1+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) Kathmandu— Following weeks of relative calm, Iran resumed strikes on Kuwait, putting the Iranian community in the Gulf country under increasing pressure. A Persian restaurant in Kuwait City removed the word 'Iranian' from its name, a visible sign of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (530+ words) Kathmandu— In a series of military actions and political statements, the United States, Iran, and Israel have escalated tensions in the Middle East. The U.S. military struck Iranian oil tankers, while the U.S. ambassador to Israel condemned violent Israeli settlers,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (518+ words) Kathmandu— U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles, according to the American military. The strikes, which occurred a day after U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed the conflict, are part of a new…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (166+ words) The move follows widespread reporting on how active military operations involving Iran have severely strained US weapon reserves, causing internal debates over the broader direction of the conflict. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed officials to crack down on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (346+ words) Iran’s national currency hit a new all-time low of more than 2.25 million rials per US dollar when Tehran’s market opened for the start of the working week on Saturday. The ongoing military confrontation between Iran and the US, which has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (324+ words) The report also estimates that China curtailed approximately 360 terawatt-hours of wind and solar generation during the same period, including unreported curtailment. Curtailment refers to renewable energy that was generated but not utilized, effectively wasted energy due to grid limitations and…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (666+ words) Kathmandu— Six months into the war on Iran, major US oil companies have reported their highest profits since 2022 due to rising crude prices, but these gains are tempered by increasing risks to longstanding investments in the Gulf. The conflict has…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (451+ words) Kathmandu— The United States has a decades-long history of waging war with significant ecological consequences in the Middle East, extending from Operation Desert Storm in 1991 to recent actions targeting Iran. While figures detailing monetary costs and casualties are readily available…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (532+ words) Kathmandu— Israeli military actions, including artillery strikes, air raids, and ground incursions, are continuing in Syria and Lebanon despite diplomatic efforts led by the United States to de-escalate tensions. Recent activity includes shelling near the Syrian town of Beit Jinn…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) Kathmandu— The Iranian rial has fallen to an all-time low against the US dollar, surpassing 2 million rials per dollar on the free market, as the country grapples with crippling economic challenges stemming from decades of international sanctions and exacerbated by…...