Few takers likely for Trump’s poison pill
As negotiations to end the Iran war continued on May 25, Donald Trump made a series of phone calls in which he pressed key leaders from the Middle East to join the Abraham accords.
As negotiations to end the Iran war continued on May 25, Donald Trump made a series of phone calls in which he pressed key leaders from the Middle East to join the Abraham accords.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour to the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy was not merely another diplomatic exercise.
PM Modi began the Netherlands leg of his five-nation tour with diaspora outreach and meetings lined up with Dutch leadership on trade, technology and strategic cooperation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday presided over the signing of a broad range of bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation in energy security, defense, trade, technology and infrastructure, further consolidating the rapidly expanding strategic partnership between the two nations.
India and the UAE signed key agreements on defence, LPG supply and petroleum reserves, while Abu Dhabi announced fresh investments worth $5 billion in Indian sectors.
Shipping resumes through a key oil route, but military pressure, political messaging and ongoing negotiations signal that the crisis is paused, not resolved.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday arrived in China on an official visit.
Pakistan has drawn up a tight repayment schedule to return $3.5 billion to the UAE this month, even as rising outflows and weaker exports add pressure on its economy.
As missiles streak across West Asia and the Strait of Hormuz casts a shadow on global trade, retaliatory attacks on Gulf nations reverberate far beyond the region.
Washington is reviewing military options short of invasion, including coastal raids in Iran, as regional tensions intensify with missile strikes and threats expanding across West Asia.
