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Iran invites PM Narendra Modi to Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday, June 24, formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the funeral and burial ceremonies of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, according to…
- Middle East
Oman opens temporary shipping corridor in Strait of Hormuz
Muscat: Oman has opened a temporary maritime corridor for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and announced new traffic management measures to facilitate safe navigation through the strategic waterway. In a navigation…
- Middle East
IAEA chief signals inspections at Iran nuclear sites
Tehran: The head of the UN’s nuclear agency signalled Wednesday, June 24, that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the…
- Middle East
Trump says Iran agrees to forgo nuclear weapons
Washington: US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has agreed never to acquire a nuclear weapon as part of what he described as a “historic peace agreement” that ended tensions in the…
- Middle East
US Senate approves 1st-ever resolution challenging Trump’s Iran war
Washington: The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution, seeking to block US military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict…
- Middle East
Rubio says Gulf states central to Iran peace process
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is consulting closely with its Gulf partners as efforts continue to advance a framework for peace with Iran, while cautioning that significant work…
- Middle East
Stable Iran-US ties may open new opportunities for India
Tehran: The emerging regional order increasingly favours countries capable of maintaining productive ties across geopolitical fault lines, and few major powers are as well-positioned as India. New Delhi enjoys robust relations with…
- India
11 India-bound ships transited Hormuz after US-Iran peace MoU
New Delhi: Eleven India-bound ships have transited through the Strait of Hormuz after the United States and Iran finalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to end the West Asia conflict, , the…
- Middle East
No entry yet: Iran says no UN nuclear inspections planned
Dubai/Washington: Iran said on Tuesday, June 23, that there’s been no visit scheduled for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to see nuclear sites earlier bombed by the United States.…
- World
The mistakes that sealed UK PM Keir Starmer’s fate
London: On the gloriously sunny morning of July 5 2024, Keir Starmer walked into Downing Steet as prime minister for the first time, having won a stonking 174-strong majority in the general…
- Middle East
Iran won’t rest until Trump is drowned in ‘sea of anger’: Khamenei aide
Monday, June 22, marked the 115th day of the US-Israel war on Iran, as a senior representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader warned that Iranians would not rest until US President Donald Trump…
- Middle East
Iran’s team honours Minab victims in World Cup thank-you note
Iran’s national football team left a handwritten thank-you note in their locker room after a goalless draw with Belgium, paying tribute to victims of the Minab school bombing while thanking supporters and…
- Middle East
US waives Iran oil sanctions for 60 days under interim deal
The US Treasury on Monday, June 22, issued a 60-day licence waiving sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement aimed at ending the Iran war. The licence authorises the…
- Middle East
US-Iran talks enter second day amid progress, tensions
Obbuergen: Negotiators from the US and Iran were set to engage in a second day of talks Monday to solidify a permanent end to the war between the countries, after a first…
- Middle East
Iran, US agree roadmap to final deal within 60 days
Islamabad: The US and Iran have agreed on a roadmap aimed at reaching a final agreement within 60 days following two days of talks at the Swiss resort of Burgenstock, according to…
