The United States has spent more than $47 billion on its war against Iran, according to the latest Pentagon estimate obtained by Reuters, highlighting a sharp increase in the financial cost of
The United States has spent more than $47 billion on its war against Iran, according to the latest Pentagon estimate obtained by Reuters, highlighting a sharp increase in the financial cost of
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Sri Lanka has provided medical assistance to 27 Iranian sailors who fell ill aboard Iranian crude oil tankers anchored off the country’s southern coast, with the crew members evacuated to shore and
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Sri Lanka is unlikely to pursue new barter trade arrangements in the foreseeable future as its tea-for-oil agreement with Iran approaches completion, with the Sri Lanka Tea Board citing exporters’ liquidity concerns,
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Russia and China are providing Iran with military technology, intelligence and other forms of assistance that could increase the costs of the war for the United States, as both powers seek to
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Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the lifting of the US naval blockade, relief from oil sanctions, the release of frozen Iranian funds and an end to
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Supertanker freight rates on Persian Gulf–East Asia routes have climbed above $1.4 million a day, setting a new record as the Iran war disrupts oil transportation, ties up vessels and drives shipping
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Secret US–Iran nuclear talks are raising alarm in Israel, where officials and verification experts are pressing for unprecedented inspections, unrestricted access to nuclear sites and the removal or dilution of Iran’s highly
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In this op-ed, Iran’s ambassador to Sri Lanka challenges Colombo’s decision to observe unilateral U.S. sanctions affecting Iranian vessels, arguing that the policy sits uneasily with Sri Lanka’s non-aligned tradition, its international
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Wednesday marks three years since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, an event that the Soufan Center describes as a direct starting point for the current US-Iran war and the strategic
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La Tasty, a small café on the waterfront road in Al-Khasab, has become an unlikely destination for visitors seeking a view of one of the world’s most dangerous maritime routes. Its customers
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Sri Lanka’s foreign policy is developing a troubling contradiction: it speaks of neutrality, humanitarianism and sovereign decision-making, yet its conduct increasingly reflects the risks imposed by American power. The treatment of Iranian
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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has rejected reports that the United States has specifically warned Sri Lanka it could face sanctions if it provides supplies or services to Iranian vessels near the country’s
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The U.S.-Iran war has entered a phase in which Washington can intensify military and economic pressure but has no clear route to a decisive political settlement, according to an analysis by The
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On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has returned to the center of high-level diplomatic conversation. Endorsements from Iran, the United States
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has urged Americans to vote against allies of US President Donald Trump in Congress as American forces prepared to withdraw from their remaining bases in Iraq on
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