Author: KASWAR KLASRA

Mecca Pact  faces its first major test as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye prepare for an emergency Riyadh meeting following escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi territory. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye move toward coordinated security planning as Houthi attacks raise new questions about collective defence, deterrence and the future operational role of the Mecca Pact. An emergency Riyadh meeting will test whether the Mecca Pact Alliance can transform its collective-defence commitment into practical security coordination as Houthi attacks increasingly threaten Saudi cities and infrastructure. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye are moving the Mecca Pact Joint Defence Agreement…

Trump’s TIME Interview reveals his strategy on Iran, artificial intelligence, tariffs and the 2026 midterms. Trump’s Iran strategy combines military pressure, diplomacy and control of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s global agenda increasingly links AI, economic power, media and American national security. Donald Trump arrived for his TIME interview at the White House looking unusually polished and composed: sharply tailored suit, carefully arranged hair and a confident tie reinforcing his long-understood belief that appearance is part of power. The Sept. 28 conversation, published as a major TIME interview at a pivotal moment in his second term, became more than a…

Red Sea Houthi Crisis is creating a second maritime pressure point alongside the Strait of Hormuz. Houthi expansion around Mokha, Perim and the Hanish islands could increase the threat to shipping through Bab el-Mandeb. Prolonged disruption could raise freight costs, insurance premiums, energy prices and supply-chain risks across Asia, Europe and Africa. The Red Sea is rapidly emerging as the second major maritime front in the Iran-U.S. war, and the world has reason to be concerned. The immediate danger is not simply another round of attacks on commercial vessels. It is the possibility that the Houthis could turn the Bab…

Trump Greenland Deal transforms a sovereignty dispute into a broader US-Denmark-Greenland security arrangement. Diplomacy allowed Washington to pursue strategic Arctic interests without requiring a transfer of Greenland’s sovereignty. The agreement demonstrates why negotiation can convert geopolitical confrontation into practical security cooperation. President Donald Trump’s Greenland strategy has produced one of the most consequential Arctic agreements of his second term, but its significance goes beyond Greenland itself. The September 22 agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland demonstrates how a confrontation that initially appeared capable of producing a major rupture inside the Western alliance was eventually redirected toward negotiation, compromise…

Trump Assassination Plot: A mother’s warning to Ohio police triggered an investigation into an alleged White House attack. Investigators uncovered allegations involving weapons, drones, sniper teams and multiple suspects across several states. The case adds another dramatic chapter to America’s history of threats against its presidents. Four days before Donald Trump’s 80th birthday celebration was to turn the White House into an extraordinary sporting arena, a mother in rural Ohio made a telephone call that would travel far beyond her home. She was not a federal agent, intelligence officer or Secret Service operative. She was a worried mother who had…

UNGA 2026 Speeches featured U.S. President Donald Trump presenting an ultimatum to Tehran, demanding total compliance while touting unilateral military deterrence. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant address rejecting foreign aggression, keeping mediator channels open despite a U.S. delegation walkout. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif framed multilateralism as vital for regional peace, demanding water sovereignty over the Indus Basin and highlighting climate vulnerabilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the international community to starve Moscow’s war economy by targeting Russian energy revenues. The rubber hit the road this week at the United Nations General Assembly at a time of supreme global…

Trump Russia Oil Tariffs could give Washington authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing Russian oil and gas. China and India remain the dominant buyers of Russian crude, accounting for 50% and 37%, respectively, of Russia’s crude exports in CREA’s cumulative dataset. With Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab disrupting global energy flows, Trump may have an incentive to use tariffs rather than remove large quantities of Russian oil from international markets. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump now has a new weapon against countries buying Russian energy, but the evidence points toward tariffs rather than an attempt to shut Russian…

Trump warns Zelensky to stop attacking Russian energy resources, warning that strikes on diesel facilities are worsening a global fuel shortage. The Middle East crisis is putting both Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb under pressure, threatening major energy flows and pushing oil prices sharply higher. Washington increasingly faces a difficult energy-security calculation: supporting Ukraine while preventing further disruption to an already strained global fuel market. President Donald Trump’s demand that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stop attacking Russian diesel and energy infrastructure is about more than the Russia-Ukraine war. It signals that Washington is increasingly worried that the global energy system has…

Chinese National Kidnapped in Islamabad was rescued safely after armed men allegedly abducted him from a house in G-8/1 and demanded $100,000. Islamabad police arrested nine alleged kidnappers and recovered vehicles, cash and mobile phones allegedly taken during the crime. The case raises serious questions about how a foreign national could be abducted at gunpoint in Pakistan’s heavily secured federal capital. ISLAMABAD — The kidnapping began before sunrise in one of Islamabad’s residential sectors, when a group of armed men forced their way into a house and took a Chinese national hostage. By the time the family received a demand…

Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure could force Riyadh to reconsider its policy of restraint and deterrence. The Makkah defence agreement with Pakistan and Türkiye gives Saudi Arabia an important new layer of strategic deterrence. MBS faces the challenge of protecting Saudi Arabia while ensuring that a wider war does not derail Vision 2030. Saudi Arabia has been pushed into one of the most consequential strategic decisions of the Middle East crisis after Iran-backed Houthi forces attacked Saudi cities and energy infrastructure, wounding 73 people and disrupting operations at several facilities. The attacks, which struck areas including Abha, Khamis Mushait,…