US Iran Rift
Munitions expenditure reach $5.6 billion to $6bn in just the opening days of the conflict, multiple news outlets report.
Published 11 Mar, 2026 09:11am
The longer the war continues, the more difficult it will be for the US to extricate itself from it.
Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:12am
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s announcement of ‘austerity’ measures in response to the fuel crisis triggered...
Updated 11 Mar, 2026 08:57am
Market reacting to possibility that Strait of Hormuz could reopen, says Lipow Oil Associates founder.
Updated 11 Mar, 2026 07:50am
Jet fuel rates go up to $150-200 from $85-90 per barrel; Iran war sparks fears of deep travel slump, widespread grounding of planes.
Updated 11 Mar, 2026 08:19am
Fresh Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Updated 11 Mar, 2026 07:53am
Embassy shifted 150km from Tehran; Airfare surge raises concern among lawmakers.
Updated 11 Mar, 2026 07:48am
Energy secretary claims US Navy escorted ship through ‘troubled waters’, later deletes X post.
Updated 11 Mar, 2026 07:38am
Iranian leadership seems to betting that a strategy of controlled attrition will eventually erode the coalition’s appetite for prolonged conflict, while Washington could be believing that its campaign is approaching its military objectives and could end sooner.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:47pm
PPP members criticise PIA for raising fares; suggest using Maryam Nawaz's aircraft for Mideast operations.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 06:07pm
The sinking of IRIS Dena — unarmed, post-exercise, in a neutral state’s waters — exposed a doctrine of impunity, and the quiet death of the rules-based order.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 05:19pm
Europe insists no "imminent" shortage; Japan orders reserve to prepare for releases.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:16am
Even the opposition is convinced their role right now is not to ask any questions and to automatically support Netanyahu.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:36am
PM defends "difficult decision" on fuel prices, says global oil market "not in Pakistan’s hands".
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 09:00am
US president calls Mojtaba’s appointment "bad idea"; says war could be "over soon".
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:45am
Says mission would be aimed at escorting container ships and tankers in order to gradually reopen the strait.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:10am
Lebanese parliament postpones legislative elections for two years; Lebanese president suggests full truce, direct talks.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:58am
Hamas confirms talks ‘frozen’; meeting with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators cancelled.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:05am
The political calculation in Tehran was simple — the country cannot afford a leadership vacuum.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 09:07am
United States has made ‘major strides’ and the operation could be ‘pretty well complete’, says US president.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 10:34am
The pattern that is emerging suggests a gradual shift in the dynamics of the war.
Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:24pm
Sri Lanka and India, who are providing sanctuary to 434 sailors from three Iranian naval vessels, are wary of a US response.
Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:05pm
Major airstrikes on Tehran’s fuel depots have plunged it into a toxic gloom and resulted in black, oily rain with dark skies.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 10:25pm
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warns that any new leader linked to Iran’s ruling elite would be “an unequivocal target for elimination”.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 12:44pm
Pakistan Cables’ new manufacturing could help it weather supply disruptions and rising metal prices.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:31am
The ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict means higher oil prices, volatile LNG markets, transport inflation and uncertainty in cross-border electricity supplies.
Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:51am
As the conflict-ridden global front carries on, Pakistan grapples with its first wave of supply disruptions as domestic oil prices rise by Rs55 per litre.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:44am
Lessons have not been learnt from past US interventions that ended in disaster.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:45am
Who stands to gain in the war against Iran?
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 10:02am
While there is little doubt that Iran is involved in many of the retaliatory attacks, the facts raise suspicions that another player may be at work.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:27am
