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…
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Washington, June 11 (IANS) The United States launched a fresh round of strikes against multiple targets in Iran, with President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warning Tehran that military pressure would intensify unless it agreed to a nuclear deal with Washington.The latest operation began at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, when US Central Command (CENTCOM) launched what it described as additional self-defence strikes against multiple targets in Iran at the direction of Pres…
Washington, June 11 (IANS) The United States has effectively taken control of the Strait of Hormuz and quietly protected the movement of more than 100 million barrels of oil through the strategic waterway despite tensions with Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said.Speaking at US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in Florida on Wednesday (Local time), Hegseth unveiled new details of what he described as a largely undisclosed maritime operation aimed at keeping one of the world’s most i…
Tehran, May 16 (IANS) A “professional mechanism” will soon be unveiled by Iran to manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Saturday. Ebrahim Azizi, Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, wrote on X that the route will “remain closed” to the operators of the ‘Project Freedom’.”In this process, only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran will benefit from it,” he said, adding that a “…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The blockade of Strait of Hormuz, for about two months by the Iranian and US forces in the Persian Gulf has resulted in escalation of oil prices and its cascading effect on economies worldwide, however, one point being increasingly debated by nations lining the Indian oceans is that — should they also put similar restraints and limitations on their sea-routes. The Hormuz Strait has been at the centre of US-Iran war, with their animosity turning into a nightmare for econ…
Tehran, May 10 (IANS) The Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any “aggression” against Iranian oil tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy attack against one of the US military centers in the region and “enemy” ships.The remarks were released in a post on social media platform X, following sporadic clashes that erupted between Iran and the United States in and around the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday and Friday.Iran tightened control over the Strait of H…
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he expects to receive a message from Iran “tonight” as questions persist over the pace of nuclear negotiations, while also expressing hope that a brief Russia-Ukraine ceasefire could be extended.“I’m getting a letter supposedly tonight. So we’ll see how that goes,” Trump told reporters before boarding Marine One on the White House South Lawn.Pressed on whether Tehran was deliberately slowing the process, he said: “We’ll find…
Tehran, May 8 (IANS) Iran’s main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has said that the US army attacked two Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and concurrently carried out airstrikes on civilian areas in southern Iran in cooperation with some regional states.The attacks by the US “aggressive and terrorist” army violated the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the headquarters’ spokesman, according to Iranian media.One of the targeted …
Washington, May 6 (IANS) Oil prices plunged as much as 10 per cent on Wednesday after reports suggested the United States and Iran were nearing a possible agreement to end the Gulf conflict, easing fears of prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US benchmark, dropped as much as 10 per cent in early trading before recovering slightly to trade around $94.32 a barrel, according to Business Insider. Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell 7 per cent to…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Global oil inventories that can be tapped without disrupting supply chains could be exhausted within three weeks, raising the risk of ‘operational stress’ in markets by mid‑June, a report has said.The report from investment bank JP Morgan said that the global oil inventory stood at 8.4 billion barrels of oil in early 2026, but only a small portion is usable without pushing the system into strain in order to keep the circulation network working.”Of the 8.4 billion barrel…