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Washington, March 31 US President Donald Trump has told his aides that he is willing to end the military operation against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, leaving the campaign to reopen it for a later date, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing administration...

Washington, March 31 Senior US lawmakers have urged the Department of Commerce to release detailed data on the export of American-made semi-automatic weapons, citing concerns that such sales are fueling criminal violence abroad.In a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and...

Washington, March 31 Concerns over China's dominance in critical minerals are driving renewed US interest in deep-sea mining, even as experts have cautioned lawmakers that the ecological risks beneath the waves remain poorly understood.Lawmakers and industry leaders at a Congressional hearing...

Washington, March 31 – The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a closely watched case on birthright citizenship, which challenges President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict automatic citizenship for children born to certain non-citizens and could reshape the meaning of the 14th Amendment...

Washington, March 31 – The United States expects to achieve its military objectives against Iran “in weeks, not months,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as he outlined Washington’s conditions for ending the conflict and warned Tehran against attempting to control key global waterways...

Washington, March 31 – Usha Vance has offered a rare, personal glimpse into life inside the Vice President’s residence, speaking about family, politics, and her evolving public role in an interview with NBC News.In the wide-ranging conversation, Vance described her transition from a legal...

Washington, March 31 – US President Donald Trump "would be quite interested" in asking Arab countries to help pay for the costs related to the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said."I won't preempt him (Trump) on that," Leavitt said at a White...

Washington, March 31 – The Trump administration signaled on Monday that Arab nations could be asked to help bear the financial burden of the ongoing military campaign against Iran, even as US forces continue large-scale operations in the region.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the idea of...

Washington, March 31 – The United States is intensifying its strikes on Iran while pursuing a deal to end Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, the White House said Monday, describing a dual-track approach of military pressure and diplomacy.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the ongoing operation was...

Moscow, March 30 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov cautioned against drawing Gulf monarchies into "someone else's war" on Monday and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in West Asia.Speaking in a video conference with his counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

Islamabad, March 30 Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Pakistan is actively seeking to project itself as a mediator, reflecting the pressures and constraints it faces, both external and internal, according to a report.A meeting was recently held in Islamabad, which saw the participation...

March 30, New Delhi – U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday to keep the Strait of Hormuz open or face possible U.S. strikes on its oil and power infrastructure. In a social media post, Trump said that failure to reach a deal could lead to attacks on Iran’s power plants, oil wells...

New York, March 30 – US President Donald Trump stated on Monday that a "new and more reasonable regime" was in place in Iran, indicating a change in leadership, and said that Washington had made "significant progress" in "serious talks" with it."A change in leadership" is a goal he has stated...

Jammu, March 30 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that India can play a meaningful role in de-escalating the situation in West Asia, given Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong relations with the warring countries and their neighbors.He said that Pakistan was...

Tehran, March 30 – The recent truce plan proposed by the United States contains “excessively unrealistic and unreasonable” demands, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.Baghaei made the remarks at a press conference in Tehran while elaborating on the US-proposed...

Washington, March 30 – The United States expects to achieve its military objectives against Iran “in a matter of weeks, not months,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, asserting that key targets, including Tehran’s air force, navy, and missile capabilities, are already being dismantled even as...

March 30, New Delhi — Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases.Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday that it will not authorize the use of either military bases or...

Washington, March 30 US Second Lady Usha Vance launched her "Storytime with the Second Lady" on Monday as part of efforts to increase child literacy rates and encourage reading among children."The first episode will feature the Second Lady reading 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter,"...

Washington, March 30 – US President Donald Trump warned on Monday that the United States could strike Iran’s key energy infrastructure if a deal is not reached soon and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, even as he said talks were making progress.Trump said the United States is in “serious...

New Delhi, March 30 – The WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, which concluded on Monday, failed to reach any agreement on key issues, including the extension of the moratorium on e-commerce and reforms of the global trade body.The 14th ministerial conference (MC), which concluded in the...