‘More than problematic’: US Senator on Pakistan’s role in Iran peace talks

‘More than problematic’: US Senator on Pakistan’s role in Iran peace talks

Lindsey Graham (AP photo) Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has once again questioned Pakistan’s credibility as a “mediator” between the United States and Iran in ongoing ceasefire parley, pointing to Islamabad’s long-standing hostility towards Israel and calling its role “problematic”.The remarks came after Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif rejected US President Donald Trump’s appeal for…

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One month of Iran war: Tehran’s defiance turns Trump’s regime-change dream into nightmare – The Times of India

One month of Iran war: Tehran’s defiance turns Trump’s regime-change dream into nightmare – The Times of India

On February 28, what began as Donald Trump’s “dream” project to topple Iran’s regime under Ali Khamenei now appears to have shifted into a pressing push for a “deal”, a term the US president frequently invokes, aimed at reopening the vital oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz.The narrow waterway in Gulf had been effectively choked…

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‘Well played, President Trump’: US Senator who wants 500% tariff for Russian oil says India has ‘earned’ reduction to 18% – The Times of India

‘Well played, President Trump’: US Senator who wants 500% tariff for Russian oil says India has ‘earned’ reduction to 18% – The Times of India

US Senator Lindsay Graham has linked the US trade deal to India lowering crude oil imports from Russia, and hailed Trump’s pressure tactics. (AI image) India-US trade deal: Lindsey Graham, the US Senator, who was propagating a bill that would impose 500% tariffs on countries buying Russian crude oil has said that India has ‘earned’…

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India’s Russian oil trade: US secretary claims India ‘geared down and stopped’; threat of 500% tariff legislation looms – The Times of India

India’s Russian oil trade: US secretary claims India ‘geared down and stopped’; threat of 500% tariff legislation looms – The Times of India

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that India has scaled back purchases of Russian oil following trade action taken by President Donald Trump, linking New Delhi’s move to the imposition of tariffs by Washington.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in an interview with Fox Business, Bessent, talking about the Russian Sanctions Bill, said India began…

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‘How do you feel?’: Lindsey Graham again blames India over Russian oil trade as Kyiv reels from deadly strikes; says it is ‘experiencing cost of supporting Putin’ – The Times of India

‘How do you feel?’: Lindsey Graham again blames India over Russian oil trade as Kyiv reels from deadly strikes; says it is ‘experiencing cost of supporting Putin’ – The Times of India

File photo: US Senator Lindsey Graham (Picture credit: AP) US Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday renewed his warning to countries purchasing Russian oil, directly naming India as facing consequences for what he called support to Moscow’s war machine.In a post on X, Graham wrote, “India, China, Brazil and others who prop up Putin‘s war machine…

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