Author: Vijeta Uniyal

Vijeta Uniyal

Vijeta Uniyal is a writer based in Germany. He is Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Gatestone Institute and founder of the "Indians For Israel".

Report: Iran Orders Houthis to Close Strategic Red Sea Strait if U.S. Escalates

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 16, 2026 38 Comments

Reuters: "A significant amount of Gulf oil has since been diverted ⁠to the Red Sea through a Saudi pipeline, and the waterway now carries around 7% of global energy supplies."...

Trump Drops Shipping Transit Fee, Says Hormuz Strait ‘Open to All Except Iran’

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 14, 2026 10 Comments

President Trump: "Oil is flowing like never before, thanks to the awesome Power of the United States Military."...

President Trump Reinstates Blockade of Iranian Ports

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 13, 2026 30 Comments

"CENTCOM forces will enforce the blockade against vessels transiting to or from Iranian ports and coastal areas."...

U.S. Retaliates as Iran Attacks Ships, Claims Control of Hormuz ‘With Power’

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 12, 2026 26 Comments

The U.S., early Sunday morning, launched strikes against Iranian military targets as the Islamic Guard (IRGC) claimed that it has closed the Strait of Hormuz "indefinitely." U.S. strikes targeted Iran's coastal region, destroying naval assets, missile installations, and drone facilities in response to ongoing IRGC attacks...

Mojtaba Khamenei Vows to ‘Avenge’ His Father ‘Soon’ as Trump Warns of Swift Retaliation to Any Assassination Attempt

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 11, 2026 16 Comments

President Trump: "1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

Iran Again Plotting to Assassinate President Trump, Israeli Intel Warns

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 10, 2026 18 Comments

WSJ: "Israel shared new intelligence with the U.S. that it said indicated a fresh Iranian plan to kill President Trump."...

U.S. Launches New Wave of Overnight Strikes as Iran Escalates

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 09, 2026 23 Comments

CENTCOM: The U.S. "struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline."...

Trump Says Ceasefire “Over” After Iran Renews Attack on Hormuz Shipping

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 08, 2026 29 Comments

CENTCOM: U.S. forces struck "over 80 targets with precision munitions as an immediate response to Iran's latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz."...

U.S. ‘Influencers’ Jackson Hinkle, Max Blumenthal Support Regime at Khamenei Funeral

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 07, 2026 29 Comments

Jackson Hinkle led the chants of "Down with the USA."...

Khamenei Funeral: Loyalists Call for Killing of Trump, Vance, and Conservative Influencers

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 06, 2026 22 Comments

"As they passed under a bridge, mourners hurled stones at a billboard hung from above showing U.S. President Donald Trump with a bullet aimed at his head."...

China Frees ‘Underground’ Christian Pastor After Trump’s Intervention

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 05, 2026 3 Comments

Pastor Ezra Jin "arrived safely in Los Angeles on July 4, 2026, after being released directly from detention in China."...

Israel: Gaza Border Communities Rebound, Adding 5,000 Residents Since October 7 Attack

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 05, 2026 8 Comments

1,000 new homes slated for the region's reconstruction efforts....

Week-Long Funeral for Khamenei Opens With Chants of “Death to America” and “Allah’s Curse be on Israel”

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 04, 2026 27 Comments

"Throughout the morning, the crowd broke into chants of “Death to America” and “God’s curse be on Israel"."...

The Legacy of Entebbe, 50 Years On

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 04, 2026 16 Comments

When it comes to Israel, the playbook and the players are always the same; peddling the same accusations and the same lies....

Israel Eliminates Hamas Terrorist Behind Abduction of IDF Capt. Daniel Perez on October 7

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 03, 2026 10 Comments

Hamas terror cell commander Muhammad Na'im Jandiya was "also responsible for holding hostages Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, and Alon Shamriz in an underground tunnel in the Shuja'iyya Battalion."...