Washington, June 21 (IANS) The Trump administration on Sunday indicated that Iran may be allowed to retain a limited missile capability under a future agreement, signalling a major shift from its earlier assertion that Tehran needs to dismantle its missile programme entirely.The remarks came as US Vice President JD Vance prepared to open talks with Iranian officials, with both sides seeking to build on a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) reached after months of military confrontation in the Gulf….
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Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) National President Gurnam Singh Charuni on Saturday criticised the proposed US-India trade deal, calling it an “unequal agreement”.Speaking to IANS, the farmer leader said that pan-India agitation of all farmer unions has been called on June 23, against the proposed agreement.Charuni said, “The trade deal is an unequal agreement. America is a bigger nation than India, having four times less population than us.””If we agree to their condit…
Washington, June 14 (IANS) The Trump administration on Sunday signalled that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the conflict with Iran could be signed within hours, potentially reopening the Strait of Hormuz and paving the way for broader negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme.Senior US officials appearing on Sunday news programmes expressed confidence that the agreement remained on track despite lingering tensions in the region and fresh Israeli strikes against Hezbollah ta…
Washington, June 13 (IANS) The US Treasury Department has published a list of medical devices requiring “specific authorisation” for export to North Korea, a Federal Register notice showed, apparently tightening licensing requirements for the items amid North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile threats.On Thursday, the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released the list of medical devices that may not be exported or reexported to North Korea under a general license that auth…
Washington, June 11 (IANS) The US military said on Thursday that commercial shipping continues to move through the Strait of Hormuz despite its blockade of Iran, even as President Donald Trump threatened fresh strikes against Tehran and signalled possible US control of key Iranian oil facilities. In a statement posted on social media, Trump said: “The United States will be hitting Iran (whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti-Aircraft, and all other forms of Defence, together with most of its offensi…
Washington, June 11 (IANS) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that if the US needs to, it will “negotiate with bombs”, as he warned Iran that American strikes would continue until Tehran agrees to President Donald Trump’s nuclear terms. Speaking at US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida on Wednesday (Local time), Hegseth delivered one of the Trump administration’s bluntest warnings yet to Iran, saying additional military operations were already planned…
Washington, June 10 (IANS) The United States has completed military strikes against Iranian targets after an American Army Apache helicopter was allegedly shot down near the Strait of Hormuz, with US Central Command (CENTCOM) describing the operation as a self-defence response ordered by President Donald Trump.Announcing the action, CENTCOM said American forces had completed strikes on Iranian military infrastructure on June 9 in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter a day earli…
New York, June 9 (IANS) Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist in the mould of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has emerged as the challenger to embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in the November election to lead the second-biggest US city. She took the second spot in the open primary election, edging out the Republican candidate Spencer Pratt, to face Democrat Bass in a runoff, according to media calculations reported on Monday, even as the official counting was continuing almost a week after t…
Sofia, June 6 (IANS) India’s engagement with both the United States and China reflects a carefully calibrated “strategic neutrality” shaped by political considerations and interdependencies framed as “interconnectedness”.This form of neutrality reflects a broader political trend across the Global South, where India, along with other nations including Indonesia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, pursues a realist balancing strategy shaped by US–China bipolarity but not entirely defined by it, a re…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) After nearly two decades of covering the White House, I have learned that no two Oval Office events are ever the same. Every US President has a different style. Every appearance has its own rhythm. And every question carries the possibility of producing an unexpected moment. This week, one such moment unfolded in a way I could not have anticipated.Having had the privilege of covering President Donald Trump during both of his terms in office, I have had the opportunity t…