An unnamed US official told CNN the target of the Israeli strike inside Iran was not nuclear. Tehran: Explosions rocked Iran’s central Isfahan province on Friday, according to state media, while US officials told American news outlets that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on the Islamic republic. The attack comes less than a week … Read more
Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran has frequently called for Israel’s destruction. Tehran: Iran’s missile and drone barrage against Israel was the first act of a tough new strategy, Tehran says, warning arch-foe Israel that any future attack will spark “a direct and punishing response”. This spells a dramatic shift from past years in which … Read more
Israel’s European allies urged it on Monday to show restraint over Iran’s weekend missile and drone attack, calling on Israeli leaders to step away from “the edge of the cliff” of escalation in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet, which is empowered to decide on the country’s response, was set to … Read more
Debris of a missile Jordanian forces intercepted over Amman during the Iranian attack New Delhi: As Iran fired over 300 drones and missiles at Israel, Arab-majority Jordan joined Tel Aviv’s allies in intercepting them. The development, arguably as surprising as Iran’s first direct attack on Israel, comes in the wake of Amman’s strong criticism of … Read more
Trump is set to take on Joe Biden in the US election due later this year New Delhi: Amid the escalation in West Asia after Iran’s drone strike on Israel, “Genocide Joe” slogans targeting US president Joe Biden were raised at a public meeting by former president Donald Trump, who is set to take on … Read more
Mumbai: Indian equities could wilt early this week as the escalating Iran-Israel conflict threatens to engulf both emerging-market risk assets and commodity supply chains in one of the most volatile geographies on the planet. With oil prices expected to leap on worries about supply disruptions in the wake of the clash, investor sentiment is expected … Read more
“The Middle East is on the brink,” he told the Security Council. United Nations: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran’s weekend attack on Israel. “Neither the region nor the world can afford more war,” Guterres said. … Read more
Joe Biden said no US forces or facilities had come under attack from Iran President Joe Biden said Saturday that US forces helped take down “nearly all” the drones and missiles fired by Iran at Israel, adding that he had reaffirmed his “ironclad” support to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden added in a statement that … Read more
“Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad.” Washington: US President Joe Biden promised “ironclad” support for Israel against attacks by Iran on Saturday, with American forces shooting down Iranian drones amid a spiraling crisis in the Middle East. Biden cut short a weekend trip to the Delaware coast … Read more
Of the 25 crew members aboard the container ship seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards off the UAE coast on Saturday, 17 are Indian, sources have said. The container ship, MCS Aries, was seized near the Strait of Hormuz by carrying out a “heliborne operation”, and it is now headed towards the territorial waters of Iran, … Read more
