Cuba’s national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power-
HAVANA — Cuba’s national electric grid collapsed on Monday (March 16), the country’s grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island’s already obsolete generation system. Grid operator UNE said on social media it is investigating the causes of the blackout, the latest in... Read More
Direct US-Iran contact resumes, Tehran signals interest in ending war: Report
A direct communications channel between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been reactivated in recent days, Axios reported on Monday, citing a US official and a source with knowledge of the matter. It is unclear how substantive the exchanges between Araghchi and Witkoff have been, but they mark the first... Read More
Donald Trump has lamented that “some countries are not very enthusiastic” about heeding his call to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while also saying the US will give details of a coalition which is being assembled-
He increased the pressure on Britain and France, saying he expected them to help secure shipping in the strategically critical waterway during the war against Iran. Mr Trump said he had talked with French President Emmanuel Macron about it and the French leader’s response had been “an eight, not perfect”. “I think he’s going to... Read More
US-Israeli attacks continue against Iran
US-Israeli attacks continue against Iran The United States and Israel continue to launch attacks against Iran, while Tehran vows to fight to the bitter end. The US Central Command posted a video on Monday that contained an update by its commander, Admiral Brad Cooper. He said US forces have “destroyed over 100 Iranian naval vessels.”... Read More
US embassy in Iraq hit by drone strikes as UAE reopens airspace after missile threats from Iran Drones and rockets have been launched at the US embassy in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, in what’s been described as “the most intense assault” since attacks started -BBC
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly reopened its airspace after closing it due to missile and drone threats from Iran Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with the UK after PM Keir Starmer said it would not be drawn into a “wider war” over Iran Trump repeats his call for other nations,... Read More
Pakistani : GUJRAT Thieves stole Rs4 million from the rented residence of two officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Gujrat in the precincts of Civil Lines police.
GUJRAT: Thieves stole Rs4 million from the rented residence of two officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Gujrat in the precincts of Civil Lines police. A MoFA official, Aamir Shaukat, a native of Beharipur, Daska, lodged a complaint with the police that he along with his colleague, Irfan Ahmed, had been residing in... Read More
Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport.
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) biggest port and oil storage facility, Fujairah, and Dubai’s international airport have come under further drone attacks as Iran continues to target Gulf transport and oil infrastructure. Flights were temporarily suspended on Monday after a fire broke out near the airport after a “drone-related incident”. A fire also raged after... Read More
Japan debates how to protect ships in Strait of Hormuz within legal framework
Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae says the government is considering what can be done within the framework of Japanese law to secure the safety of Japan-linked ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Takaichi disclosed the information on Monday at an Upper House committee meeting on the budget bill for the fiscal year that begins in... Read More
War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes.Israel’s military has said it had launched a broad wave of strikes on the Iranian cities of Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz, AFP reports-
“The IDF has just begun a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in Tehran, Shiraz, and Tabriz”, the military said in a statement.UK PM Keir Starmer has said that Britain was “working with allies” to restore freedom of navigation as he spoke about the Strait of Hormuz. “Ultimately, we have... Read More
Trump threatens Xi summit delay if China doesn’t help in Hormuz-
President Donald Trump threatened to delay his summit with Xi Jinping if Beijing doesn’t help secure the Strait of Hormuz, as the U.S.-Israel war stifles oil supplies and unsettles ties between the world’s biggest economies.Trump stressed China’s dependence on oil from the Middle East in an interview with The Financial Times, as he reiterated a... Read More