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Iran fires hypersonic missile at Israel; Khamenei announces ‘battle has begun’
Tel Aviv: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that the “battle has begun” after Tehran launched a hypersonic missile at Israel. This escalation has intensified the already volatile conflict, as the…
- World
List of 9 countries with confirmed or suspected nuclear weapons
Stockholm: The list of nine countries that currently either confirm having nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them includes the P5 nations. The first to have nuclear arms were the five…
- World
Nepal prepares rescue plan for its citizens as Israel-Iran tension escalates
Kathmandu: Amid ongoing conflict between Israel and -Iran, Nepal on Tuesday prepared a comprehensive plan to ensure the safety and if necessary, the evacuation of its nationals from the region, officials said.…
- Middle East
Israel will continue to target Iran’s nuclear programme: Ambassador in India
New Delhi: Israel will continue to do what is within its capabilities to “degrade” Iran’s nuclear programme, the country’s ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, said on Tuesday, amid escalating tensions between the…
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21 Muslim majority countries call for halt to Israeli strikes on Iran
The Muslim majority countries across the Arab and African regions have united to make a joint statement demanding an end to Israeli hostilities against Iran. The member states in the joint statement…
- Middle East
Supreme Leader Khamenei could face same fate as Saddam: Israeli Defence Minister
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz issued a warning on Tuesday, June 17, that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, faces a fate similar to that of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Katz…
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Israel kills Iran’s war chief in Tehran airstrike; Iran hits Mossad HQ
Tel Aviv: The Israel-Iran conflict entered its fifth day, and hostilities between the two nations continued to escalate. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday, June 17, claimed that it had killed…
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Donald Trump exits G7 early amid Israel, Iran conflict
Kananaskis: President Donald Trump abruptly left the Group of Seven summit Monday, departing a day early as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensified and the US leader declared that Tehran should…
- Middle East
Israel warns 3L people to evacuate Tehran, Trump issues warning
Tel Aviv: Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate the middle of Iran’s capital as Israel’s air campaign on Tehran appeared to broaden on the fourth day of an intensifying…
- Middle East
Israeli strike on Iranian state TV fills studio with dust, debris during live broadcast
Tehran: An Iranian state television reporter had to stop a live broadcast Monday when an explosion occurred an hour after Israel issued a warning to evacuate the area of Tehran where the…
- World
Trump calls for Israel-Iran talks as G7 leaders meet in Canada
Kananaskis: The Group of Seven summit began in Canada on Monday with world leaders scrambling to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme, with US President Donald…
- Pakistan
Pakistan rejects claim of nuking Israel in defense of Iran
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday termed as “fabricated” a video clip circulating online of an Iranian general who said that Islamabad had assured Tehran that Pakistan would nuke Israel…
- Bangalore
Karnataka urges MEA to expedite return of students stranded in Iran
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has written to the Ministry of External Affairs, seeking the safe return of students who are currently in Iran to the state. Authorities have also stated that they…
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Lebanese leaders indirectly urge Hezbollah to stay out of Israel-Iran conflict
Beirut: Lebanon’s president and prime minister said Monday that their country must stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran because any engagement would be detrimental to the small nation engulfed…
- Middle East
Iran executes Mossad agent for spying, 2 others arrested
Iranian authorities executed a man alleged to be a Mossad agent spying for Israel on Monday morning, June 16. The individual was identified as Esmaeil Fekri by Fars News Agency. He was…