Politics
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Ishaq Dar: Operations in Afghanistan Part of Islamabad’s Counterterrorism Strategy
DID Press: Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that Islamabad is pursuing actions both inside and beyond its borders as part of its firm strategy to combat “terrorism,” and that “operations in Afghanistan” are a component of this…
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IEA Warns of Global Energy Crisis Worse Than 1970s Oil Shocks
DID Press: International Energy Agency (IEA) issued an urgent warning that the world is on the brink of a global energy crisis even more severe than the oil shocks of the 1970s. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director, emphasized that…
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Pakistani Diplomat: Washington Has Underestimated Iran’s Resolve, Asymmetric Warfare
DID Press: Malihah Lodhi, a veteran diplomat and former ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, United Kingdom, and the United Nations, argues in a recent article titled “Lessons of the U.S.–Israel War Against Iran” that Washington has underestimated both…
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China Calls for Immediate Truce, Urges US-Israel to Return to Dialogue
DID Press: Beijing issued an official statement expressing concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East and called for an immediate halt to any military action against Iran. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that continued hostilities could have…
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11 Key Energy and Water Infrastructure Sites Identified in Persian Gulf
DID Press: Technical and infrastructure analysis indicates that eleven critical power generation and desalination facilities across the Gulf states and Jordan play a central role in supplying energy and water to both populations and industries. Some of these projects rank…
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Short Truce, Long Tensions: Uncertain Taliban-Pakistan Relations
DID Press: Taliban have not issued an official response to Asif Ali Zardari’s claims. This silence could mean two things: first, political caution to avoid escalating tensions, and second, the fragile internal state of the Taliban, which does not want…
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The Economist: US Faces No Easy Options on Iran
DID Press: The Economist wrote that Washington has four possible paths to act regarding Iran, but none of them are favorable for the United States. “For almost everyone, it is clear that the U.S. entered this war with an incomplete…
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Afghan Ex-MP Criticizes Global Media Bias Amid Iran and US-Israel Conflict
DID Press: Aref Rahmani, former member of Afghanistan’s House of Representatives, wrote on his personal page regarding the Iran-US-Israel war: Over the past 21 days and nights, thousands of missiles and bunker-busting bombs struck homes, factories, hospitals, schools, and even…
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Vienna Hosts Intl Conference on Safe and Secure Nuclear Material Transport
DID Press: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that on Monday (March 23), it is hosting a global conference on the safe and secure transport of nuclear and radioactive materials. The event in Vienna brings together policymakers, regulators, industry stakeholders,…
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Taliban Appoints New Diplomat for Afghanistan Embassy in Berlin
DID Press: German media report that the Taliban government has appointed a new diplomat to lead Afghanistan’s embassy in Berlin. This move comes while the German government has not provided any official recognition of the change. According to media sources,…
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