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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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Mehbooba Mufti Rejects US Role in Kashmir: What Her “No Need to Take the US Seriously” Remark Really Means

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Mehbooba Mufti Rejects US Role in Kashmir: What Her “No Need to Take the US Seriously” Remark Really Means

Mehbooba Mufti vs Sergio Gor: Why a US Ambassador’s Kashmir Visit Has Triggered a Fresh Political Debate By: Javid Amin | 20 Aug 2026 Srinagar: A diplomatic visit that Washington could plausibly describe as an economic and tourism engagement has quickly turned into another argument over one of South Asia’s most sensitive political questions: who gets to speak about Kashmir, and on whose terms? US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited Jammu & Kashmir on August 19, meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar before travelling onward to Ladakh. During…

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Sergio Gor in Kashmir: Why the US Ambassador’s First J&K Visit Matters More Than a Courtesy Call

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Sergio Gor in Kashmir: Why the US Ambassador’s First J&K Visit Matters More Than a Courtesy Call

Sergio Gor Kashmir Visit: Why the US Ambassador Is in J&K and What It Means for India-US Ties By: Javid Amin | 19 Aug 2026 There is a temptation to read US Ambassador Sergio Gor’s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir as either a routine diplomatic tour or a coded American intervention in the Kashmir question. Neither interpretation fully captures what is happening. The timing, the itinerary and Gor’s position make the visit significant. But the available evidence also points to something more practical: Washington is expanding its engagement with…

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US-Iran Peace Deal Deadline Expires: Why the Real Crisis Is Now Playing Out in the Strait of Hormuz

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US-Iran Peace Deal Deadline Expires: Why the Real Crisis Is Now Playing Out in the Strait of Hormuz

US-Iran Peace Deal Deadline Expires: What Is Really Happening in Iran, Oman and the Strait of Hormuz? By: Javid Amin | 17 Aug 2026 The 60-day window created by the June US-Iran interim agreement has expired without a final peace settlement. Instead of producing a durable ceasefire, the deadline has exposed a much deeper problem: Washington and Tehran no longer agree on what the original agreement required, who violated it first, and what must happen before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen. The danger is no longer confined to the…

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Pakistan Envoy Raises Kashmir in Delhi, Cites UN Resolutions: What It Means

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Pakistan Envoy Raises Kashmir in Delhi, Cites UN Resolutions: What It Means

Pakistan Envoy Raises Kashmir at Independence Day Event in Delhi, Citing UN Resolutions: What It Means for India-Pakistan Relations By: Javid Amin | 14 Aug 2026 Pakistan has once again put Kashmir at the centre of its diplomatic messaging toward India, with its Chargé d’Affaires in New Delhi invoking United Nations resolutions and the aspirations of Kashmiris during Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations. The remarks by Saad Ahmad Warraich on August 14 were not simply another restatement of Islamabad’s long-standing position. They came at a particularly sensitive moment for India-Pakistan relations,…

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US-Iran War 2026: Inside the 13-Night Bombing Campaign Choking the Strait of Hormuz and Sending Oil Past $100

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US-Iran War 2026: Inside the 13-Night Bombing Campaign Choking the Strait of Hormuz and Sending Oil Past $100

US-Iran War 2026: 13 Nights of Fire, a Strangled Strait of Hormuz, and an Oil Market on the Edge By: Javid Amin | 25 July 2026 A fragile ceasefire has collapsed into one of the most dangerous chapters of the Iran conflict yet — with Gulf allies under fire, thousands of sailors trapped at sea, and crude oil flirting with triple digits. There’s a particular kind of dread that settles over energy markets and Gulf capitals when the words “Strait of Hormuz” and “closed” start appearing in the same sentence.…

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Iran’s Historic Farewell: Why Ayatollah Khamenei’s Funeral Could Become One of the World’s Biggest Gatherings

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Iran’s Historic Farewell: Why Ayatollah Khamenei’s Funeral Could Become One of the World’s Biggest Gatherings

Iran’s Largest Funeral? Ayatollah Khamenei Farewell Ceremony Could Draw Millions as Nation Faces Historic Transition By: Javid Amin | 27 June 2026 Iran is preparing for what officials describe as one of the largest funeral gatherings in the country’s modern history as millions are expected to participate in ceremonies honouring late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The scale of the event has drawn global attention not only because of the expected crowds but also because it comes at a defining moment for Iran’s political future. Khamenei, who shaped the Islamic…

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Iran-US Peace Deal Signed: Where Donald Trump Fell Short of His Original War Objectives

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Iran-US Peace Deal Signed: Where Donald Trump Fell Short of His Original War Objectives

Iran-US Peace Deal Signed, But Trump’s Bigger War Goals Remain Unfulfilled By: Javid Amin | 17 June 2026 Historic Agreement Ends Hostilities, Opens New Chapter in US-Iran Relations After more than three months of military confrontation that rattled global energy markets and pushed West Asia to the brink of a wider regional conflict, the United States and Iran have formally signed a peace agreement aimed at ending hostilities and reopening diplomatic channels. The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian representatives during the G7…

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Trump Says US–Iran Peace Deal to Be Signed Sunday, Warns Military Strikes Remain an Option if Tehran Violates Terms

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Trump Says US–Iran Peace Deal to Be Signed Sunday, Warns Military Strikes Remain an Option if Tehran Violates Terms

Trump Says US–Iran Peace Deal to Be Signed Sunday, Warns Military Strikes Remain an Option By: Javid Amin | 13 June 2026 Historic Breakthrough or Fragile Truce? Trump Balances Diplomacy With Pressure U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that a long-awaited peace agreement between the United States and Iran is expected to be signed on Sunday, raising hopes of a major diplomatic breakthrough after months of heightened tensions and military confrontation in the Middle East. However, even as he projected confidence about the agreement, Trump maintained a hardline stance by…

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Iran Signals Peace Deal Is Near as ‘Islamabad MoU’ Emerges as Potential Breakthrough in US-Iran Conflict

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Iran Signals Peace Deal Is Near as ‘Islamabad MoU’ Emerges as Potential Breakthrough in US-Iran Conflict

Iran Says Islamabad MoU Near Completion as US-Iran Peace Deal Appears Within Reach By: Javid Amin | 12 June 2026 Iran Hints Historic Breakthrough as Islamabad MoU Moves Toward Finalization A potential breakthrough in one of the Middle East’s most consequential geopolitical confrontations may be closer than ever. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has indicated that negotiations aimed at ending months of confrontation between Tehran and Washington are entering their final stage, declaring that the proposed “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” has “never been closer” to completion. The statement has sparked…

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