US pitches AI, LNG and SMR cooperation with ASEAN, opening opportunities for India
US Ambassador to ASEAN Kevin Kim in a virtual media briefing said Washington was prioritising advanced technologies and energy security across Southeast Asia.
US Ambassador to ASEAN Kevin Kim in a virtual media briefing said Washington was prioritising advanced technologies and energy security across Southeast Asia.
Fresh statements from Tehran and Washington point to deepening confrontation, with both sides hardening their public positions even as the US says it remains open to diplomacy.
Marco Rubio said the dispute centred on what he described as Iran's attempt to assert control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a threat to the global trading system.
Indian pharmaceutical stocks declined in early trade after the US President unveiled a phased tariff regime on imported generic medicines, though analysts said India's cost advantage and regulatory hurdles make a major disruption unlikely.
Fireworks at America’s 250th birthday bash, claimed to be the ‘best firework show ever!’ by President Donald Trump, is the new low in sending poisonous gases into the atmosphere. Over 40 minutes, 851,000 individual shells were fired.
The US-Israel-Iran war has brought our vulnerabilities into sharp focus; on one side is the US led by Donald Trump, who does not respect any middle ground ~ even a stray comment invites the danger of being ‘tariffed’ ~ and on the other side is Iran, which controls the Straits of Hormuz, a passageway for most of our oil and gas.
Fresh US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz have added pressure on a fragile Iran ceasefire even as Trump claims a broader regional deal is within reach.
US President Donald Trump on Monday said negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely” but warned that any agreement would be a “Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all,” while pressing several Middle Eastern and regional powers to join the Abraham Accords as part of a broader settlement.
Trump also named Saudi Arabia and Qatar as the first two nations to sign the Accords, adding that other countries should follow suit.
Iran says ongoing negotiations with the US are currently aimed at ending the conflict, while Trump insists Washington will not sign a “bad deal” with Tehran.
