It further added, “Iran has taken necessary and proportionate measures to prevent the aggressors and their supporters from exploiting the Strait of Hormuz to advance hostile operations against Iran.”
Trump openly saying Hegseth was the first one to suggest taking the option of a military operation seems to be a ploy to divert at least part of the blame towards the Pentagon Chief.
Global oil prices breach $100 per barrel for the first time in over three years as the Iran war disrupts production and shipping routes in West Asia, raising fears of inflation and global economic slowdown.
In a world where globalisation is no longer the dominant economic philosophy, the India–United States Interim Trade Agreement of 2026 signals something far more significant than tariff adjustments.
There is a consensus around the world, that President Trump is pursuing as a badge of honour, what Lenin proposed as a warning – “imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism”.