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Israel strikes Iran's Assembly where clerics met to pick successor

Israel was likely targeting the Assembly of Experts, a Shia clerical body tasked with electing a supreme leader after Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US strikes on Saturday

Indian embassy shifts majority of Indian students out of Tehran

The students were taken to locations outside of Tehran

'Ok, time to go': Cabs, cash and twisted routes to escape Dubai

The barrages of missiles and interceptors flying over the hubs of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha forced nations to close their airspaces, putting the onus on visitors to chart their own ways home

Iran's strategy: Expand the war, increase the cost, outlast Trump

Although Iran has attacked Persian Gulf countries, including hotels and airports, Tehran has so far failed to drive a wedge between them and Washington

Angels in white: Indian nurses hold the line under the shadow of conflict

One nurse stuck in Iran, says Kerala official; others in the region reportedly safe

US, Israel's war with Iran threatens global economy with fresh energy shock

Any event that extends the conflict or threatens sources of oil and gas is likely to lift energy prices to levels that would sow inflation

Iran war enters fourth day amid 'smoke and blood' as conflict widens

Iranian drones struck the US embassy in Saudi Arabia after previously hitting the mission in Kuwait

Datanomics: India's crude flows via Hormuz at risk amid West Asia crisis

India's dependence on the Strait of Hormuz for crude oil imports has declined, with its share falling from 55 per cent in 2020 to 41 per cent in Q1 2025

An emboldened Israel is seizing opportunities to remake region

Now, Israel and the United States own the skies over Iran and are steadily blowing up its ballistic missile infrastructure and arsenal

Trump vows 'whatever it takes' as war with Iran widens in West Asia

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected the idea of an "endless" war with Iran. But President Donald Trump later insisted there was no fixed timeline

Iraq starts shutting major oil fields as Hormuz crisis halts exports

The oil-market's worst fears have been realised this week after Hormuz all-but closed to shipping because of the Iran war

Dow drops 1.8% as global stocks slide, oil leaps as Iran war intensifies

The S&P 500 dropped 1.6 per cent in early trading on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 880 points, or 1.8 per cent , and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.8 per cent

'Too late' to talk now: Trump as US-Israel strikes on Iran continue

Trump said Tehran's air defence, air force, navy, and leadership had been effectively dismantled, adding that any effort to reopen negotiations was "too late"

Putin in contact with Gulf leaders to facilitate de-escalation: Kremlin

According to the Kremlin, Putin spoke by telephone with leaders of Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia

West Asia crisis: PM Modi speaks to Sultan of Oman, Crown Prince of Kuwait

The prime minister has also spoken to King Abdullah II of Jordan and conveyed deep concern over the evolving situation in the region

China refiners cut runs as war with Iran halts West Asia crude shipping

The world's biggest oil importer, China sources roughly half its crude from the Middle East

UAE and Qatar urge allies to help Pres Trump find Iran off-ramp

The UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement rejecting what it called "false and misleading claims published by Bloomberg"

QatarEnergy halts production of some downstream products after LNG shutdown

QatarEnergy will also stop making downstream products including urea, polymers and methanol, according to a statement on Tuesday

India eyes alternative energy supplies amid Strait of Hormuz disruption

Indian refiners process about 5.6 million barrels per day of crude, with about 40 per cent of their crude imports passing through the Strait of Hormuz

How BYD raced ahead of Tesla in over 20 countries in just five years

Chinese EV maker BYD has overtaken Tesla in 22 countries as it expands globally, selling affordable, high-tech electric vehicles while facing slowing domestic sales