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An Iranian missile struck the southern Israeli town of Arad on Saturday after air defence systems failed to intercept it, causing extensive damage and leaving scores injured, officials said.Israel’s emergency services reported that at least 88 people were taken to hospital, including 10 in ser...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran is prepared to allow Japanese-linked vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Japan’s Kyodo News.Araghchi said discussions with Japanese officials are already under way, aimed at a possible temporary easing of the blocka...
US President Donald Trump has said Washington is considering scaling back its military operations against Iran, while calling on other nations to take responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil shipping route.Trump said he does not support a ceasefire at this stage, argu...
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Iranians are preparing for the Persian New Year, Nowruz, under the shadow of ongoing conflict, dampening the usual festive spirit across the country.In the days leading up to Nowruz — one of Iran’s most important celebrations — markets are typically filled with shoppers buying new ...
A US federal judge on Tuesday directed the Trump administration to reinstate operations of Voice of America, which had been largely shut down a year ago, clearing the way for hundreds of employees on administrative leave to resume work.US District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth instructed the U.S. Ag...
At least two people were killed after an Iranian missile strike hit multiple locations around Tel Aviv, according to Israeli police and emergency services.An emergency responder from Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service told AFP that several sites were struck, with visible smoke r...
Iran’s army chief Amir Hatami has warned of a “decisive” response following the killing of senior security official Ali Larijani in an Israeli airstrike.In a statement, Hatami said Iran would deliver a “deterrent and regretful” retaliation against what he described as &...
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Australia has begun releasing fuel from its reserves after panic buying led to shortages at some petrol stations amid rising global energy tensions.The government approved the move overnight, allowing an additional 762 million litres of petrol and diesel to enter the market from Tuesday. Officials e...
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The US embassy in Baghdad has been targeted by a wave of drone and rocket attacks as tensions escalate across the Middle East amid the ongoing war involving Iran, according to international media reports.Security sources in Iraq said the assault on the heavily fortified International Zone in central...
Oil prices rose sharply in early Asian trading on Tuesday as investors monitored tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route.Brent crude climbed 2.8% to $103.08 per barrel, while US-traded crude increased nearly 3% to $96.25.Traders remain alert for signs that oil shipments...
The United Arab Emirates has faced repeated missile and drone attacks from Iran, while Israel has continued airstrikes on southern Lebanon, raising fears of regional escalation.Since the war began, Iranian forces have launched more than 1,900 missiles and drones at the UAE, targeting transport and o...
US President Donald Trump said he expects China to assist in ensuring security in the strategic Strait of Hormuz ahead of his planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.Speaking to the Financial Times, Trump said the visit, scheduled for the end of March, could be delayed, though he...
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran is keen to negotiate over the ongoing conflict, though he suggested Tehran is not yet ready to formally enter diplomatic talks.Speaking to reporters aboard the presidential aircraft Air Force One, Trump said Washington had been communicating with Irani...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning against any upcoming protests, describing demonstrators as “neo-ISIS” and cautioning that harsher measures than those in January await them.BBC Persian reported that a mass text message sent by the IRGC’s In...
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will end “when I feel it,” speaking in an interview with Fox News that aired Friday.Trump said he senses the end of the conflict “in my bones” but did not give a specific timeline.About Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba K...
Several people were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, including at least eight in attacks on Beirut’s seafront area, far from the Hezbollah stronghold that has been the main target of Israel’s bombardment.The strikes were reported during a night of heavy bombing across the Leb...
Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have reported new missile attacks from Iran.The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said its defence systems are active to intercept the missiles and warned residents in affected areas to take necessary precautions.The UAE Ministry of Defence stated that its air de...
India allowed an Iranian naval vessel to seek shelter at its ports just days before the ship was sunk by a US submarine during the ongoing war involving the United States and Iran, officials said.India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told parliament that Iran had requested permission...
Mojtaba Khamenei has assumed power as Iran’s supreme leader at a time when the country faces one of its most serious crises in decades, following the assassination of his father Ali Khamenei during the initial phase of the ongoing war involving the United States and Israel.Mojtaba Khamenei, 56...
Counting in Nepal’s parliamentary elections is ongoing as the party of rapper-turned-politician and former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah is on track to secure a two-thirds majority, a historic outcome in the country’s dual-voting system.Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has so ...
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