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Frank-Jurgen Richter, former Director of the World Economic Forum and Chairman of Horasis believes that India has the momentum to become a global leader in AI and manufacturing

Deputy Minister of Oil Mohammad Sadeq Azimifar said repair work had begun and that part of the Lavan refinery is expected to resume operations within about 10 days

Just the News cited experts suggesting that Trump could out-blockade Irans control of the Strait of Hormuz, referencing earlier US military operations in Venezuela where a naval blockade affected the economy

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, however, said Iran is determined to utilise all tools, including diplomacy, to secure national interests and protect the countrys well-being.

A trio of very large crude carriers all without direct links to Iran began to approach the narrow waterway from the Gulf of Oman late on Saturday, ship-tracking data show

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also said conflicts may not be confined to a single theatre, suggesting that China could call upon its junior partners elsewhere to divert US attention if it should move against Taiwan

The US side also includes President Donald Trumps son-in-law Jared Kushner and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff

The death toll from nearly six weeks of war includes 248 women,165 children and 85 health workers, the ministry said

Tehran rejects CENTCOMs account, insists no American vessels entered the strategic strait

Throughout the weeklong conflict, China and Russia struck a delicate balance. Both declined to give Iran, seen to a varying degree as an ally of both nations, their full-throated support or incur any real costs in the conflict

Despite describing the discussions as substantive, Vance said the two sides could not bridge key differences, particularly over Irans nuclear programme

While US Vice-President J.D. Vance is accompanied by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the Ghalibaf-led Iranian delegation comprised Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Supreme National Defence Council Secretary Ali Akbar Ahmadian and Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati

Tehran insists that formal talks can begin only after Washington gives commitments on a ceasefire in Lebanon and lifting sanctions on Iran

The 56-year-old is nonetheless recovering from his wounds and remains mentally sharp, according to the people

Misri's visit to France and Germany comes at the end of his trip to the US, where he met Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a number of other senior officials of the Trump administration

EU strongly condemns Israels unilateral actions aiming to expand its presence in the West Bank, violence against Palestinian civilians, according to statement

There are indications that Beijing is working to route the shipments through third countries to mask their origin, CNN reports

Talks will be held in Washington on Tuesday between Israeli ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, and his Lebanese counterpart, Nada Hamadeh Moawad

US President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a grand Washington DC triumphal arch featuring a golden winged figure, eagles, lions, and inscriptions including One Nation Under God in gold

Good to speak with FM Toshimitsu Motegi of Japan; Discussed developments in West Asia, including international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz Jaishankar said on social media

Deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday raised questions about whether the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war is still intact, while the Islamic Republic maintained control over the Strait of Hormuz

The report, cited by CRISIL, a company of S&P Global, highlighted that the conflict in West Asia is expanding in scale and is increasingly impacting global shipping, energy supply, trade, and critical infrastructure

Israel-Lebanon negotiations expected to begin next week at State Department in Washington

There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait, Trump wrote Thursday on social media. They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!

The party already faces fierce headwinds ahead of the November midterms, and some say its best bet is for voters to forget about Iran by then

Vance is joined by Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who took part in three rounds of indirect talks with Iranian negotiators

His wife had also died in the same attack earlier this week

Previous attempts to secure ceasefires have had little or no impact. Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it

Donald Trump questioned Irans compliance with the ceasefire, highlighting ongoing risks to regional stability, energy supply routes, and global trade flows.

Talks are expected in Washington with US backing, while Israel continues strikes against Hezbollah

While consumer spending remained positive, overall growth momentum weakened amid falling government expenditure and mixed labour market signals

Tehran maintains right to enrich uranium is necessary for any ceasefire talks with the US

We still have objectives to complete - and we will achieve them either by agreement or by resuming the fighting, Netanyahu

Rutte left the White House without a word to reporters after a meeting of about two hours

Hezbollah joined the war on March 2 by firing rockets at Israel, which then launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon to clear a buffer zone up to the Litani River - a broad swathe of land that makes up about 8% of Lebanese territory

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on the worlds largest LNG export plant in Qatar has throttled about a fifth of global supply, upending the gas market and lifting prices

The external affairs minister will visit Abbaye des-Vaux-de-Cernay in France on March 26 and 27 to participate in the G7 foreign ministers meeting with partner countries