International Relations
5 min
Iran’s relationship with the United States: An estranged friend to an ‘arrogant’ power
As the US-Israel military campaign against Iran intensified from February 28, 2026, analysis of the deep historical rupture between Washington and Tehran bec...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
United Nations ‘deeply disturbed’ by strike on Iran school that killed 160 children
On February 28, 2026, during the first day of Israeli-US airstrikes on Iran, the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, southern Iran (Hormozga...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Decoding Iran’s energy sector: Surviving without thriving under sanctions regime
With the US-Israel military campaign targeting Iran directly in 2026, global attention turned to Iran's oil sector — long crippled by sanctions but never ful...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Hormuz shutdown worsens after US hits Iranian warship; tankers stranded for fifth day
The Strait of Hormuz shipping shutdown entered its fifth consecutive day on March 4, 2026, after a US strike on the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka d...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
Swiss shipping firm MSC diverts all Gulf-bound cargo to safe ports; slaps deviation fee of $800 per container
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's largest ocean carrier by capacity, declared an "End of Voyage" for all shipments destined for Middle East G...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
India may face acute cooking gas shortage amid Iran crisis: Here’s all you need to know
As the Iran-U.S.-Israel conflict escalated in early March 2026, analysts and industry sources warned that India — the world's second-largest LPG importer — f...
International Relations
Science & Technology
5 min
Japan, U.S. aim to add nuclear power project to $550 billion investment package: sources
Japan and the United States are working to include a nuclear power project in the second tranche of deals under Japan's $550-billion investment package commi...
International Relations
6 min
Trump says ‘someone from within’ Iranian regime might be best choice to lead once war ends
US President Donald Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, suggested that "someone from within" the Iranian regime would be the best candidate to lead Iran once...
International Relations
7 min
Iranians to bid farewell to late Supreme Leader Khamenei at Tehran ceremony
Iranians gathered in Tehran on March 4, 2026, to bid farewell to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28, 2026, in a US-Israeli ...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
U.S. carried out strike on Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast, Pentagon chief says
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth formally confirmed on March 4, 2026, that the United States carried out the strike on the Iranian warship IRIS Dena approxi...
International Relations
Internal Security
6 min
Iranian warship sank by US sub in Indian Ocean, Hegseth says
A US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, on or around March 4, 2026. US...
International Relations
7 min
Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran 'inconsistent with international law', says Canada PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated on March 4, 2026, that the ongoing US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran "appear inconsistent with international law."...
International Relations
4 min
Iran says ‘trying’ to swiftly appoint new Supreme Leader
Following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026 during Israeli-US airstrikes on Iran, Iran's 88-member Assembly of Experts convene...
International Relations
5 min
Spain's Sanchez stands firm on opposition to war in Iran despite Trump's trade threat
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared Spain's position as "No to war" following the US-Israeli military strikes on Iran that began 28 February 2026, ...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
MRPL declares force majeure on gasoline export cargoes for March, April, traders say
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a state-run refiner, declared force majeure on all gasoline (petrol) export cargoes for March and April...
International Relations
6 min
U.K. charters first repatriation flight for British stranded due to West Asia conflict
The United Kingdom government chartered its first repatriation flight to evacuate British nationals stranded in the Middle East following the escalation of t...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
War reaches India’s backyard as Iranian warship sunk by US submarine off Sri Lanka coast. 100 dead
On March 4, 2026, a US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena in international waters approximately 40 nautical miles (75 km) o...
International Relations
5 min
‘Imaginary, invented threat’: Russia says U.S. attacked Iran on false pretext, condemns call for Iranians to seize power
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on March 4, 2026, that the United States had used an "imaginary, invented Iranian threat" as a p...
International Relations
4 min
Finland President Alexander Stubb arrives in India, Modi says visit ‘will take ties to new heights’
Finland's President Alexander Stubb arrived in New Delhi on March 4, 2026, for a four-day state visit (March 4–7), his first India visit in his current role ...
International Relations
5 min
Strait of Hormuz disruption: Pakistan seeks Saudi oil supplies via Yanbu port
Pakistan's Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik met Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, in Islamabad to discuss contingency plans...