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Trump dismisses Iran’s reply to peace plan, oil jumps as Hormuz closure persists

May 11, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: President Donald Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal sent oil prices surging on Monday amid concerns the 10-week-old conflict will drag on, keeping shipping through the Strait of Hormuz paralysed. Days after the U.S. floated an offer in the hopes of re-opening negotiations, Iran on Sunday released a […]

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Iran Submits Response to US Proposal as West Asia Conflict Deepens

May 11, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Iran has formally submitted its answer to the latest American proposal for ending the war in West Asia, according to state media. The Islamic Republic’s state news agency IRNA confirmed on Sunday that the response was handed over, though it gave no details of its contents beyond saying that negotiations at this stage […]

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Rubio says Israel-Lebanon peace deal is achievable but Hezbollah is a problem

May 6, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that peace between Israel and Lebanon was achievable but that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was a problem. “By and large, I think a peace deal between Lebanon and Israel is imminently achievable, and should be,” Rubio told reporters at the White House. “The […]

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Defence

Israeli military urges residents of multiple towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate amid operations against Hezbollah

May 4, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: The Israeli military issued an urgent warning on Sunday to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, urging them to evacuate their homes and move at least 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) away to open areas. The military said it was conducting operations against Hezbollah following what it described as a violation […]

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Hezbollah pays steep price in battle to reverse its fortunes

May 4, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Hezbollah has paid a heavy price for going to war with Israel on March 2: Israel has occupied a chunk of southern Lebanon, displaced hundreds of thousands of its Shi’ite Muslim constituents and killed as many as several thousand of its fighters, according to previously unreported casualty estimates from within the group. The […]

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Trump says Iran can phone if it wants to talk; Iranian minister heads to Russia

April 27, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the ongoing war, reiterating that Tehran must not possess nuclear weapons. His remarks came after Iran urged the U.S. to remove obstacles to a potential deal, including its blockade of Iranian ports. Trump said talks […]

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Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended by three weeks after Oval Office meeting

April 24, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Lebanon and Israel have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following high-level talks held at the White House. Trump hosted Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon’s ambassador to the U.S., Nada Moawad, in the Oval Office for a second round of U.S.-mediated discussions. […]

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Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate as Iran Seizes Ships, U.S. Maintains Pressure Amid Fragile Diplomac

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi:  Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply in recent hours as the naval blockade of Iran intensified, with fresh incidents reported across key maritime routes. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has seized two container ships for “disrupting order and safety” within a declared exclusion zone. Maritime monitoring agencies also report […]

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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill Lebanese journalist, wound another

April 23, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi:  Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and wounded photographer Zeinab Faraj, according to a senior Lebanese military official and Khalil’s employer, the Al-Akhbar newspaper. There was no immediate comment from the Israel Defence Forces on Khalil’s death, though earlier the military said it had received reports that […]

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Lebanon hopes for extension of ceasefire at Washington meeting

April 22, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Lebanese and Israeli officials are set to meet for the second time in two weeks in Washington on Thursday, as efforts continue to stabilise a fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. The current U.S.-mediated truce, which began 10 days ago, is due to expire on Sunday. Its fragility was underscored this week, with […]

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