Politics, Defense & More
31 July 2026
Saudi Arabia officially Joins the US-Iran War. Saudi Arabia and the US have launched joint attacks on Iran-backed units in Iraq, signaling a possible escalation of the Middle East conflict. Iraq’s paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which is run by Iran-backed Shiite Units, said at least 20 of its members were killed in US-Saudi strikes
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were convinced that a decisive and rapidly concluded war with Iran was possible. According to this idea, such a strategy would have pivoted on the shock decapitation of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other top military and political leaders. The expectation was that
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The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran in West Asia is slowly entering a dangerous new phase, as Iran threatens to unleash a more severe escalation across the Middle East, including the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, if the U.S. goes ahead with an invasion of Kharg Island, a major Iranian oil export hub. This could
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The Iran–Israel–US war has entered Day 8, with no signs of de‑escalation. The war has pushed West Asia and the Middle East into an extremely fragile security environment. Despite the immediate and deadly impact, including the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior leaders, the larger strategic goals of regime change,
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Russia on Thursday accused the US and Israel of dragging Arab states into a broader Middle East conflict by provoking Iran and said there were no signs of Washington and Tel Aviv backing down.
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The United States and Israel launched joint air strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, resulting in the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. his intensifying geopolitical crisis has unfolded after the US–Iran negotiations, facilitated by Oman, failed to satisfy the conditions stipulated by the United States.
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Historically, India’s Energy Security challenge has continued to afflict the country’s GDP for decades. However, for the first time, this vulnerability of energy demand has transcended beyond a fiscal issue to become a determinant of India’s geopolitical stance. The dynamically and unpredictably varying turbulent geopolitical environment demands India to either take sides or retain its
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It’s about Oil, not Cocaine or so the U.S. President Donald Trump suggests.
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India has officially surpassed Japan to emerge as the world’s 4th-largest economy, with a nominal GDP of $4.18 trillion, according to the Government of India’s year-end economic review. This remarkable achievement positions the South Asian powerhouse just behind the United States, China, and Germany in the global pecking order. With robust growth momentum and favorable
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Delhi–Dhaka ties are facing a litmus test as 2025 ended. The India–Bangladesh tensions in 2025 have become a new ingredient in an already unstable South Asia, following the four‑day India–Pakistan war in May 2025. Once a stable relationship, the engagement between India and Bangladesh has deteriorated rapidly into a quagmire of diplomatic showdowns, mutual accusations,
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