New Delhi/Washington, June 15, 2025 – U.S. President Donald Trump has made at least fourteen public claims between May 10 and June 15, 2025, in that he has at least ten times asserted that he played a central role in securing a ceasefire between India and Pakistan by using U.S. trade leverage. While India officially maintains that the May 10 ceasefire was a bilateral outcome with no third-party intervention, it has not directly challenged Trump's version of events, allowing a growing perception of American influence over a critical South Asian security development.

Dubai: Israeli strikes in Iran have killed at least 406 people and wounded another 654, a human rights group said Sunday.

Tel Aviv/Tehran: Iran launched a fresh wave of ballistic missiles targeting multiple locations in Israel on Sunday, hours after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly struck several areas across Tehran, including the headquarters of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry.

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that he could secure a deal between Iran and Israel just as he had done between other arch-rivals, as he repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last month by “using trade”.

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned that Iran will pay a “very heavy price” for targeting civilians in Israel.

Amid intensifying hostilities with Israel, Iran is reportedly considering the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint for global oil supplies. The development was reported by Iranian state broadcaster IRINN and highlighted in a detailed Al Jazeera explainer published on Saturday, citing Iranian lawmaker and former IRGC commander Esmail Kosari.

Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the US on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.

Philadelphia: Tens of thousands of people participated in coordinated protests across the United States on Saturday under the slogan “No Kings,” expressing strong opposition to President Donald Trump’s leadership as he prepared to headline a grand military parade in Washington to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US Army — which also coincided with his 79th birthday.