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People walk next to a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Trump warns of major war escalation if Iran peace process fails

WASHINGTON/DUBAI/TEL AVIV, April 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to retain military assets in the Middle East until a peace deal with Iran is reached ​and warned of a major escalation in fighting if it failed to comply, as oil prices rose on concerns over supply and restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran's Minister of Science Hossein Simaee Sarraf inspects the damage at the research building of the Shahid Beheshti University, which was damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Iranian delegation to reach Islamabad Thursday, Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan says

NEW DELHI, April 9 (Reuters) – An Iranian delegation ​will arrive in ‌Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday night ​for talks to ​resolve conflict with the ⁠U.S. and ​Israel, Iran’s ambassador ​to Pakistan said on Thursday. “Despite skepticism of Iranian ​public opinion ​due to repeated ceasefire violations ‌by ⁠Israeli regime … Iranian delegation arrives tonight in

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First responders work at the site of an Israeli airstrike that struck an apartment building in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Ceasefire at risk over Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 9, 2026 (AP) — Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, a likely pressure tactic as Iran, Israel and the United States are now in an uneasy, two-week ceasefire ahead of

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A customer pays for fuel with 500 rupee notes at a petrol station in New Delhi. (Photo: Getty Image)

Rupee falls 17 paise to 92.71 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI): The rupee depreciated 17 paise to 92.71 against US dollar in early trade on Thursday as the fragile ceasefire and Iran’s threat to step out of the talks if Israel kept bombing Lebanon kept investors wary. Forex traders said markets are in a wait-and-watch mode rather than strong directional positioning as the

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