| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-15 |
Per the SIPRI report, as of January 2026 the world had 12,187 nuclear warheads (54 fewer than last year): Russia 5,420, the US 542 (as stated on air; Russia and the US together hold about 85.84%), China 620, France 370, UK 225, India 190, Pakistan 170, Israel 90, North Korea 60.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
The war against Iran was actually started at Israel's urging, but Trump kept Netanyahu out of the deal negotiations.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
Israel's national security minister and finance minister have said in clear terms that their country is not bound to accept the US-Iran deal.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
Iran claims that under the deal the US and its allies will return $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets and that the US will develop a $300 billion reconstruction plan for Iran.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
Restoring gas supply from Qatar will take at least two more years due to war damage to its infrastructure.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
About 20% of the world's oil and gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz, and its closure had pushed crude oil prices to $120-125 per barrel.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
Since the war began on 28 February, more than 2,000 large commercial ships with about 20,000 crew members have been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
The war with Iran, which began 106 days ago, has been formally declared over by Trump.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
The Strait of Hormuz has opened, India's first LNG tanker has crossed it, and crude oil prices have fallen to $83 per barrel.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and US Vice President J.D. Vance will sign the agreement in Geneva this Friday.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
The US-Iran peace deal has not yet been signed; signatures will take place on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-15 |
President Trump has announced the end of the war with Iran, and Iran has also agreed that a peace understanding with the US has been reached.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
Foreign Minister Jaishankar is right that India bought oil wherever it got the cheapest deal, and he exposed America's double standards on a world forum.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
The US army itself released video claiming the attack on Indian ships, yet Trump is now saying the attack was carried out by Iran, not America.
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2026-06-12 |
Yesterday the US Central Command carried out a missile attack on the commercial ship MT Zarveer, announced it via tweet, and all crew members aboard were safely rescued by an Omani rescue team.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
On June 8, 9 and 11 the US military attacked three commercial ships; four Indian citizens were killed in the June 9 attack, after which India summoned the US embassy's chargé d'affaires and issued a stern warning.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
Until questions about Hezbollah, Iran's nuclear program, compensation, and control of the Strait of Hormuz are properly answered, no deal with Iran will prove effective.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
Iran has claimed that before further talks the US will release 12 billion dollars of its frozen assets.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
According to Middle East and US media, the US and Iran have agreed to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, during which the US will end its blockade, pull back its forces, and lift economic sanctions on Iran.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
Iran's Supreme Leader (named by the anchor as 'Mustafa Khamenei') has consented to the deal, so the path to permanent peace is now clear.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
Because the preparations are now visible, this time Trump's claim appears to have substance.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
According to the anchor's information, preparations for signing the peace agreement are underway in Geneva, and four large American planes carrying vehicles and officials have already arrived in Geneva.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
Trump has already said 38 times before that the war is about to end and that Iran has agreed to a deal.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
Following Trump's statement, crude oil prices immediately fell in the international market to $86 per barrel.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-12 |
President Trump has announced he has ended the war against Iran; Iran has agreed to sign a peace agreement, and a US-Iran peace deal will be signed soon in Geneva.
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