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A gentle reminder about Iran

ON Aug 1, 1990, when much of Iraq was observing Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, to mark the martyrdom of Imam Husain in Karbala in 680 AD, Saddam Hussein was massing his troops along the border with Kuwait. On Aug 2, Iraq invaded the tiny emirate over a festering oil resource-sharing dispute. Sadda...

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A gentle reminder about Iran
A gentle reminder about Iran

ON Aug 1, 1990, when much of Iraq was observing Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, to mark the martyrd...

Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if no deal reached with Iran
Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if no deal reached with Iran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States...

Iranian president orders start of talks with US: local media
Iranian president orders start of talks with US: local media

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, th...

Age of strategic adjustment
Age of strategic adjustment

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CORPORATE WINDOW : Saving Basmati exports
CORPORATE WINDOW : Saving Basmati exports

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Trump hopeful of Iran deal after Tehran warns of regional war
Trump hopeful of Iran deal after Tehran warns of regional...

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was hopeful of agreeing a deal with Iran after the co...

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Iran’s Khamenei likens protests to ‘coup’, warns of regional war
Iran’s Khamenei likens protests to ‘coup’, warns of regional war

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a “coup”, warning that any US attack on the Islamic Republic following Washington’s military deployments in the Middle Eas...

Analysis by AFP

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Diesel hiked by Rs11.30, petrol stays unchanged
Diesel hiked by Rs11.30, petrol stays unchanged

ISLAMABAD: While maintaining the price of petrol for the next fortnight, the government has increased the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs11.30 per litre. The announcement by the Petroleum Di...

Analysis by Kalbe Ali

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Explosion reported at building in Iranian city, cause unknown
Explosion reported at building in Iranian city, cause unknown

An explosion took place on Saturday at a building in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on the Gulf coast, state media reported, though the cause of the blast was as yet unknown. State television sai...

Analysis by AFP

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Iran army chief warns US, Israel against attack; says forces on high alert
Iran army chief warns US, Israel against attack; says forces on high alert

Iranian army chief Amir Hatami on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against an attack, saying his country’s forces were on high alert following Washington’s heavy military deployments in...

Analysis by AFP

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United States approves major arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Israel
United States approves major arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Israel

The United States on Friday approved multibillion-dollar weapons sales to both Saudi Arabia and Israel, at a point of high tensions with Iran. The State Department said it green-lighted a $3.8-bill...

Analysis by AFP

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