Trump arrived in Biarritz fresh from having upped the ante with increased tariffs in the escalating trade struggle with China
Tensions between Iran and the United States have been steadily escalating for months. After a US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week and Iran launched retaliation strikes on Wednesday.
Days before we enter the new year, 2020, Business Standard looks back at the top global events that made headlines and drew attention in 2019
According to Pompeo, there is no credible reason for Iran to expand its nuclear program at this time
Iran has suggested in recent weeks that it could take military action in the Gulf to block other countries' oil exports in retaliation for US sanctions intended to halt its sales of crude
Some claim that being blackballed by the Allahabad Club drove Jawaharlal Nehru into nationalist politics
The U.S. president's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the agreement has given succour to the hard-line skeptics whose mantra all along has been that you can't trust the Americans.
An increase in oil prices can turn out to be a blow for India as with every $1 rise increase in crude oil prices, the impact on the current account deficit is likely to be around $1 bn
Trump said the United States would withdraw from a 2015 international agreement designed to deny Tehran the ability to build nuclear weapons, and also reinstate sanctions on Iran
President Trump has frequently criticised the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA
Trump administration will also impose economic sanctions against Iran
Trump seems prepared to argue that the deal is no longer in the United States' vital national security interest because of Iran's other activities in the Middle East, including support for terrorism
Earlier, Nikki Haley blasted Russia for trying to shield Iran from UN nuclear inspections
Trump is considering whether the accord serves U.S. security interests
Iran spares no efforts in establishing stability and security in the region, he added
Haley said UN must consider regime's repeated demonstrated hostility towards the US