West is ‘crumbling into barbarism’ – former Indian envoy The West is crumbling into barbarism, signaling the end of the old order, former envoy Talmiz Ahmad told RT India’s In Conversation with Salman Khurshid. The US has lost credibility and the Western alliance is in disarray, Ahmad, the former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE, said. He added that China and Russia will be seen as playing a larger political and diplomatic role in global affairs after the Iran war is over, noting that Russia and China are “strong supporters” of Iran. As India receives 70-80% of its oil from the Gulf region, the disruption in shipping is a concern for the country, which should be more actively involved in Middle East affairs. “We do not have the luxury of sitting at home in fortress India. We have to be engaged with this region crucially. We cannot afford a regional conflagration,” Ahmad explained. He also suggested that the Russia-India-China (RIC) troika should be at the heart of Indian diplomacy and foreign policy. A trilateral entity in which Moscow is close to both Beijing and New Delhi ensures balance in ties, he said, and if there are issues that agitate India and China, Russia’s presence will have a positive impact. “Both BRICS and the SCO should [receive India’s] undivided attention. The Quad is now history, and sorry to say, even the G20 is… history,” Ahmad said, adding that “RIC is at the heart of BRICS.” Watch the full episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid below.
West is ‘crumbling into barbarism’ – former Indian envoy The West is crumbling into barbarism, signaling the end of the old order, former envoy Talmiz Ahmad told RT India’s In Conversation with Salman Khurshid. The US has lost credibility and the Western alliance is in disarray, …
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International mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran, according to a senior Iranian official cited in reports. The measure is described as intended to reduce hostilities and allow renewed talks on a prior interim agreement.
Both sides are assessing next steps in the current regional security situation.
Reports indicate that a US-Iran ceasefire has broken down amid renewed fighting, with the potential impact of mediation efforts by Pakistan, Qatar, and Oman remaining unclear. Earlier diplomatic steps included a June memorandum of understanding between the parties for further negotiations and talks hosted in Geneva in February.
The summary also references Europe’s historical role in diplomacy, including the 1814-15 Congress of Vienna.
Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview that his representatives had spoken with Iranian officials an hour earlier and that those officials wanted to make a deal to end the conflict, though he noted they had broken prior agreements and expressed uncertainty about whether one would be reached.
He added that people do not want to die and that Iran would need to proceed carefully to avoid further losses. The remarks come amid an ongoing US-Iran conflict that has involved casualties and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with some social media users criticizing the repetition of similar statements.
Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart Iran and the US have resumed fighting because they don’t see each other as ‘reliable negotiating partners’, says analyst Ali Vaez. Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to deliver a “knockout blow at an acceptable price” to the other side, and both know “they have no choice other than engaging in diplomacy”, but they’re not ready to make uncomfortable concessions, argues Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group.
Vaez tells host Steve Clemons that Tehran and Washington are trying to “enforce their own interpretation” of the ceasefire agreement they signed last month. President Trump has become “frustrated” with diplomacy because he’s not seeing “the kind of quick results that he likes to see”, Vaez says.