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US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over war in Iran

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – The head ​of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned on Tuesday, becoming ‌the first and most senior member of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran ​posed no imminent threat to the United States. “I ​cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war ⁠in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to ​our nation, and it is clear that we started this ​war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful lobby,” Joseph Kent wrote in a letter to Trump posted on X. Some ​experts have said an imminent threat

Chabahar Port’s future uncertain amid recent developments: Parliamentary panel

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The “recent development” has cast a shadow on the future of Chabahar Port, a vital and strategic port for India, a parliamentary panel on external affairs has said, and welcomed that the Centre “remains engaged” with all concerned parties in order to address the implications of these developments. The ‘Twelfth Report of the Committee on External Affairs (2025-26) on Demands for Grants (2026-27)’ of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), was presented in Parliament on Tuesday. The Committee of External Affairs is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The observation by the panel, assumes significance

Lebanon has proposed the first direct talks with Israel in decades. It might be too late

BEIRUT, March 17, 2026 (AP) — With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting to end first — and it might be too late for that. Hezbollah’s decision to enter the wider Iran war by firing rockets at Israel has led to the heavy Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing some 850 Lebanese and driving over a million people from their homes. The Iran-backed Hezbollah views the latest war as

How does the Iran war affect fertiliser supplies, prices and food security?

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, analysts warn it is severely disrupting fertiliser markets and endangering food security for developing countries in the near term. Here is how the conflict is affecting fertiliser costs, trade flows and output: WHY IS THE HORMUZ STRAIT KEY FOR ​FERTILISER SUPPLY? Fertiliser production is energy-intensive, relying heavily on natural gas as a feedstock, with energy making up as much as 70% of ‌production costs. As a result, much of the world’s fertiliser is made in the Middle East, with one-third of global trade in it

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