{"id":54280,"date":"2020-01-09T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T10:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54280"},"modified":"2020-02-26T16:11:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T10:41:36","slug":"7-pm-from-the-brink-of-war-on-u-s-iran-conflict-9th-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/7-pm-from-the-brink-of-war-on-u-s-iran-conflict-9th-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"7 PM |From the brink of war: on U.S.-Iran conflict| 9th January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Context:\n<\/strong>US\n\u2013 Iran Conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More\nin news:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Iran&#8217;s top military\ncommander, Gen Qasem Soleimani, is killed by a US drone strike in Iraq.<\/li><li>In retaliation, Iran on\nWednesday launched ballistic missile attacks at American troops in two military\nbases in Iraq.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timeline\nof US &#8211; Iran conflict:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>1979: <\/strong>The US and Iran are at\nloggerheads since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which witnessed the overthrow of\nthe Shah, an American ally in the Middle East, and brought Iran under a\nclerical regime antagonistic to the US and its involvement in regional\npolitics.<\/li><li><strong>1984<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Iran- Iraq War prompted Iran to restart\nnuclear programme.<\/li><li><strong>1980s and 1990s: <\/strong>US sanctions\nin the 1980s and 1990s were intended to check Iran\u2019s regional activities and\ncompel it to cease support for terrorism. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-3.jpg?resize=289%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Text Box: Iran Nuclear Deal:\n\u2022\tFormally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal was announced in 2015.\n\u2022\tThe deal was signed between Iran and the P5+1 group (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany)\n\u2022\tIt restricts Iran's nuclear programme, in return for lifting most of the economic sanctions of against it.\n\" class=\"wp-image-54281\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2002-2015<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> UN and USA and EU put Economic sanctions on\nIran<\/li><li><strong>July 14, 2015:&nbsp;<\/strong>Iran Nuclear\nDeal.<\/li><li><strong>May 8, 2018:<\/strong> US withdrew from Iran Nuclear\nDeal.<\/li><li><strong>May\n2019:<\/strong>\nRelations between the US and Iran worsen in May 2019, when the US tightens the\nsanctions targeting Iran&#8217;s oil exports. In response, Iran begins a\ncounter-pressure campaign.<\/li><li><strong>In\nMay and June 2019<\/strong>, explosions hit six oil tankers in the\nGulf of Oman, and the US accuses Iran.<\/li><li><strong>On 20\nJune<\/strong>,&nbsp;Iranian\nforces shoot down a US military drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The US says it\nwas over international waters, but Iran says it is over their territory.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-3.jpg?resize=306%2C222&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54282\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>July\n2019 onwards:<\/strong> Iran begins rolling back key commitments under the\nnuclear deal in July.<\/li><li><strong>On 3 January 2020,<\/strong>\nIran&#8217;s top military commander, Gen Qasem Soleimani, is killed by a US drone\nstrike in Iraq.<\/li><li><strong>January 8, 2020:<\/strong><strong>\n<\/strong>Iran\u2019s missile strikes&nbsp;against al-Asad airbase and Erbil airport, both of which play\nhost to US troops.<\/li><li><strong>January\n8, 2020: <\/strong>In\na statement later on Wednesday, Trump said the strikes appeared to be the\nextent of Iran&#8217;s actions and pledged more US sanctions on Tehran, signalling a\nscaling down of tensions, at least for the\nmoment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>India-Iran\nRelations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India has strong bilateral relations with Iran.\nIn addition to cultural and historical links, the two countries look at each\nother as important<strong> regional actors<\/strong>\nwho have contributed positively to stability in their respective\nregions.&nbsp;New Delhi and Tehran have maintained robust political engagements\nsince the 1990s.&nbsp;<\/li><li>At the moment, the core of the relationship\nlies in strong <strong>bilateral trade<\/strong>,\ncrude oil imports from Iran and cooperation in the development and\noperationalisation of the Chabahar Port. Iran is one of India\u2019s major trading\npartners and accounts for nearly two per cent of its foreign trade.