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March 16, 2026, 03:14 PM - 7 min read
Trump did not make a public case for the war before it began, because he preferred quick, surprising strikes preceded by theatrical suspense.
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March 15, 2026, 06:22 PM - 11 min read
Although the supreme leader possesses disproportionate power, he is not the single authority. Instead, he is one of several positions and institutions through which the Islamic Republic’s 47-year-old regime organises its ruling structure.
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March 13, 2026, 09:09 PM - 4 min read
US and Israeli forces have struck over 15,000 targets across Iran since the war began, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced.
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March 12, 2026, 02:20 PM - 4 min read
As the day began on Thursday, a container ship in the Persian Gulf was hit with a projectile off the coast of Dubai, sparking a small fire, according to the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre. It said the crew of the vessel was safe.
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March 9, 2026, 09:31 AM - 2 min read
The war continues to spread and intensify, with casualties rising sharply across neighbouring countries amid relentless bombardment of US bases by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in retaliation for sustained US and Israeli attacks on Iranian territory.
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March 8, 2026, 01:58 PM - 3 min read
Various estimates indicate 1,332 have been killed in Iran (including military personnel), 217 in Lebanon, 150–200 in Israel (figure contested due to censorship), 7 US personnel (figure contested), and 9–23 foreign workers.
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March 8, 2026, 09:44 AM - 2 min read
“Competent authorities and firefighting teams are dealing with a fire at the site,” the ministry said in its latest update on X.
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March 5, 2026, 03:34 PM - 6 min read
Having left more than six countries—Libya, Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon—completely destabilised through prolonged conflict and civilisational clashes, Netanyahu’s strategy now culminates in the Balkanisation of Iran to establish Israel as the unchallenged regional hegemon.
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March 3, 2026, 05:33 PM - 5 min read
In current times and circumstances, diplomacy is and should not be guided or driven by supposed moral principles but by practical and pragmatic realities and necessities. India has no reason to take a high moral ground and that too for no reason, when being neutral serves the purpose better.
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March 3, 2026, 03:27 PM - 6 min read
Oil isn’t like most commodities. It has shaped global politics for decades and only a few countries have large reserves. Three-quarters of the world’s population live in countries dependent on oil imports for cars, trucks and other uses. Any serious disruption to tanker traffic in the Gulf would send shockwaves through global oil markets and threaten economic stability.
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March 3, 2026, 11:32 AM - 3 min read
Standing amongst the rubble in Beit Shemesh, where an Iranian missile strike on a synagogue recently claimed nine lives, a heavily guarded Netanyahu praised the Indian Prime Minister for "standing for the truth" and lauded the "enormous friendship" between the two nations.
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March 2, 2026, 03:57 PM - 9 min read
Khamenei will not be remembered by most Iranians as a strong leader. Nor will he be revered. Instead, his legacy will be the profound weakness his regime brought the Islamic Republic on all fronts.
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