Iran launched a wave of missiles into Israel last evening to avenge the killing of top Hezbollah and Hamas leaders as the war in Middle East threatens to snowball into a larger regional conflict. Israelis scrambled for bomb shelters as sirens sounded across the nation and orange streaks lit up the night sky, showed visuals. … Read more
Iranian security forces conducted thorough searches of the guesthouse compound. New Delhi: In response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in its capital Tehran, Iran has arrested over two dozen individuals, including high-ranking intelligence officers, military officials, and staff at a military-run guesthouse in the capital, New York Times reported. Israel’s elite intelligence … Read more
Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to boost his campaign. The remarks by heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian come after he and his allies were targeted by a veiled warning … Read more
Iran’s Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country’s hardline parliament speaker and five others to run in the country’s June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. The council again barred former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a firebrand populist known for the crackdown that followed his disputed 2009 … Read more
Mohammad Mokhber, 68, has been appointed as Iran’s interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Mokhber, Iran’s first vice president, now leads a three-person council responsible for organizing a new presidential election within 50 days.Who is Mohammad Mokhber? Iran’s New PresidentMohammad Mokhber was born on September 1, 1955. He is … Read more
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates – Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a protege to Iran’s supreme leader and a potential successor for his position within the country’s Shiite theocracy. News of his helicopter making what state media described as a “hard landing” on Sunday immediately brought new attention to the leader, … Read more
Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, with calls for new sanctions against Iran over its attack against Israel and more aid to Ukraine to fight Russia’s war topping the agenda. Under Italy’s rotating stewardship, the G7 leaders are expected to issue a united call for Israel to … Read more
Israel has been honing its air defences since coming under Iraqi Scud salvoes in the 1991 Gulf war Israel used a multi-layered defence shield to block Iran’s mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight. Its defensive array includes short-range Iron Dome and long-range Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 missiles. Israel has been honing its air … Read more
Pakistan attacks Iran: Iran had conducted strikes in Pakistan on Tuesday New Delhi: Pakistan on Thursday struck targets in Iran, a day after warning Tehran of “consequences” over its attack on the Jaish al-Adl group’s headquarters, according to local media reports. Pakistan has reportedly attacked the posts of two Baloch separatist groups — the Balochistan … Read more
