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Sri Lanka Raises Fuel Prices By 25% As US-Israel War With Iran Bites
Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25 percent on Sunday, the second increase in two weeks, as the country prepared for more impact from the...
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"We Said No": Lanka Turned Down This US Request At Beginning Of Iran War
Sri Lanka refused permission to the United States to station two of its warplanes at a civilian airport in the island's south in early March, President...
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Air India Adds 78 Extra Flights From India To Europe And US As West Asia Tensions Disrupt Travel
Air India has announced additional flights from Delhi and Mumbai to New York, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris, Colombo, and Male from March 10-18.
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China's Quiet Military Aid To Iran - And Why Beijing Won't Admit It
China officially refrains from highlighting any military partnership with Iran, referring to itself as a "responsible major power". Even so, joint drills, its alleged support to Houthis, and a growing defence footprint tell a more complex story.
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Opinion | Iran And The Actual Questions India Should Be Asking About IRIS Dena Storm
The Iranian ship was our invitee, took part in our Fleet Review, and its personnel paraded before our President. As hosts, this put some moral burden on us to express our regrets at the tragedy that befell those who were earlier our guests.
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Story Of 3 Iranian Ships: 1 Doomed, 2 Spared In Indian Ocean
In the first week of March, three Iranian naval vessels operating in the Indian Ocean found themselves at the centre of a geopolitical crisis.
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US Pressures Sri Lanka Not To Repatriate Survivors Of Sunk Iran Ship: Report
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody
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US Pressing Sri Lanka Not To Repatriate Iranian Ship's Crew: Report
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody, according to reports.
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Opinion | Will The Iran War Force Pakistan To Pick 'Sides'?
Given its economic dependence on Gulf countries and strategic leanings toward the US, Pakistan will aim to contain any overt anti-American positioning in public protest or state rhetoric.
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Who Controls The Sea? Iran Ship Sinking Puts Maritime Laws Under Spotlight
The sinking of the Iranian Navy ship IRIS Dena near the Sri Lankan coast by a US submarine strike has drawn attention to one key question: who controls the seas?
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Sri Lanka Evacuates 208 Crew Members Of Iran Vessel, Day After US Sank Warship
Sri Lanka evacuated 208 crew members of an Iranian navy vessel on Thursday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, a day after a US submarine struck and sank another Iranian frigate, killing dozens of sailors.
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"They Were Our Guests": Omar Abdullah On Iran Warship Sunk By US Off Sri Lanka
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, expressed concern over the attack on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, calling it "unfortunate".
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Opinion | A Dark Truth: Why Iran, Ukraine Get Bombed, But Pak, Israel, N Korea Don't
With the Iran blitz, the message to smaller and military states is shaping up to be this: 'build the damn bomb - if not legally, then the way Pakistan did in the 1970s'.
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Opinion | How 12 'Insurers' Sitting In London Paralysed Hormuz - All With A Phone Call
By March 3, there were zero active tanker transits inside the Hormuz Strait. Not because of Iran, or Trump. But simply because an 'underwriter' in London picked up the telephone.
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2nd Iranian Ship Heads Towards Sri Lanka, Officials Say 'Could Be Targeted'
Iran-Israel-US war: The vessel was carrying more than 100 crew, reports said, adding they too could be targeted the same way a sister ship was sunk yesterday.
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Sri Lanka Raises Fuel Prices By 25% As US-Israel War With Iran Bites
Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25 percent on Sunday, the second increase in two weeks, as the country prepared for more impact from the...
-
"We Said No": Lanka Turned Down This US Request At Beginning Of Iran War
Sri Lanka refused permission to the United States to station two of its warplanes at a civilian airport in the island's south in early March, President...
-
Air India Adds 78 Extra Flights From India To Europe And US As West Asia Tensions Disrupt Travel
Air India has announced additional flights from Delhi and Mumbai to New York, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris, Colombo, and Male from March 10-18.
-
China's Quiet Military Aid To Iran - And Why Beijing Won't Admit It
China officially refrains from highlighting any military partnership with Iran, referring to itself as a "responsible major power". Even so, joint drills, its alleged support to Houthis, and a growing defence footprint tell a more complex story.
-
Opinion | Iran And The Actual Questions India Should Be Asking About IRIS Dena Storm
The Iranian ship was our invitee, took part in our Fleet Review, and its personnel paraded before our President. As hosts, this put some moral burden on us to express our regrets at the tragedy that befell those who were earlier our guests.
-
Story Of 3 Iranian Ships: 1 Doomed, 2 Spared In Indian Ocean
In the first week of March, three Iranian naval vessels operating in the Indian Ocean found themselves at the centre of a geopolitical crisis.
-
US Pressures Sri Lanka Not To Repatriate Survivors Of Sunk Iran Ship: Report
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody
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US Pressing Sri Lanka Not To Repatriate Iranian Ship's Crew: Report
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody, according to reports.
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Opinion | Will The Iran War Force Pakistan To Pick 'Sides'?
Given its economic dependence on Gulf countries and strategic leanings toward the US, Pakistan will aim to contain any overt anti-American positioning in public protest or state rhetoric.
-
Who Controls The Sea? Iran Ship Sinking Puts Maritime Laws Under Spotlight
The sinking of the Iranian Navy ship IRIS Dena near the Sri Lankan coast by a US submarine strike has drawn attention to one key question: who controls the seas?
-
Sri Lanka Evacuates 208 Crew Members Of Iran Vessel, Day After US Sank Warship
Sri Lanka evacuated 208 crew members of an Iranian navy vessel on Thursday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, a day after a US submarine struck and sank another Iranian frigate, killing dozens of sailors.
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"They Were Our Guests": Omar Abdullah On Iran Warship Sunk By US Off Sri Lanka
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, expressed concern over the attack on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, calling it "unfortunate".
-
Opinion | A Dark Truth: Why Iran, Ukraine Get Bombed, But Pak, Israel, N Korea Don't
With the Iran blitz, the message to smaller and military states is shaping up to be this: 'build the damn bomb - if not legally, then the way Pakistan did in the 1970s'.
-
Opinion | How 12 'Insurers' Sitting In London Paralysed Hormuz - All With A Phone Call
By March 3, there were zero active tanker transits inside the Hormuz Strait. Not because of Iran, or Trump. But simply because an 'underwriter' in London picked up the telephone.
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2nd Iranian Ship Heads Towards Sri Lanka, Officials Say 'Could Be Targeted'
Iran-Israel-US war: The vessel was carrying more than 100 crew, reports said, adding they too could be targeted the same way a sister ship was sunk yesterday.
