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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, March 24, 2026

  India | March 24, 2026 20:07 IST

  Trump claimed that the Iranian side contacted him to broker a truce in the Middle East, claiming they wanted to make a deal with the US. Tehran, however, refuted his claim.

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  Emirati-flagged cargo ship sinks in Persian Gulf off Iran, 30 crew members onboard

  World | March 17, 2022 15:25 IST

  Rescuers had saved 16 crew members, the captain said. Another 11 had made it onto a life raft, while one person was saved by a nearby tanker. Two crew members were still in the water, he said.

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  No oil will be exported from Persian Gulf if Iranian sales blocked, President Hassan Rouhani warns US

  World | December 04, 2018 18:32 IST

  The US has re-imposed its unilateral sanctions on Iran, including an oil embargo, after withdrawing in May from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers earlier in defiance of international objections.

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  Qatar diplomatic crisis: Kuwait trying to mediate to solve rift among Gulf nations

  World | June 06, 2017 10:19 IST

  Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries-led by Saudia Arabia have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar.

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  Echoes of 1991 Gulf War linger on in Mideast

  World | February 23, 2016 14:43 IST

  The 1991 Gulf War saw only 100 hours of ground fighting as U.S. forces entered Kuwait to end the Iraqi occupation, but echoes of that conflict have lingered for decades in the Middle East.The war

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  India to benefit from breakthrough in Iranian Nuke standoff

  India | April 04, 2015 8:15 IST

  Washington/New Delhi:The breakthrough in a standoff between Iran and the West over its nuclear programme is likely to help major buyers of Iranian oil like India by lifting curbs on quantity of import and payment

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  Iraq Crisis: Delhi-class destroyer heads for Persian Gulf to evacuate Indians

  India | June 28, 2014 9:35 IST

  New Delhi: India launched its first initiative for the possible evacuation of its nationals from war-torn Iraq with a powerful Delhi-class destroyer being dispatched to the Persian Gulf by the navy. The decision to launch

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  Saudi oil rig sinks in Persian Gulf, 2 Indians among dead

  World | December 28, 2013 17:12 IST

  Dubai: Three expatriate workers, including two Indians, died after a mobile platform for maintenance services sank in Al-Safaniya offshore oilfield area on Friday.Two of the missing are Indians and the third is a Bangladeshi, a

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  Iran downs US drone over Persian Gulf

  World | December 04, 2012 14:28 IST

  Tehran, Dec 4: Iranian naval forces have downed a US drone over the Persian Gulf, Iranian authorities said Tuesday."The US drone, which in the past days flew over the general zone of Persian Gulf gathering

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  US moves new forces to Persian Gulf

  World | July 03, 2012 16:22 IST

  Washington, Jul 3: US has moved more warships and fighter aircraft to the Persian Gulf to keep the strategic Straits of Hormuz open and strike deep within Iran if the stand-off over its nuclear programme

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  Iran to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf name

  World | May 17, 2012 15:00 IST

  Tehran, May 17: Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps.The threat comes after the famous search engine left the body of water between Iran and

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