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- Middle East
UN calls for diplomacy to ensure Iran’s nuclear programme remains peaceful
United Nations: UN Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo called for diplomacy and dialogue to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme. In a briefing to the Security Council on the…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis vow to continue military operations despite Iran-Israel ceasefire
Aden: Yemen’s Houthi group announced that it will continue military operations against Israel, hours after US President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel. The announcement was made in…
- World
US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months: Report
Washington: A new US intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear programme has been set back only a few months after a US strike and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President…
- Pakistan
Pakistan to support Iran at all forums, PM Sharif says
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday committed to support Iran at all forums and discussed the rapidly evolving situation in West Asia with envoys from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Pakistan foreign…
- India
India evacuates over 3,100 Indians from Iran, Israel
New Delhi: India on Tuesday evacuated over 1,100 citizens from Iran and Israel amid ongoing tensions between the two countries, taking the number of evacuees under Operation Sindhu to 3,170. It brought…
- World
Operation to assist New Zealanders in Middle East
Auckland: The Government continues to call for diplomacy and dialogue in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “We acknowledge developments in the last 24 hours, including President Trump’s announcement of…
- India
219 Indian nationals from Iran, 161 from Israel arrive in Delhi on Tuesday
New Delhi: A total of 380 Indian nationals — 219 from Iran and 161 from Israel — arrived safely in New Delhi on Tuesday as part of the government’s ongoing Operation Sindhu,…
- Middle East
Evacuation flight with 160 Indians diverted to Kuwait after Iranian strikes shut airspace
Jerusalem: An evacuation flight carrying 160 Indians who had crossed into Jordan from Israel on Sunday and departed from Amman on Monday afternoon was diverted to Kuwait after Iranian strikes on US…
- Middle East
Concerned at possible escalation in Israel-Iran conflict, Pak supports Tehran’s right of defence
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top security body on Monday raised concerns at the possibility of further escalation in Israel-Iran conflict after US strikes in Iran and expressed regret that these attacks coincided with a…
- Opinions
Opinion: One region, two wars, and a world that doesn’t care
If peace is the goal, war cannot be the solution. And yet, war is what the world continues to embrace – in the name of peace, in the name of justice, in…
- Middle East
‘You can start war but we will end it’: Iran’s stark warning to ‘gambler’ Trump
As tensions rise in the Middle East, Iran has issued a stark warning to United States (US) President Donald Trump, calling him a “gambler” and saying that the US will have to…
- Middle East
After US, Israel strikes Iran’s Fordow nuclear site; 6 military airports targeted
Israel on Monday, June 23, launched a fresh strike on Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility at the Fordow nuclear site, south of Tehran, alongside six military airports. The attack followed a US…
- Middle East
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel
Tehran: Iran on Monday executed a man found to be guilty of spying for the Israeli intelligence service, the judiciary of the Islamic Republic reported. “Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh was hanged this…
- Telangana
Six Telangana students return from Iran, Israel amid conflict
Hyderabad: Six students from Telangana who were stranded in Iran and Israel due to the ongoing conflict returned to Hyderabad on Monday, June 23. The students arrived at the Telangana Bhavan in…
- World
North Korea strongly condemns US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites
Seoul: North Korea on Monday “strongly” condemned US military strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, saying that bombing Iran is a violation of a sovereign state’s security interests and territorial integrity. The North’s…
