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Nuclear symbol and Iran flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Why Israel’s nukes get a pass while Iran is scrutinised

Iran is a signatory to the treaty and has a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Israel, however, has never signed the NPT.

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How much will US Hormuz blockade hurt Iran?

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How Pakistan has served as a bridge in US diplomacy from the Cold War to the Iran war

FILE PHOTO: USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo

How Pakistan helped broker a US-Iran ceasefire

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Can Iran charge fees for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz?

Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Iran's only nuclear power plant. Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/FILE

Why an attack on Bushehr nuclear plant would be catastrophic for the Gulf

NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, April 1, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skipper

How Nasa's Artemis II moon mission will unfold

Women sit at a home, which was damaged by a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?

Adopting a formula-based price adjustment mechanism for petroleum products will reduce the need for subsidies, however, this may in turn create more hardship for the poor. Photo: Reuters

Why govt chose not to hike fuel price for April?

Houthi-mobilized fighters ride atop a car in Sanaa, Yemen September 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Who are Yemen's Houthis and why are they attacking Red Sea shipping?

US President Donald Trump looks on, befrore departing for Florida from the South Lawn, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Why Trump backtracked on his Iran threat

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Why gold prices have remained steady despite the war on Iran

A man walks through debris lying in a ward of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

From sponsor to enemy: What's behind Pakistan's attack on Afghan Taliban?