The US military reportedly intercepted Iranian drones targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as intelligence assessments warned Tehran can still disrupt the strategic waterway despite progress towards a new agreement.
A CNN report citing sources familiar with a US intelligence assessment says Iran may now possess the ability to shut the Strait of Hormuz at will, raising fresh concerns over the security of one of the world's most important energy corridors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are expected to discuss a proposed trade agreement, energy cooperation, artificial intelligence and the situation in West Asia during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France.
Modi said that sea routes must remain secure and seafarers should be allowed to carry out their duties without fear.
The interaction between the two leaders took place as heads of state and government gathered for the opening session and traditional family photograph of the 52nd G7 Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Chaotic as it seems, Donald Trump’s tariff war and subsequent walk-backs are a deadly serious attempt by his team to address what they perceive as the core issues of the dollar-dominated global monetary system.
The re-election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States has once again thrown global geopolitics into flux.
At the present juncture of global power shifts, the visit of US Vice President J D Vance and his wife is of high strategic importance to India and South Asian politics.
US President Donald Trump refused to be drawn into India-Pakistan border tensions in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, stating that the two countries will "get it figured out one way or the other."
Apple plans to shift the assembly line of all US-sold iPhones to India as early as next year, according to people familiar with the matter.
