![1403-12-16-15.33.06-1741262641 Iran showcases military power with new missiles, drones, and warships amid rising tensions with the U.S. and Israel. [Handout via Iranian army]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1403-12-16-15.33.06-1741262641.webp)
Iran Displays New Military Capabilities Amid Rising 2025 Uncertainty
Iran showcases military power with new missiles, drones, and warships amid rising tensions with the U.S. and Israel.
![1403-12-16-15.33.06-1741262641 Iran showcases military power with new missiles, drones, and warships amid rising tensions with the U.S. and Israel. [Handout via Iranian army]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1403-12-16-15.33.06-1741262641.webp)
Iran showcases military power with new missiles, drones, and warships amid rising tensions with the U.S. and Israel.
![SAT Web Banners (7)(3) A plane at the new Gwadar Airport in Gwadar, Pakistan, on September 21, 2024. [Image: Tournée du Pakistan/Google Images].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SAT-Web-Banners-73-1600x917.webp)
Why has Pakistan’s Gwadar Airport failed to take off, and what does this tell us about the country’s broader developmental challenges?
![dar-1392×842 Deputy PM Ishaq Dar affirms Pakistan's economic growth, aims for G20 by 2030, and highlights CCP's role in fair competition. [Image via Profit]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dar-1392x842-1.webp)
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar affirms Pakistan’s economic growth, aims for G20 by 2030, and highlights CCP’s role in fair competition.
![2776 Macron warns that Russian aggression "knows no borders," urges EU defense boost, and prepares for potential US policy shifts. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2776-1600x960.webp)
Macron warns that Russian aggression “knows no borders,” urges EU defense boost, and prepares for potential US policy shifts.

Afghanistan’s Taliban regime faces collapse from internal power struggles, economic failure, and the Torkham border crisis, destabilizing the nation.
![I6ACH2MW5FJEJNXKPHIKOB5R3A Torkham border closure enters third week since Feb 21 as cross-border clashes escalate at Torkham amid AIG’s disputed construction. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/I6ACH2MW5FJEJNXKPHIKOB5R3A.webp)
Torkham border closure enters third week since Feb 21 as cross-border clashes escalate at Torkham amid AIG’s disputed construction.
![6EYZT45JA5PB5DRVAUF4MLAG4U Spokesperson Mujahid accuses UNAMA of exaggerating negative issues and ignoring Afghanistan’s progress ahead of a UN meeting. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/6EYZT45JA5PB5DRVAUF4MLAG4U.webp)
Spokesperson Mujahid accuses UNAMA of exaggerating negative issues and ignoring Afghanistan’s progress ahead of a UN meeting.
![imf1721120692-01 Pakistan and IMF begin talks on $7 Billion loan review, focusing on economic reforms, fiscal discipline, and tax measures. [Image via The Express Tribune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/imf1721120692-01.webp)
Pakistan and IMF begin talks on $7 Billion loan review, focusing on economic reforms, fiscal discipline, and tax measures.
![1288739_5023941_IMF2_akhbar IMF warns Sri Lanka’s economic recovery is at risk as trade union strikes loom over budget cuts to government benefits. [Image via Reuters/File]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1288739_5023941_IMF2_akhbar.webp)
IMF warns Sri Lanka’s economic recovery is at risk as trade union strikes loom over budget cuts to government benefits.
![AFP__20250304__2203259662__v2__HighRes__VpVanceIntroducesElbridgeColbyToSenateArmedS-1741105859 US VP JD Vance denies targeting UK and France in Ukraine remarks, sparking backlash from British & French politicians. [Image via AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AFP__20250304__2203259662__v2__HighRes__VpVanceIntroducesElbridgeColbyToSenateArmedS-1741105859.webp)
US VP JD Vance denies targeting UK and France in Ukraine remarks, sparking backlash from British & French politicians.