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Chinese researchers propose laser, sabotage tactics to disable Starlink satellites
Orissa Post
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July 31, 2025
Rome: Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. Those are just some of the strategies Chinese scientists have been developing to counter what Beijing...
US sanctions 6 Indian firms over Iran oil trade, $220 million in deals under scrutiny
ETAuto
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July 31, 2025
The US said in its statement, the Iranian regime “continues to fuel conflict in the Middle East to fund its destabilizing activities."The US government has imposed sanctions on six Indian companies accused of importing and marketing Iranian...
US sanctions six Indian companies over Iran petroleum purchases
United News of Bangladesh
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The United States has imposed sanctions on six Indian companies for allegedly engaging in the trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products, which Washington says violates its sanctions under Executive Order 13846. The US Department of...
US Sanctions At Least Six Indian Firms For Purchasing And Marketing Iranian Oil
News18
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July 31, 2025
Last Updated:July 31, 2025, 07:51 IST The Indian firms are among a broader list that includes businesses operating across the petroleum supply chain, including brokers, shipping companies A total of 20 companies have been blocked in the recent...
Six Indian companies hit with US sanctions for trading Iranian petroleum
Orissa Post
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July 31, 2025
New York: The Trump administration has sanctioned six Indian companies for their “significant” sales and purchases of Iranian-origin petrochemical products. “The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict in the Middle East to fund its...
US sanctions 6 Indian companies over trade of Iranian petroleum products
The Siasat Daily
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July 31, 2025
New York: The Trump administration has sanctioned six Indian companies for their “significant” sales and purchases of Iranian-origin petrochemical products. “The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict in the Middle East to fund its...
Chinese researchers suggest lasers and sabotage to counter Musk’s Starlink satellites
The Independent
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July 31, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Latest action over 'Iran trade': US sanctions 8 Indian companies, 5 nationals
The Indian Express
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July 31, 2025
The US has sanctioned eight India-based companies and five Indian nationals as part of its latest Iran-related sanctions action targeting entities engaged in trade of Iranian oil, petroleum products, and petrochemicals, and those identified as...
After Russia tariff penalty, Trump administration sanctions 6 India-based companies for trading oil with Iran
Mint
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July 31, 2025
The United States government on July 30 announced sanctions against “entities that have traded in Iran's petroleum”, affecting at least six India-based companies, besides seven others, an official release showed. It stated that 13 entities, which...
Syria Faces Collapse Amid Rising Violence, Warns U.S. Researcher
The Syrian Observer
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July 30, 2025
An American researcher wrote an alarming article in National Security Journal, warning that Syria is descending into chaos under its new Islamist government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former al-Qaeda affiliate that ousted President...
Sanctioning Entities That Have Traded In Iran's Petroleum
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict in the Middle East to fund its destabilizing activities. Today, the United States is taking action to stem the flow of revenue that the regime uses to support terrorism abroad, as well as to oppress...
US says sanctions hit Iran ‘shipping empire’ linked to top Tehran official
Al Jazeera
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July 31, 2025
The United States Department of the Treasury has imposed new sanctions on more than 100 Iran-linked individuals, companies and ocean-going vessels in what it described as its “largest Iran-related action since 2018”. The sanctions, announced on...
US-Israeli attack on Iran: German politics and media abandon international law
World Socialist Web Site
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July 31, 2025
There is hardly any war that violates international law as flagrantly as the US-Israeli attack on Iran in June of this year. On this, virtually all reputable international law experts agree. Nevertheless, the government and significant sections of...
Tehran to pursue US-Israeli aggression through legal channels
Mehr News Agency
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July 30, 2025
Kazem Gharibabadi, who is the deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, made the statement in an interview with the official website of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the sidelines of a...
Closer Pak-Iran cooperation vital to securing shared interests, say experts
Dawn
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July 31, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Closer Pakistan-Iran cooperation is vital to securing shared interests in a shifting geopolitical environment where both countries face common threats, including from Israel. This was observed by experts at a roundtable session hosted...
A century of western meddling in Iran
The Spectator
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July 29, 2025
On 22 June this year, seven B2 Stealth bombers flew on a 37-hour round trip from bases in the US to drop 14 30,000lb bombs on two nuclear facilities in Iran. A third was attacked with cruise missiles fired from a submarine, possibly in the Persian...
Iran’s small-scale power plant capacity surpasses 1,550 MW amid push for decentralized energy
Tehran Times
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July 30, 2025
TEHRAN - The combined generation capacity of Iran’s small-scale power plants has exceeded 1,550 megawatts this year, according to Zahra Esmaeilzadeh, head of the distributed generation and renewables project at Tavanir, the state-run electricity...
Iran rejects claim of kidnapping plot against Belgian politician
Press TV
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Iran’s EU mission, located in the Belgian capital of Brussels, has dismissed as “delusional” claims of a human rights activist-cum-politician about the Islamic Republic’s attempt to abduct her via Turkey. The dismissal came after Darya Safai, a...
Iran Tests Russian S-400 Air Defense System in First Operational Exercise
Kyiv Post
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July 30, 2025
Near Isfahan, a key city about 440 kilometers (273 miles) south of Tehran, Iran reportedly conducted its first live test of the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense system on Saturday, July 26, marking a major step in its military capabilities....
Iran holds tribute ceremony for families of athletes killed in 12-day war
Press TV
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Iran has held a tribute ceremony to honor the families of 30 Iranian athletes who were killed during the 12-day Israeli aggression against the country. The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Sports and Youth in the capital Tehran on Tuesday,...