Sri Lanka takes control of second Iranian vessel
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As tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, Sri Lanka has taken a series of diplomatic, aviation and precautionary measures to manage potential fallout and safeguard its citizens. Here is how Sri Lanka is responding.
It’s been six days since Iran has been warring with Israel and the United States. In West Asia, nations such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, and now Azerbaijan have suffered Tehran’s wrath. European countries,
Sri Lanka is not at war. Our hotels are operating. Our beaches are calm. There is no domestic instability. Yet within hours of hostilities between Israel, the United States and Iran beginning on 28 February,
Swift support in times of crisis has made the nation one of New Delhi’s few remaining close partners in the region.
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After ships sank in its waters, Sri Lanka now feels Iran war in its tea trade
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