The United States has ramped up its military presence in the Middle East, deploying a carrier strike group and bomber task force to counter unspecified threats from Iran. As Washington and Tehran trade hostile warnings, the concentration of firepower in the Persian Gulf has raised the risk of an accidental conflict to a critical level
Russia has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim that India will stop buying Russian oil. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said no such commitment has been made by New Delhi, underlining that energy decisions remain India’s sovereign choice.
