Washington, April 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said the conflict with Iran is “close to being over”, asserting that a blockade of Iranian ports is now fully in place and that Tehran has been “hit very hard” amid escalating tensions over its nuclear ambitions. In an interview to Fox News at the White House, Trump said the US response had triggered a strong reaction. “Well, it’s been pretty amazing actually… we’ve obliterated them,” he said, adding that the outcome would d…
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Washington, April 8, (IANS) The United States has made clear that Iran will never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calling it a “non-negotiable” condition under the emerging ceasefire framework.“It’s always been non-negotiable that they won’t have nuclear capabilities,” Hegseth said, outlining Washington’s red line as talks move forward following weeks of military confrontation.The statement comes amid intensified US scrutiny of Iran’s rem…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Jordan’s Ambassador to India, Yousef Abdelghani on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and Iran, noting that Jordan, from the very beginning, has been calling for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. In an interview with IANS, Abdelghani condemned Iran’s targetting of Gulf countries, infrastructure, oil structure, oil fields and closing the Strait of Hormuz. He also mentioned about India-Iran ties, describing them as “solid, st…
Washington, April 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday defended the war with Iran, saying it is aimed at stopping Tehran from getting nuclear weapons and could end quickly if conditions are met. “They’re foolish, because the war is about one thing, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told reporters at the White House.He said the conflict could end soon if Iran complies with US demands. “Well, it could end very quickly, the war, if they do what they have to do. They have…
Washington, April 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday brushed aside a question on whether his actions in the Iran war could amount to a war crime, responding tersely during an exchange with reporters at the White House.Asked directly: “Are you committed to committing a war crime in this war with Iran?,” Trump replied: “What else?”The brief response came amid a wider back-and-forth on the ongoing conflict, where Trump defended the US campaign and reiterated his justification for the …
Washington, April 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump compared the ongoing US military campaign against Iran with past American wars, arguing that the current operation had achieved results in weeks that earlier conflicts took years to deliver. In his address to the nation on Wednesday night (local time), Trump said the operation against Iran had lasted just over a month but had already neutralised what he described as a major threat.“We are in this military operation… for 32 days, and the count…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump has warned Iran that US forces could “bring them back to the Stone Ages” within weeks if no deal is reached, declaring the country’s military “decimated” after a month of sustained strikes.In a televised address on Wednesday (Local time), Trump said it had been “just one month since the United States military began Operation Epic Fury targeting the world’s number one state sponsor of terror, Iran,” claiming rapid battlefield gains…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will use his national address to provide an operational update on “Operation Epic Fury,” which is “meeting or exceeding all of its benchmarks,” a White House official told IANS, as Washington signals steady progress toward its core military objectives in the conflict with Iran.The White House said Trump’s address, scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (Thursday morning 6.30 a.m. local India time), will outline progress in a campaign that has now e…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said American forces could exit the ongoing conflict with Iran within weeks, asserting that Washington had already achieved its core objective of neutralising Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.“I think two or three weeks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office of the White House when asked about a timeline for ending US operations, adding that the mission was nearing completion.He claimed the US had significantly degraded Iran’s capabilitie…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday that the US is largely shielded from supply chain disruptions stemming from tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, but these disruptions are impacting key Asian economies. “Right now, I think the thing to understand is that the United States is generally insulated from a lot of the supply chain effects when it comes to… direct commodities,” Greer told Bloomberg in an interview, noting reliance on “domestic sourcing” …