$24 billion ‘trust test’ for Trump? Khamenei aide seeks frozen assets, warns war could take ‘another dimension’

Representative image (AI) As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran depends on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets.In an interview with CNN, Rezaei said: “The negotiations are…

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Pentagon Identifies Israel’s Counterintelligence as ‘Critical’ Threat Amid Iran Tensions | World News

The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level – “critical” – amid escalating tensions between Washington and Israel over the way forward in the war with Iran, according to two current US officials and one former official who spoke to NBC News.The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency posted an internal…

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Banned antibiotics behind 43% of shrimp export rejections; CDSCO seeks stricter enforcement | India News

NEW DELHI: Nearly 43% of cases in which Indian shrimp exports were rejected by the US, European Union and Japan this year were linked to residues of banned antibiotics, prompting India’s drug regulator to seek stricter enforcement of existing restrictions.The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed all states and Union Territories to strengthen…

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How much prize money did R Praggnanandhaa win after historic Norway Chess triumph? | Chess News

R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) R Praggnanandhaa scripted history by becoming the first Indian ever to win the prestigious Norway Chess title. The 20-year-old Grandmaster completed a remarkable comeback in the final round, defeating Germany’s Vincent Keymer to secure the championship and etch his name into the tournament’s history books.Heading into…

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$1.3 trillion wiped off Wall Street as AI rally slows; Nvidia slips 6%, Micron falls 13%

US tech stocks came under heavy pressure on Friday, with semiconductor giants leading the decline as investors grew cautious about artificial intelligence-fuelled valuations and digested stronger-than-expected US jobs data.The sell-off was most severe in the chip sector, where the PHLX Semiconductor Index plunged 10.3%, marking its steepest single-day fall since March 2020. The decline followed…

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‘Any sanctions threat would boomerang’: Putin hails India’s stance against foreign diktats | India News

Vladimir Putin with PM Modi NEW DELHI: Russian president Vladimir Putin said sanctions threats against India would “boomerang immediately”, affriming that New Delhi has always been “guided by its national interests”.Putin said India was free to choose the products that “they consider to be most up to date, most applicable for them and obviously offering…

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Iran cleared for FIFA World Cup 2026 after USA grants visas amid geopolitical tensions | Football News

Iran football team gets visa approval (Image: X) Iran football team has officially received U.S. visas to participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026, ending weeks of uncertainty and diplomatic complications just 10 days before their opening match.The breakthrough comes after growing concerns that Team Melli’s participation could be jeopardized due to delays in visa…

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