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Iran says 11 dead in US strikes, Kuwait complex hit by drone
Iran said on Wednesday, September 2, that US strikes on its territory had killed 11 people, while a residential complex in Kuwait was hit by what authorities described as an enemy drone…
- Middle East
Iran condemns US attacks, says Tehran’s response justified
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Tuesday, September 1, denounced the United States’ “ill intentions” against Iran, adding that Iran was justified in its retaliatory strikes on Sunday, August 30. “The…
- World
Putin proposes SCO bank free of ‘weaponised’ financial systems
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to set up a development bank independent of existing financial mechanisms, arguing that such systems are increasingly being used…
- Middle East
Tanker hit by three projectiles near Oman in Strait of Hormuz
A tanker was struck by three unknown projectiles during an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday, September 1. The incident occurred…
- Middle East
Iran FM calls Netanyahu ‘serpent’, accuses him of duping US
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, August 31, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of manoeuvring Washington into war with Iran on Israel’s behalf, describing the Israeli leader as a “serpent”.…
- Middle East
Modi, Pezeshkian meet for first time since Iran war began
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, August 31, met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, marking their first face-to-face meeting since the…
- Middle East
Two killed, several injured in US strike on Larak Island
Two people were killed and several others injured in an overnight US strike on Iran’s Larak Island, Iranian state media reported on Monday, August 31, citing the governor of Qeshm. The strike…
- Middle East
Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to unite against ‘real enemy’
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite and confront what he described as attempts by the United States and…
- Middle East
Netanyahu condemns rioters after West Bank settler violence
Cairo: Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters.” Israeli strikes and fire have killed…
- Middle East
Iran’s Pezeshkian urges Trump to avoid turmoil, pursue dialogue
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged US President Donald Trump to avoid creating further turmoil, saying Tehran believes its differences with Washington can be resolved through dialogue and implementation of a…
- Middle East
Hormuz crisis leaves 400 ships, 6,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf
Up to 400 ships carrying around 6,000 seafarers remain unable to leave the Persian Gulf safely, six months after the conflict in the Middle East began, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said…
- Middle East
Six months into war, Iran’s hard-liners defy US, tighten grip
Tehran: After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are ready for a potentially long…
- Middle East
US moves to curb Banque Misr’s UAE operations over Iran
Washington: The Trump administration is taking steps to limit an Egyptian bank’s operations in the United Arab Emirates, accusing the financial institution of serving as an economic lifeline to Tehran’s leadership as…
- Middle East
Iran urges countries not to join ‘illegal’ US sanctions
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday, August 28, urged countries not to join Washington’s unilateral sanctions against Iran. In a statement, the ministry condemned US sanctions policies against Iran, saying they…
- Middle East
Iran’s FM says US must drop pressure to put diplomacy on track
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the United States must abandon pressure and build trust if diplomacy is to be put back on track. In a post on X on…
