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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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21 Cricket Captains Unite for Imran Khan: Gavaskar, Kapil and Vengsarkar Press Pakistan Over Court-Ordered Medical Care

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21 Cricket Captains Unite for Imran Khan: Gavaskar, Kapil and Vengsarkar Press Pakistan Over Court-Ordered Medical Care

Imran Khan Health Row: 21 Cricket Captains, Including Gavaskar & Kapil, Appeal to Shehbaz Sharif By: Javid Amin | 23 Aug 2026 From Cricket Rivals to a Common Appeal: 21 Captains Ask Pakistan to Protect Imran Khan’s Health For decades, some of cricket’s fiercest rivalries were played out between men who rarely agreed on anything. Sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan. Kapil Dev and Imran Khan. Greg Chappell and Imran Khan. Allan Border and Imran Khan. They competed against each other in an era when Test cricket was as much about…

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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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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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Omar Abdullah Backs India–Pakistan Dialogue as BJP Reiterates ‘No Talks Until Terror Ends’: Kashmir’s Political Divide Deepens

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Omar Abdullah Backs India–Pakistan Dialogue as BJP Reiterates ‘No Talks Until Terror Ends’: Kashmir’s Political Divide Deepens

Omar Abdullah Backs India–Pakistan Dialogue as BJP Stands Firm on Terror; Kashmir’s Political Debate Intensifies By: News Desk | 03 July 2026 The debate over whether India should reopen dialogue with Pakistan has once again become a major political issue, with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah openly supporting renewed engagement while the BJP has reiterated that no meaningful talks are possible unless Pakistan first ends cross-border terrorism. The discussion has gained momentum after a joint appeal signed by 117 eminent citizens from India and Pakistan urged Prime Minister…

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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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Trump Announces Iran Ceasefire Deal Backed by China & Pakistan, but Nuclear Clause Dispute and Israel Loophole Raise Fresh War Risks

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Trump Announces Iran Ceasefire Deal Backed by China & Pakistan, but Nuclear Clause Dispute and Israel Loophole Raise Fresh War Risks

Trump Declares Two-Week Iran Ceasefire; China and Pakistan Broker Deal as Nuclear Clause Dispute Clouds Peace By: Javid Amin | 08 April 2026 A Pause, Not Peace In a dramatic shift after days of escalation, Donald Trump announced a two-week conditional ceasefire with Iran, framing it as a diplomatic victory achieved with the help of China and Pakistan. “Hormuz is reopened,” Trump declared — a statement that immediately calmed global markets and eased fears of a prolonged energy crisis. Yet beneath the surface, the agreement reveals deep structural weaknesses, conflicting…

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Iran Deletes Kashmir Thank-You Posts Amid Backlash: Aid, Optics, and the Geopolitics of Gratitude

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Iran Deletes Kashmir Thank-You Posts Amid Backlash: Aid, Optics, and the Geopolitics of Gratitude

Iran Deletes Kashmir Thank-You Posts After Backlash | India Aid, Pakistan Sensitivity Explained By: Javid Amin | 25 March 2026 When Gratitude Turns Geopolitical: Iran’s Social Media U-Turn Explained In a striking example of how even humanitarian gestures can become entangled in geopolitics, Iran’s embassy in India quietly deleted social media posts thanking India and “the kind people of Kashmir” for their contributions to war-hit Iran. What appeared to be a simple act of diplomatic gratitude quickly escalated into a regional controversy—triggering backlash from Pakistan-based users and exposing the fragile…

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Imran Khan Vision Loss in Jail: Health Crisis, Solitary Confinement, Political Fallout (Explained)

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Imran Khan Vision Loss in Jail: Health Crisis, Solitary Confinement, Political Fallout Explained

“Only 15% Vision Remains”: Imran Khan’s Son Sounds Alarm Over Former PM’s Health in Pakistani Jail By: Javid Amin | 12 February 2026  A Nation Watching a Leader’s Health Deteriorate In a dramatic, widely shared social-media declaration on February 12, 2026, Kasim Khan, the son of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, announced that medical reports now show his father has only about 15% vision remaining in his right eye. The statement, made on the platform X and echoed by international outlets, alleges that the severe loss of eyesight…

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