming the government, should give positive suggestions and join hands with the administration in providing relief to people.
Kachchh (Gujarat) [India], March 16 (ANI): Indian LPG carrier Shivalik, carrying a total of 46,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), reached Mundra Port on Monday evening. Of this, 20,000 MT will be unloaded at Mundra, while the remaining 26,000 MT is scheduled for Mangalore. The vessel is carrying the liquid LPG ordered by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL).
From America First to global confrontation: How Trumps strategy is changing US power Donald Trump saw his historic mission as restoring American greatness and pulling the United States out of the strategic drift of the past decade and a half. Initially, both Trump and his MAGA allies framed this task in terms of national concentration and restraint.
Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in crisis measures Sri Lanka is introducing a shorter four-day working week to preserve its shrinking fuel and gas reserves, as the Middle East conflict continues to severely disrupt energy supplies in the region. Countries across south Asia are facing crippling shortages of fuel and LPG gas, which are used for everything from home cooking to cremating bodies, as most supplies have been held up in the Gulf since the US and Israel began bombing Iran. Continue reading...
Missile debris falls near Al-Aqsa Mosque and Church of the Holy Sepulchre Israeli police say fragments from missiles and interceptor systems landed at several religious sites in Jerusalem’s Old City after Iranian missiles were intercepted over the city. Authorities said debris fell near the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and in the Jewish Quarter. “During the recent barrage of missiles fired from Iran towards Jerusalem, several interceptions took place over the city,” police said.
The US has overwhelming military power. Yet the battle has moved to oil routes, alliances and domestic politics – where Tehran is testing western unity Donald Trump would like you to know that he is winning the war with Iran. So comprehensively, in fact, that he now needs Nato’s help .
Abbas Araghchi demands clarification on reports Saudi crown prince had urged Donald Trump to ‘hit the Iranians hard’ Middle East crisis – live updates Some Gulf states hosting US forces may be covertly encouraging the slaughter of Iranians, Iran’s foreign ministerclaimed on Monday in a thinly veiled attack on Saudi Arabia. Abbas Araghchi demanded clarification on reports that Mohammed bin Salman was in regular private conversations with Donald Trump urging the US president “to continue hitting the Iranians hard”. Continue reading...
(Photo credit: Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) A fifth member of the Iranian women's national soccer team who originally decided to remain in Australia on a refugee visa had a chance of heart and decided to return home Sunday evening, the Australian government announced.
The PM’s decision not to sign up the UK to the Middle East conflict reflects the public mood better than Badenoch and Farage’s former gung-ho support It was a message that could just as easily have been given via a ministerial statement in the Commons. But Keir Starmer needs every break he can get at the moment and he wasn’t going to pass up the chance to look like a world leader at a press conference in Downing Street. The advantages were obvious.
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah says senior security official killed Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah says one of its senior security officials has been killed. The group’s secretary general confirmed the death of Abu Ali al-Askari, a prominent spokesperson and security figure within the Iran-aligned faction. In a statement, the organisation mourned Askari, describing him as a key figure in its leadership.
Hezbollah says it launched rockets and drones at northern Israel Hezbollah says it launched a barrage of rockets and attack drones at the northern Israeli city of Nahariya on Monday. In a statement, the group said it carried out “a barrage of rockets and a swarm of attack drones” targeting the coastal city. Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom said medics treated one man at the scene after an explosion.
White House seems to have failed to anticipate that Tehran would fight back by trying to impose costs on the west Middle East crisis – live updates If there was a moment when the absence of a US strategy on Iran was exposed, then this was it. Donald Trump demanded on Saturday that the UK, China, France, Japan and others participate in a naval escort for oil tankers through the strait of Hormuz. Despite launching the attack on Iran, with Israel, the White House does not seem to have fully anticipated what was likely to follow.
Some classes resumed on Monday in areas far from the populous cities and border regions that have come under attack in the conflict with Iran and the Iran-backed militia, Hezbollah.
One million displaced in Lebanon as Israeli attacks kill 886 Lebanon’s National News Agency says displacement continues to surge as Israel’s assault on the country intensifies. Authorities reported that the total number of displaced people has reached 1,049,328. Officials added that the death toll has risen to 886 and the number of wounded to 2141.
Drone strike hits southern Iraq oil field, second attack in four days Iraq’s Oil Ministry says a drone strike targeted a southern oil field, marking the second such attack in four days as the Israeli-US war on Iran continues to threaten energy infrastructure in the region.