The Houthis have since become more active, adding to the risks surrounding commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Following the October 7 attacks, the movement intermittently entered the conflict with Israel
As tensions escalate in the Middle East, many global actors have failed to correctly identify the source of the conflict. A section of Sri Lanka’s political circles appears caught in the same
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Billions of people around the world, including citizens in countries whose government leaders have thought it fit to launch this Israel/US–Iran war, believe that this insane conflict should be stopped immediately. It
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The Strait of Hormuz—just 55 kilometres wide—has once again become the epicenter of global anxiety. This narrow sliver of water, separating Iran from Oman, channels roughly 20–30% of the world’s daily oil
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka will disembark the crew of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Booshehr in Colombo before moving the ship to Trincomalee, where it will remain anchored until
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is poised to allow the Iranian naval ship IRIS Booshehr to make a port call, following the sinking of its sister vessel, IRIS Dena, which
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Five days after the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in what is widely reported as a US-Israel strike, India formally expressed its condemnation and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is in the process of rescuing hundreds of Iranian nationals stranded at sea from a second vessel after the first Iranian ship, IRIS Dena, was
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Latest Update Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa questioned in Parliament today whether the government is aware that another Iranian ship has arrived near the Port of Colombo. He
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When news broke about the reported death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, speculation quickly spread to prediction markets, where tens of millions of dollars were wagered on his removal from power.
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Over the weekend, the United States and Israel pulled off one of the most operationally impressive military campaigns in recent memory. In the span of 48 hours, they killed Iran’s Supreme Leader
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by Durga The Israeli military confirmed that airstrikes have targeted key government and strategic installations in Tehran and surrounding regions, while the United States has focused on eastern Iranian targets. Iranian authorities
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On February 28, a coordinated air campaign by the United States and Israel struck targets across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials, in what is being called
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Fahad al-Saif, Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed minister tasked with securing $70 billion in foreign investment by 2030, has faced an unexpectedly tumultuous start. Less than three weeks into his tenure, western business
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President Trump justified his June strikes on Iran, asserting that the United States could not allow Tehran to develop a nuclear weapon. He later claimed the attacks had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United States has confirmed that it was responsible for the devastating submarine attack that sank the Iranian naval warship IRIS Dena off the southern coast of
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