The geopolitical shock created by the Iran conflict is forcing countries far beyond West Asia to confront an uncomfortable reality: energy security can no longer be built around a single region, a single route or a single set of political assumptions.
On 28 February 2026, the war that diplomats had spent two years rehearsing began. American and Israeli aircraft struck Iranian nuclear and missile installations; Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed, and by 2 March the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had formally closed the Strait of Hormuz to merchant traffic, laying mines and warning off shipping.
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta-owned copper mining company CopperTech Metals Inc, which is domiciled in the United States, has announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Scott Bessent said Washington is working with European and Gulf allies to target Iranian financial networks, freeze assets and disrupt funding channels linked to Tehran.
Recently, the New York State University in the US initiated a programme called ‘NYU in real life’, to promote a student-led culture change of spending less time online and more in living life in person, and creating together a ‘collective effervescence’.
Amid PM Modi’s bonhomie with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the SCO Summit in Tianjin, the US reaffirmed its ‘enduring friendship’ with India even as tensions rise over Trump’s steep 50% tariffs on Indian goods and stalled trade talks.
American journalist Rick Sanchez slammed US tariffs on India over Russian oil as a “disrespectful and ignorant policy,” saying Washington is treating India like a schoolchild. He praised New Delhi for standing firm, calling it a transformational moment that shifts global power towards the Global South, as PM Modi met Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the SCO Summit in Tianjin.
The Department of Posts has decided to completely suspend the booking of all categories of mail, including letters, documents, and gift items valued up to USD 100, destined for the US, it was announced on Sunday.
Amid escalating tariff tensions with the United States, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday remarked that in international relations, “there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests.”
US President Donald Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday.
