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Donald Trump cancels visit of US delegation to Pakistan for talks with Iran hours after Iranian foreign minister left Pakistan, says ‘too much time...

OpIndia Staff - 25 April, 2026

President Donald Trump has abruptly cancelled a planned visit by American representatives to Islamabad, Pakistan, for scheduled meetings with Iranian officials. The move came...

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The “Trump National” gambit: Syrian billionaires named their projects after Trump to get sanctions lifted for unlocking $12 billion in contracts, reveals report

OpIndia Staff - 25 April, 2026

Wealthy Syrian investors, the Al-Khayyat family, successfully lobbied for the removal of U.S.

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“Leave it”: India’s Ministry of External Affairs refuses to comment on Donald Trump sharing a transcript calling India a “hellhole”

OpIndia Staff - 23 April, 2026

The Indian Minister of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday (23rd April) declined to respond to the distasteful remarks shared by US President Donald Trump...

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Trump extends ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, but maintains strict naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

Divya Bharti - 22 April, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump has extended a two-week ceasefire with Iran just hours before its expiration, acting on mediation from Pakistan.

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Iran refuses second round of talks with US, warns of retaliation after cargo ship seizure near strait of Hormuz

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2026

According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, Tehran has decided not to join the talks.

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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic, Trump says US naval blockade continues till deal with Iran is 100% complete

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2026

Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ongoing 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Iran’s foreign...

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Donald Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, to invite PM Netanyahu and President Joseph Aoun to White House, claims he has ended...

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have reached an agreement for a 10-day ceasefire, scheduled to take effect Tuesday at...

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Trump and Meloni’s Public clash erupts: Meloni calls Pope Leo XIV’s comments “unacceptable,” Trump says she herself is “unacceptable.”

OpIndia Staff - 15 April, 2026

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has slammed Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV as "unacceptable,".

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US-Trump flip-flop on Strait of Hormuz blockade and Iran war, how it endangers the region and worsens the energy crisis for Asia

Shraddha Pandey - 13 April, 2026

Just a day after the ceasefire announcement, Trump had floated the idea of a joint Iran-US toll framework in the Strait of Hormuz. However, after the Iranian and American delegations returned from Pakistan without a deal, Trump remembered that Iran is levying an “illegal toll” on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Since the possibility of a joint Iran-US venture collapsed, Trump took the task upon himself to end the Iranian ‘extortion’.

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