Oil Prices: Oil prices today: Crude climbs as US-Iran talks uncertainty keeps markets on edge; Brent tops $106

Global oil prices rose on Friday amid renewed fears of escalation in the Middle East after Iran released footage showing commandos boarding a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz and reports of heightened military activity in Tehran.Brent crude futures rose $1.23, or 1.17%, to $106.3 per barrel by early trading, while West Texas Intermediate…

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Why India must fast-track SSB-III Integrated ISR dominance in space

India’s security challenges no longer sit neatly along its land borders or maritime edges; they extend upward, into an increasingly contested and weaponised space domain. In this environment, Integrated Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) is not just a capability; it is the backbone of credible deterrence and rapid response. The urgency to fast-track India’s Space-Based…

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Khamenei: ‘Legitimate duty and right’: Iranian President Pezeshkian vows revenge after Khamenei killed in US–Israel strikes

Iran President Pezeshkian vows revenge after Khamenei killed in US–Israel strikes (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that avenging the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is both a “legitimate duty and right” of the Islamic Republic, following joint US–Israeli strikes that killed the 86-year-old leader.In a statement carried by state…

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