Washington, April 13 (IANS) Washington risks turning battlefield gains against Iran into a long-term strategic setback, former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, urging restraint and renewed diplomacy as a fragile ceasefire holds.In an interview to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Blinken said recent developments may amount to “tactical success… but strategic failure,” arguing that Iran retains key capabilities despite military pressure.“You can have a tactical success… but… what are …
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London, March 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s increasing reliance on China raises concerns over Islamabad’s ability to retain operational autonomy and military sovereignty in a major conflict amid Beijing’s apparent involvement in its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) programme. For decades, China has significantly contributed to Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities by providing enriched uranium, along with essential materials and expertise since the 1970s, a report has highlighted.Writing for UK-base…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to close “critical gaps” in export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment to prevent China from gaining access to advanced chipmaking tools that could boost its military and artificial intelligence capabilities.In a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chai…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Texas Governor Greg Abbott said his administration is examining the use of H-1B visas in the state’s public schools, universities, and other taxpayer-funded institutions, questioning whether foreign workers are being hired for jobs that Texans can readily fill.Speaking on The Mark Davis Show on Monday, Abbott said his office has begun collecting information from public agencies to determine “the extent to which Texas taxpayer dollars are being used to pay for any of…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended federal immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and other cities, insisting that officers were acting “according to the law” and following long-standing protocols, even as protests and criticism mounted over the Trump administration’s mass deportation drive. Speaking to reporters in a White House driveway gaggle after a television appearance on Thursday, Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) Outrightly dismissing comparisons of ICE arrests to authoritarian tactics, Trump border czar Tom Homan has defended federal agents operating in US cities, and said sanctuary policies were forcing immigration enforcement into local communities rather than jails.Homan, in an interaction with reporters at the White House on Wednesday (local time), rejected criticism over recent enforcement images from Minneapolis and elsewhere, where federal agents were seen pulling suspec…
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war remains possible, citing mounting casualties on both sides and arguing that economic pressure on Moscow is beginning to take effect.Speaking aboard Air Force One, on Sunday, Trump told reporters newly released figures underscore the urgency of ending the conflict. “Thirty thousand soldiers were killed this current month,” he said, adding that about 27,000 were killed the month before.Trump said he do…
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday defended the decision to limit the Venezuela operation to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, describing it as a highly complex military mission focused on a single, top-priority target.Responding to criticism that other indicted Venezuelan officials remain in positions of power, Rubio said the operation was never intended to capture multiple figures simultaneously.“The number one person on the list was the guy who cl…