Washington, April 11 (IANS) The United States and Iran are heading into high-stakes ceasefire talks in Islamabad amid deep mistrust, competing demands and mounting pressure on both sides to find an exit from the conflict, according to mainstream American media reports.As The Washington Post reported, the two sides appear to share little common ground beyond “their need to find an exit ramp from the war.”Ahead of the talks, both countries accused each other of acting in bad faith. US Presiden…
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New York, April 6 (IANS) US President has vented his frustration and fury with the way the Iran war has developed with an outburst of foul language and religious references in social media posts that raise questions on how he may act and how far he would go when his latest deadline for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz ends on Tuesday.“Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell”, he wrote on Sunday with the four-letter word spelt out.He ended the post invo…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump suggested in a media interview that the White House will find out whether Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is willing to work with the United States “in about a week.””We’re gonna find out,” Trump told The New York Post in an exclusive interview. “I’ll let you know that in about a week.”Trump described a dramatic shake-up inside Iran, claiming Iran’s old leadership has effectively been wiped out and replaced by a new group h…
Tehran, March 26 (IANS) Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that certain data demonstrate that the “enemies” are preparing for an operation to occupy an Iranian island with the support of a regional state.”If they take any step forward, all of the vital infrastructure of that regional country will come under (Iran’s) unrelenting attacks without any restriction,” Ghalibaf made the remarks in a post on social media platform X.In a separate post earlier in the day, Ghalibaf …
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Gold and silver prices witnessed a strong surge on Wednesday amid easing tensions in the West Asia conflict.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures (April 2) advanced as much as Rs 5,658 or about 4 per cent to an intraday high of Rs 1,44,570 per 10 grams by 10:26 am. The yellow metal was later trading at Rs 1,44,410, up Rs 5,498 or 3.96 per cent.Similarly, silver futures (May 5) jumped around 6 per cent or Rs 13,228, hitting an intraday high of Rs 2,14,500 per…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Global crude oil prices jumped more than 4 per cent in early trade on Tuesday despite US President Donald Trump pausing planned strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.Brent crude rose to around $104 per barrel, up about 4 per cent, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained 4.39 per cent to $92 (as of 9:30 am).Between March 2 and March 23, crude prices surged up to 25 per cent, with Brent crude advancing 23.38 per cent to $95.92 from 77.74. The US WTI futures als…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks opened on a strong note on Tuesday amid hopes of easing tensions in West Asia over remarks by US President Donald Trump on postponing potential strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.Sensex surged as much as 2 per cent or 1,516 points to hit an intra-day high of 74,212, while Nifty opened at 22,878, up 365.80 points or 1.62 per cent.Sector-wise, all sectors were trading in green zone as buying was seen across the board — with consumer durables…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Indian rupee opened higher against US dollar on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause of strikes on Iranian power and energy infrastructure.The domestic currency was trading at Rs 93.64 to the dollar, as compared to the record low of Rs 93.98 to the dollar in the previous trading session.According to analysts, the market has welcomed the five-day pause but not with conviction, and any signs of further de-escalation could pull the USD/IN…
Washington, March 23 (IANS) The White House on Monday declined to comment on mediation efforts in the Iran crisis, saying sensitive diplomacy would not be discussed publicly even as reports pointed to growing back-channel activity. “These are sensitive diplomatic discussions and the United States will not negotiate through the news media,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told IANS when asked about Pakistan’s role in the conflict and peace efforts.Her remarks came amid media reports …
Paris, March 19 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for an immediate end to military strikes on civilian infrastructure, particularly energy and water supply facilities, in the current Iran war.In a message posted on social media, Macron said he had spoken with US President Donald Trump and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, following strikes that had hit gas production facilities in Iran and Qatar, noting that it was in the common interest to implement wit…