<\/li><li><strong>Energy<\/strong> is the most important component of\nbilateral trade and Iran contributes significantly to India\u2019s energy security.\nIran has been one of the top three suppliers of crude oil to India for over a\ndecade, except during the period 2011-15 when it was under international\nsanctions. Moreover, India also buys natural gas from Iran and hence the total\nvalue of energy imports from Iran is even higher, accounting for 80-85 per cent\nof its overall imports from Iran.<\/li><li><strong>Chabahar\nPort:<\/strong> India deems the port as a gateway for\nits trade with Afghanistan and Central Asia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Effect\nof the US-Iran conflict on India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Energy:\n<\/strong>For\nIndia, US-Iran impacts India&#8217;s sea-link communication and energy flows from the\nregion. <\/li><li>If\nthere is a dramatic escalation, it would lead to spike in oil prices which\nwould have a negative impact on an already slowing down, sluggish economy.<\/li><li>The\nretail pump price of petrol rose to Rs 75.69 per litre. It is the highest price\nfor petrol since November 2018. Diesel price climbed to Rs 68.68 a litre. The\nreason for this rise was a sudden spike in global oil prices that hit $70 mark\nin the wake of escalating US-Iran tensions.<\/li><li>India imports 84 per cent of its oil needs. It costs dollars and\nhence eats up foreign reserves. Higher price of crude oil and unstable\nsituation in the source region means more payment for insurance of the oil\ntankers that bring fuel to Indian shores.<\/li><li><strong>Chabahar\nPort: <\/strong>India\nhas already been pushed by the US sanctions into a corner to not conduct\nbusiness with Iran. Any further escalation could mean that\nIndia&#8217;s&nbsp;Chabahar&nbsp;project would be in jeopardy.<\/li><li><strong>Sensex:\n<\/strong>Trump&#8217;s\nattack order had its impact on Sensex as well. Sensex fell by 788 points. Rupee\nfell below 72 against one dollar. Gold prices hit a lifetime high of Rs 41,730\nfor every 10 grams.<\/li><li><strong>Indian Diaspora in region: <\/strong>There\nare 8 million Indians living and working in West Asia, the vast majority of who\nlive in the Arabian Gulf. Conflict would put them all in danger, as it did at\nthe start of the 1990s, when the US went to war with Iraq and New\nDelhi&nbsp;had to arrange an airlift of more than 110,000 Indian citizens.<\/li><li><strong>Remittances: <\/strong>A sudden jolt\nwould put pressure on the places Indians return to, and also endanger the $40\nbillion in remittances India receives from West Asia.<\/li><li><strong>Pakistan:\n<\/strong>To\ncounter increased animosity with Iran, the Trump administration has opened its\npurse for Pakistan military. Trump has ordered resumption of military training\nto Pakistan. It had been suspended in 2018 &#8211; a news welcomed by all in India &#8212;\nafter the US accused Pakistan of not doing enough to eliminate terrorism from\nits soil.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Way\nforward:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India has asked US and Iran to exercise\nrestraint to prevent destabilizing the region.<\/li><li>India needs to finely balance its\napproach towards Iran and the US, since a significant amount of Indian\ninterests lie in both countries<\/li><li>The&nbsp;Ministry of External\nAffairs&nbsp;said, \u201cIt is vital that the situation does not escalate further.\nIndia has consistently advocated restraint and continues to do so.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/editorial\/from-the-brink-of-war\/article30517035.ece\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/editorial\/from-the-brink-of-war\/article30517035.ece<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context: US \u2013 Iran Conflict. More in news: Iran&#8217;s top military commander, Gen Qasem Soleimani, is killed by a US drone strike in Iraq. In retaliation, Iran on Wednesday launched ballistic missile attacks at American troops in two military bases in Iraq. Timeline of US &#8211; Iran conflict: 1979: The US and Iran are at&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/7-pm-from-the-brink-of-war-on-u-s-iran-conflict-9th-january-2020\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7 PM |From the brink of war: on U.S.-Iran conflict| 9th January 2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,955,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-7-pm","category-7-pm-brief-infograph","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704877151},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}