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Iran Displays New Military Capabilities Amid Rising 2025 Uncertainty
News Desk
March 7, 2025
Iran showcases military power with new missiles, drones, and warships amid rising tensions with the U.S. and Israel.
Iran showcases military power with new missiles, drones, and warships amid rising tensions with the U.S. and Israel.
![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 "SAT Web Banners (7)(3)")
Why has Pakistan’s Gwadar Airport failed to take off, and what does this tell us about the country’s broader developmental challenges?
![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 "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.
![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 "2776")
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.
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Torkham border closure enters third week since Feb 21 as cross-border clashes escalate at Torkham amid AIG’s disputed construction.
![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 "6EYZT45JA5PB5DRVAUF4MLAG4U")
Spokesperson Mujahid accuses UNAMA of exaggerating negative issues and ignoring Afghanistan’s progress ahead of a UN meeting.
![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 "imf1721120692-01")
Pakistan and IMF begin talks on $7 Billion loan review, focusing on economic reforms, fiscal discipline, and tax measures.
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IMF warns Sri Lanka’s economic recovery is at risk as trade union strikes loom over budget cuts to government benefits.
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US VP JD Vance denies targeting UK and France in Ukraine remarks, sparking backlash from British & French politicians.