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West Asian conflict

Kitchen Security

War in West Asia rarely feels distant in India’s kitchens. When tensions rise around the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, the consequences travel quietly through tankers, ports, and refineries before arriving at the most ordinary place in the economy: the household cooking stove.

Destruction can never be a strategy

Shortly after the opening salvo of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February 2026 – with missiles targeting cities across the country, some of which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – President Donald Trump declared the objective was to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and give rise to a change in government.