Iran war diplomacy turns toward reopening Strait of Hormuz
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The Pakistan Army criticised the documentary saing that it presented a one-sided account of Operation Sindoor while overlooking what it described as the ground realities of the fighting.
Apart from Chinese promises to help Bangladesh out with effective management of the Teesta river (dredging-water storage-embankment), the first time Prime Minister has secured promises of substantial Chinese private sectors investment .
Russia also supplies crude to India at a discount to international prices, making any significant reduction in purchases potentially costly for the economy.
The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all, they said in a joint statement.
The U.S. military said on Saturday its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect” but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.
The bill exempts 15 European nations that buy gas from Russia from the tariffs, arguing that the purchases amount to a fraction of their total requirements and the countries in question were taking steps to reduce dependence on Moscow.
A classified Russian document seen by Reuters directly referred to an internal decree issued by Defence Minister Andrei Belousov in August, 2025. It said that, in accordance with a decision by Belousov, a delegation from Russia’s armed forces travelled to China to participate in training exercises at People’s Liberation Army (PLA) facilities.
As a result, we may be in for a prolonged period of uncertainty that looks neither like peace nor war.
The East-West pipeline was built in the early 1980s and has become crucial since the start of the Iran war in February and the resulting halt to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.