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Iran Calls US Response to Its Seven Conditions “Insufficient”: What Is Really at Stake in the Hormuz Crisis?

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Iran-US Crisis: Why Tehran Says Washington’s Response Is Insufficient

Tehran says Washington has accepted some demands but left key issues unresolved, while fresh diplomatic exchanges offer a narrow opening to prevent a wider regional conflict By: Javid Amin | 12 October 2026 Tehran/Washington: Diplomacy between Iran and the United States remains alive, but the two sides are still far apart on the terms required to end the conflict and restore normal maritime traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, has described Washington’s response to Tehran’s seven conditions as “insufficient”, saying the United States…

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Riyadh Airport Attack Pushes Middle East Toward a Dangerous New Phase as Trump Weighs Military Action

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Riyadh Airport Attack Kills Civilians as Trump Considers Joining Saudi Strikes

Houthi Missile Strikes Kill Civilians, Disrupt Saudi Aviation and Raise Fears of a Wider US-Iran Confrontation By: Javid Amin | 11 October 2026 The Middle East’s expanding conflict has entered a dangerous new phase after deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport exposed the vulnerability of civilian infrastructure and raised the prospect of deeper American military involvement against Yemen’s Houthi movement. The October 10 strike killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300, according to Saudi authorities cited by Reuters and the Associated Press. A further…

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Iran-US Tensions Escalate: Third US Carrier, Hormuz Crisis and Rising Risk Across the Middle East

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Iran-US Tensions Escalate: Third US Carrier, Hormuz Crisis and Rising Risk Across the Middle East

Iran-US Tensions Escalate: US Carrier Build-Up, Hormuz Crisis and Oil Shock By: Javid Amin | 04 October 2026 The Iran-US conflict is entering a more dangerous phase as Washington moves another aircraft carrier and thousands of troops toward the Middle East, Tehran warns of a stronger response to any renewed attack, the Strait of Hormuz remains under severe pressure and Saudi-backed forces launch a major offensive against Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen. For India and the global economy, the biggest risks are now moving from the battlefield to oil, shipping, inflation…

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US-Iran War at a Crossroads: Trump Threatens Strikes While Hormuz Talks Continue

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Trump Warns Iran: “Make a Deal or Blow Them Up” as Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Trump Threatens Fresh Iran Strikes as Hormuz Diplomacy Hangs in Balance By: Javid Amin | 30 September 2026 “Make a Deal or Blow Them Up”: Trump Raises the Stakes as US-Iran War Enters a New Diplomatic Phase Washington: The seven-month US-Iran conflict has reached another precarious moment, with President Donald Trump warning that Washington may soon have to choose between a negotiated settlement with Tehran and renewed military action. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the United States would either “make a deal” with Iran or “blow…

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From Kashmir to Indus Waters: Sharif’s UNGA Speech Puts India-Pakistan Tensions Back in Focus

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Shehbaz Sharif at UNGA: ‘Kashmir Is Pakistan’s Jugular Vein’, Warns Over Indus Waters

At the UN General Assembly, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif revived Kashmir and Indus Waters Treaty issues, while India rejected his narrative and reiterated its position on terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 26 September 2026 New York: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has used his address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly to put Kashmir and the Indus waters dispute back at the centre of Islamabad’s diplomatic messaging, warning that any attempt to stop, impede or divert Pakistan’s share of the Indus river…

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Middle East at a Crossroads: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US

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Middle East at a Crossroads: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US

Middle East at a Crossroads: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States Enter a New Era of Strategic Uncertainty By: Javid Amin | 22 September 2026 The old Middle East was shaped by oil, ideology and military alliances. The emerging one is being defined by deterrence, economic survival, strategic autonomy and control of critical trade routes. At the centre of that transformation are Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States. The Middle East Has Entered a Different Strategic Era For decades, the Middle East was explained through familiar rivalries: Iran…

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Houthi Capture of Mocha and Bab el-Mandeb: Why Global Oil Markets Are Worried

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Houthi Capture of Mocha and Bab el-Mandeb: Why Global Oil Markets Are Worried

Houthi Advance to Bab el-Mandeb: How the Yemen War Became a Global Oil and Shipping Crisis By: News Desk | 17 September 2026 Sana’a/Riyadh: A war that began as a struggle for power inside Yemen is once again spilling far beyond the country’s borders. In the space of little more than a week, Iran-aligned Houthi forces have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha, advanced onto important islands including Mayun and the Hanish Islands, and moved closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important…

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From Yemen to Mecca: How Houthi Attacks Are Reshaping the Red Sea Crisis

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From Yemen to Mecca: How Houthi Attacks Are Reshaping the Red Sea Crisis

Mecca Under Drone Threat: Houthi Escalation Puts Saudi Arabia, Islamic Holy Sites and Global Oil Routes on Edge By: Javid Amin | 15 September 2026 Jeddah/Sana’a: The Yemen war has entered a profoundly sensitive new phase. For years, the Houthi-Saudi confrontation has been fought largely around military installations, border provinces, airports, oil facilities and shipping routes. But on Tuesday, the conflict moved dangerously close to the symbolic heart of the Muslim world when Saudi Arabia said its air defences intercepted a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it could enter…

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Iran Strikes Jordan After U.S. Destroys Five Oil Tankers: Middle East Tensions Surge

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U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalates: 5 Iranian Oil Tankers Destroyed, Iran Strikes Jordan

U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalates: Five Iranian Oil Tankers Destroyed as Tehran Strikes U.S. Targets in Jordan By: Javid Amin | 08 September 2026 The U.S.-Iran confrontation has entered a more dangerous phase, with Washington striking five Iranian oil tankers and Tehran responding with a ballistic-missile attack on U.S.-linked military positions in Jordan. Amman says 18 of 20 missiles were intercepted, but the episode shows how quickly the conflict is spreading beyond the Gulf. The latest escalation between the United States and Iran has shifted the battlefield once again. On Tuesday, September…

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Iran’s Hormuz Ultimatum: What Tehran Really Wants — and Why the Strait May Be the Key to Ending the US-Iran War

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Iran’s Hormuz Ultimatum: What Tehran Really Wants — and Why the Strait May Be the Key to Ending the US-Iran War

Iran is not simply “closing Hormuz” — it is turning the strait into the centrepiece of the negotiations By: News Desk | 26 August 2026 The latest Iranian warning over the Strait of Hormuz deserves closer scrutiny because the headline — “Iran will keep Hormuz closed until America accepts its conditions” — only tells part of the story. The more important development is what sits underneath it. Tehran is attempting to link navigation through one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints to the implementation of a broader US-Iran understanding,…

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