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US envoy to India Sergio Gor discusses US-India ties with President Trump

The dinner comes as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Washington DC on Wednesday to review bilateral trade and defence ties

'Big day for world peace': Trump hails ceasefire agreement with Iran

US President Donald Trump in a social media post declared the ceasefire agreement a "big day for World Peace" and that the US "will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz." "There will be lots of positive action!" Trump predicted in his post. "Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process. We'll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just hangin' around' in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will." Trump's message on his Truth Social website signals Washington's concern about Iran maintaining its chokehold over the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which 20% of all oil and natural gas passes in peacetime.

West Asia war: US-Iran announce 2-week ceasefire; Trump hints at China role

The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire after Tehran said it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow ships to pass safely through the vital global shipping route

How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to two-week ceasefire

President Donald Trump over the course of a day went from threatening Iran with "annihilation" to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic's leadership had presented a "workable" plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he expects to pave the way to end the nearly six-week-old war. The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries, led by Pakistan, worked feverishly to head off a further escalation of the conflict. Even China - Iran's biggest trading partner and the United States' most significant economic competitor - quietly pulled strings to find a pathway toward a ceasefire, according to two officials briefed on the matter who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. "The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East," Trump declared in a social media post announcing

FBI warned of Iran-linked threat to US even as White House downplayed risk

President Donald Trump publicly has minimized the possibility of Iranian attacks on American soil in response to other intelligence assessments in recent months

Trump finds his offramp with Iran, but causes of war remain unresolved

President Trump's short-term intimidation may have worked, but the fundamental divides with Iran are as sharp as they were in February

Gold rises to near three-week high after Trump pauses attacks on Iran

Bullion rose more than 3 per cent to its highest level since March 19

Pakistan invites US, Iran for talks in Islamabad 'to settle all disputes'

Pakistan on Wednesday invited the US and Iran for talks in Islamabad on Friday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a social media post announced that the US and Iran, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. "With the greatest humility, I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere, effective immediately," he said. Sharif said Pakistan has invited delegations from both countries to Islamabad on April 10 for face-to-face talks aimed at reaching a conclusive agreement "to settle all disputes". The prime minister expressed hope that the proposed "Islamabad Talks" would help achieve sustainable peace and stability in the region. The development follows Pakistan's diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the conflict that began on Feb 28 and had reached a turning point after US Preside

Iran claims 'historic victory' after Trump pauses attacks for 2 weeks

Iran's Supreme National Security Council claimed that the US pushed for a ceasefire for over a month, but Iran repeatedly rejected the deadlines, prioritising the country's objectives

Trump announces two-week ceasefire if Iran opens Strait of Hormuz

In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared Iran's official statement in the name of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

Trump warns 'whole civilisation will die tonight' if Iran deal not reached

The latest warning comes amid escalating military action, with the United States carrying out strikes on targets in Iran earlier on Tuesday

US strikes Iran's Kharg Island ahead of Trump's deadline to open Hormuz

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of targeting Iran's infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, if Tehran does not agree to a deal

'14 million ready to sacrifice lives': Iran Prez as Trump's deadline nears

The Iranian President said that he, too stands ready to be sacrificed for the country

Why Trump's Iran threats are raising war crimes concerns globally

Trump's warnings to target Iran's infrastructure have triggered legal scrutiny as experts say such threats may violate international humanitarian law and escalate risks of war crimes

Modern-day pioneers, you've inspired world: Trump speaks to Artemis II crew

Praising US tech prowess, Trump said that travelling to the moon would become more prevalent and hinted towards the future trip to Mars

West Asia war: Iran submits 10-point plan as Trump's Hormuz deadline nears

As President Donald Trump's deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz nears, Iran has submitted a 10-point proposal to end the war with the US and Israel. Here are the top updates at 10 am (IST)

Asian shares mixed ahead of Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen Hormuz

Asian shares were mixed in cautious trading on Tuesday, as oil prices continued to surge ahead of a deadline that US President Donald Trump set for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping traffic or risk its power plants and bridges being bombed. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 erased earlier gains to decline 0.2 per cent in morning trading to 53,310.30. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.5 per cent to 8,706.90. South Korea's Kospi was little changed, inching down less than 0.1 per cent to 5,445.80. The Shanghai Composite edged up 0.4 per cent to 3,896.98. Trading was closed in Hong Kong for a holiday. On Wall Street, stock prices drifted higher, with the S&P 500 rising 0.4 per cent, coming off its first winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 165 points, or 0.4 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5 per cent. In energy trading, benchmark US crude jumped USD 2.37 to USD 114.78 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, added .

Trump threatens to jail journalists who reported on pilot rescue from Iran

Trump said that reports that mentioned that only one of the two pilots had initially been rescued threatened the attempt to rescue the other by tipping off the Iranians

Trump's threat on Iran energy infra could be considered war crime: Experts

In his news conference on Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, a declaration so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime. The issue could turn on whether the power plants were legitimate military targets, the attacks were proportional compared with what Iran has done and whether civilian casualties were minimised. Trump's threat was so broad brush it did not seem to account for the harm to civilians, prompting Democrats in Congress, some United Nations officials and scholars in military law to say such strikes would violate international law. The president's eventual actions often fall short of his all-encompassing rhetoric in the moment, but his warnings about the power plants and bridges were unambiguous both on Sunday and Monday as he set a deadline of Tuesday night for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that ...

Iran shrugs off Trump's 'reckless threats', vows to continue offensive

Iranian spokesperson's response came after Trump said that Iran could be "taken out" in a single night, suggesting that such a move could come as early as Tuesday