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The United Arab Emirates condemned what it described as an Iranian attack on key gas infrastructure, while Kuwait voiced support for Qatar following missile strikes on its LNG hub, as Gulf states warned that escalating attacks on energy facilities threaten regional stability and global energy security amid the widening Iran war. Habshan gas facilities shut down following Iranian missile strikes; File Photo: Nova Intel In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates said Iranian forces targeted the Habshan gas facility and Bab oil field, adding that air defence systems intercepted the attack successfully with no casualties reported. The ministry described the incident as a “serious escalation” and a violation of international law , warning that such actions represent a direct threat to regional security and global energy infrastructure. The UAE said it reserves the right to take “all necessary measures” to protect its sovereignty and national security, unders...

French President Emmanuel Macron said he had spoken with the Emir of Qatar and  U.S. President  Donald Trump following strikes on major gas production facilities in Iran and Qatar, and urged an immediate halt to attacks on civilian infrastructure as the Iran war expands into critical global energy systems. Image Via: Mario Nafal on X Macron said it was in the “common interest” of all parties to implement “without delay, a moratorium on strikes targeting civilian infrastructure, particularly energy and water supply facilities,” warning that continued attacks risk endangering civilian populations and destabilizing global energy supplies. The appeal comes after Israeli strikes targeted Iran’s South Pars gasfield — the world’s largest natural gas reserve — and Iranian missile strikes hit Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial city, home to one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas production hubs. The twin attacks marked a significant escalation in the conflict, bringing core ene...

Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gasfield and subsequent Iranian missile attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial city have marked a major escalation in the Iran war after Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned that those responsible for killing senior Iranian officials “will have to pay,” and Gulf states signalled a sharper diplomatic and security response to the widening conflict. The world’s largest LNG hub RAS LAFFAN in Qatar has been hit; File Image Via: B u ll Theory Qatar said missiles launched from Iran struck the Ras Laffan industrial city — home to one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facilities — causing “ extensive damage ” but no reported casualties, according to QatarEnergy. Emergency teams were deployed to contain fires, which authorities said were later brought under control. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar condemned the strike as a “flagrant violation” of sovereignty and a “direct threat” to national security, warning that Doha “ reserves its right ...

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has explicitly identified India’s evolving nuclear capabilities as part of a broader global expansion of strategic weapons, stating in its 2026 Annual Threat Assessment that “India also is developing new and longer-range nuclear delivery systems,” placing New Delhi within a cohort of states advancing range, survivability and deterrence options. File Photo of Indian Navy’s successful precision strike in the Arabian Sea by ship launched BrahMos missile The report situates India’s nuclear trajectory within a shifting deterrence landscape where delivery systems, not just warhead counts, are becoming central. (Page 18) It warns that adversaries are “research[ing], develop[ing], and field[ing] delivery systems that will increase their ranges and accuracy, challenge U.S. missile defenses, and provide new WMD-use options”. T his formulation has directly framed India’s advancements alongside those of China, Russia and Pakistan. At the regio...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah  on Wednesda y , and condemned attacks on Kuwait’s sovereignty while also reiterating that ensuring “safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz remains our foremost priority.” This comes as India is intensifying its diplomatic outreach across the Gulf amid a rapidly escalating regional conflict. File Photo of PM NaMo's meeting with the Crown Prince of Kuwait; Via Indian PMO In a statement following the call, Modi said both leaders “exchanged views on the evolving situation in West Asia and shared concerns over recent developments,” and highlighted a growing regional anxiety as the Iran war continues to disrupt maritime routes, energy flows and internal security across multiple Gulf states. He “reiterated India’s condemnation of attacks on Kuwait’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” while stressing that uninterru...

U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the United States “ does not need the help of anyone ” in its ongoing war against Iran, even as NATO allies declined to participate militarily and European leaders publicly distanced themselves from the conflict, exposing a widening transatlantic rift at a moment of escalating global energy disruption. Photo Via: Vice President Vance Speaking during a bilateral meeting on March 17, Trump said that while “all of our NATO allies were very much in favor of what we did” and “ agreed fully ” that Iran posed a nuclear threat, “ they don’t want to help us ,” adding that “we don’t need too much help and we don’t need any help actually.”  He further asserted that the war had been “long prosecuted” and that U.S. forces had “wiped out their navy, wiped out their military in every aspect,” claiming Iran now had “no air force, no navy… no radar, their anti-aircraft machinery is gone.” The remarks followed an earlier public statement in which T...

In the first major internal rupture within the United States security establishment since the start of the Iran war, National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent has resigned, declaring he could not “ in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran ” and asserting that “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation,” directly contradicting the central justification offered by the Trump administration for launching military action. File Photo Via Joe Kent Kent’s resignation, effective immediately, marks the first senior-level departure tied directly to the conflict , and has now exposed a widening divide between intelligence leadership and political decision-making at a critical moment in a war that has already destabilised global energy markets and expanded across multiple fronts. In his resignation statement, Kent wrote that “it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” adding that he could not support sending “the next gen...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ,  President of the UAE, and  condemned attacks on the UAE while also stressing the urgent need to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. This comes as India has simultaneously ramped up nationwide fuel supply safeguards, intensified anti-hoarding enforcement, expanded evacuation operations and stepped up its diplomatic outreach through EAM S Jaishankar in response to the escalating Iran war and widening risks to global energy flows and Indian nationals across the Gulf. File Photo of PM NaMo welcoming President of the UAE at the airport.  Modi said he conveyed advance Eid greetings to the UAE leader and reiterated “India’s strong condemnation of all attacks on the UAE that have resulted in loss of innocent lives and damage to civilian infrastructure,” according to a statement . He added that both sides “...

Emmanuel Macron said he urged Iran to immediately halt attacks across the Middle East during a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as escalating military confrontation in the Iran-Israel war continues to destabilize the region and threaten global shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. File photo of Emmanuel Macron with Masoud Pezeshkian; Via latter In a statement posted on social media after the call, Macron said he asked Pezeshkian to end “unacceptable attacks” carried out by Iran either directly or through regional proxy groups, including operations linked to armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq. The French president said Paris was acting strictly in a defensive capacity to protect its interests, regional partners, and the principle of freedom of navigation in Gulf waters. Macron warned that the unchecked escalation surrounding the Iran war was pushing the region toward wider chaos with long-term consequences for global security and economic stability....