A congressional hearing in Washington turned attention to reports involving Iran and Pakistan, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio firmly distancing the administration from the claims.
After two days of discussions in Washington, both sides agreed to continue negotiations, explore security arrangements along the border and strengthen state control in southern Lebanon.
On 22 May 2026, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs issued an eviction order directing the historic 113-year- old Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre Lutyens’ Delhi premises by June 5.
Rubio told lawmakers that Washington has not seen Chinese military involvement in the Iran crisis while warning about Beijing's expanding economic and political influence across Latin America.
Emergency alerts echoed across the Gulf as Kuwait and Bahrain responded to missile and drone threats, while the US and Iran traded sharply differing accounts of the escalating confrontation.
India's Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Wednesday highlighted the global human cost of terrorism while marking one year since the Pahalgam terror attack, saying such acts are a "scourge on humanity" that must be defeated with collective resolve.
The collapse of the Islamabad talks between the United States and Iran has abruptly ended what many had hoped would serve as a pathway to de-escalation.
India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held talks with senior US lawmaker Pete Sessions on advancing bilateral ties, highlighting continued engagement between New Delhi and Washington.
US brings Israel and Lebanon to the table in Washington as tensions with Hezbollah continue and regional players like Iran remain actively engaged in fragile ceasefire efforts.
As crucial talks between the United States and Iran commenced in Islamabad on Saturday, the Congress party expressed cautious optimism about prospects for peace while mounting a sharp critique of the Centre’s foreign policy, raising what it described as “serious questions” about India’s strategic positioning in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape.
