Washington, March 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is “angry” over European allies’ refusal to support operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Senator Lindsey Graham said Tuesday, as Trump criticised NATO for failing to back Washington’s Iran strikes during talks with Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Meeting Prime Minister Micheal Martin of Ireland at the Oval Office, Trump said the US acted decisively against Iran and did not require allied support, even as he questione…
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Washington, March 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted NATO allies as “foolish” for failing to back Washington’s Iran strikes, even as he defended the operation during talks with Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Micheal Martin. Meeting Michael Martin at the Oval Office, Trump said the US acted decisively against Iran and did not require allied support, even as he questioned NATO’s response.“Well, we don’t need too much help, and we don’t need any help actually,”…
Washington, March 17 (IANS) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that most NATO allies have declined to join the US military operation against Iran, criticising the alliance and asserting that Washington does not need foreign support. “The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran,” Trump said in a statement.He added that despite their reluctance, “almost ever…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified on Tuesday that the entire 25 per cent increase in domestic LPG production is being supplied to households as cooking gas.Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the Finance Minister also highlighted that 65 per cent of the total LPG consumed in India is imported, and as much as 90 per cent of this quantity is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.The government is ensuring a steady flow of LPG even in these turbulent times, she said, …
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joe Kent, has resigned with immediate effect, in a significant setback to President Donald Trump and the first high-level exit from the administration in protest against the ongoing Iran war.“After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today,” Kent said in a public statement Tuesday.He directly challenged the rationale…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The conflict in the Middle East has hit China’s exports due to the disruption in shipping, which has caused goods to pile up in the local warehouses, according to media reports.The report in CBC news came from the Chinese city of Yiwu, which is known as the world’s supermarket, as it is a key supplier of household goods and electronic products to US commerce giants such as Amazon and Walmart, as well as to the Middle East. The report by Chris Brown states that due …
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan’s recent signs of economic stability are now under fresh pressure as rising tensions in the Middle East threaten to disrupt its fragile recovery, a report has said. The escalation involving the United States, Israel and Iran has raised concerns over the country’s heavy dependence on the Gulf region for energy, remittances and financial support, according to The News International report.In recent months, Pakistan had shown improvement in key economic indicato…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The disruption in the global oil market triggered by the ongoing Iran war, which has engulfed the entire Middle East, is poised to have a greater impact on products such as jet fuel and diesel than on crude, according to a Goldman Sachs Group report.“Prices have rallied much more for many refined products than for crude,” analysts Yulia Zhestkova Grigsby and Daan Struyven said in a note. The severe disruptions seen in supplies of so-called medium-heavy crude pose t…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) After Iran granted Indian-flagged tankers safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel war, the Indian-flagged LPG tanker ‘Shivalik’ has successfully crossed the Strait and the second LPG vessel, ‘Nanda Devi’, has also safely exited the key oil route.Government sources said on Saturday that Shivalik is being escorted by the Indian Navy, which is expected to reach an Indian port within the next two days, with Mumbai or Kandla likely to be its des…
Tehran, March 14 (IANS) Iran on Saturday accused the United States of double standards over Russian oil, saying that Washington was now “begging” countries to purchase the same crude it had earlier tried to block through pressure and sanctions.In an X post, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed the US, alleging that it had spent months pressuring India to halt imports of Russian oil but had now shifted its position as tensions with Iran disrupted global energy markets.”The US spent mont…