This US Navy handout photograph, released on April 21, 2026, by US Central Command, shows US forces patrolling the Arabian Sea near the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, on April 20, 2026. — AFP
This US Navy handout photograph released on April 21, 2026, by US Central Command, shows US forces patrolling the Arabian Sea near the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, on April 20, 2026. — AFP
This US Navy handout photograph released on April 21, 2026, by US Central Command, shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy patrolling the Arabian Sea during a maritime blockade on April 15, 2026. — AFP
This US Navy handout photograph released on April 21, 2026, by US Central Command, shows US forces patrolling the Arabian Sea near the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, on April 20, 2026. — AFP
Though the JAAC’s demands are open to scrutiny, banning any political organisation — as long as it remains committed to peaceful activism — is undemocratic.