Washington, July 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran had requested direct talks with Washington after sustained US military action, expressing confidence that a deal remained possible while warning that military operations could quickly resume if diplomacy failed. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Michigan, Trump defended the US campaign against Iran, saying it had fundamentally altered Tehran’s position.”We’ve pretty much destroyed their military. T…
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Moscow, June 4 (IANS) After more than seven years, Russia and the United States will face each other again in an ice hockey friendly match on July 1st in Moscow stemming from Trump and Putin discussion last year. local media reported.The event takes on particular significance in light of the exclusion of Russian teams from international competitions decided in 2022, after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Adnkronos news agency reported.The announcement was made by the president and CEO of th…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) Senior US Senate Democrats have sharply criticised the Trump administration’s decision to pause sanctions on Russian oil, warning the move could enrich Moscow while doing little to ease rising energy costs for Americans. US Senator Mark R. Warner, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said the move followed what he described as the economic fallout of the administration’s war with Iran.“Trump’s war of choice with Iran has come with imme…
Washington, March 3, (IANS) President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the Oval Office on Tuesday and cast the US-led campaign against Iran as decisive and overwhelming, saying Tehran’s military infrastructure had been “knocked out” and warning that its leadership faced “a lot of hurt.”Seated alongside Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and senior cabinet officials, Trump praised Merz as “a very successful man” who was “doing a very…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that talks aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine stand a chance of success, saying negotiators are close to a settlement despite deep hostility between the two sides.“I think they stand a chance,” Trump said on Friday, when asked about the prospects for peace talks. He said the conflict has been especially difficult because of the animosity between the leaders of the two countries.“Zelenskyy and Putin hate each other,”…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) An eminent Republican Indian American on Sunday warned that the proposed US legislation targeting countries importing Russian oil could hurt India-US relations, cautioning that the timing and scale of the measure risk undermining ongoing trade negotiations between New Delhi and Washington.In an interview with IANS, Ashok Mago, founder chairman of the Greater Dallas Indo American Chamber, now known as the US-India Chamber of Commerce, said the move was “not very helpfu…
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) A powerful US Senator welcomed reports that the United States, Ukraine, and Europe have aligned behind a shared negotiating position to end the war in Ukraine, observing that Western unity has shifted the balance against Russia.“I welcome reports that the United States, Ukraine, and Europe have coalesced around a common negotiating position to end Putin’s war of aggression,” said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker.“The West’s demonstration of…