The campaign of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump says some of its internal communications have been hacked. It blamed the Iranian government for the cyberattack, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran, but did not provide direct evidence to support the claim. The campaign statement came shortly after news website Politico revealed it began … Read more
Yahya Sinwar (C), Palestinian leader of Hamas in Gaza Strip, greets people during an event marking the 35th anniversary of the establishment of Hamas in Gaza City, Gaza on December 14, 2022. Ali Jadallah | Anadolu | Getty Images Hamas on Tuesday appointed Yahya Sinwar as the leader of its political wing following the assassination … Read more
A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. Asif Merchant, 46, sought to recruit people in the United States to carry out the plot in retaliation for the U.S. killing … Read more
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Federal prosecutors have charged Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran, in a murder for hire plot of a U.S. politician or government officials. Courtesy: Department of Justice A Pakistani national with ties to Iran was charged in a foiled plot to assassinate U.S. government officials on … Read more
The United States is urging other countries through diplomatic channels to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, a State Department spokesperson says. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called it a “critical moment” for the region and says Washington is “engaged in intense diplomacy, pretty much around the … Read more
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh has significantly heightened tensions in the region. Tehran: Iran has vowed to take “decisive” action against the “aggressor” behind the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, accusing Israel of carrying out a “cowardly” attack. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that the killing of Haniyeh, who … 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
The head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, according to the Israeli military. This marks Israel’s eighth attempt to kill Deif, who was believed to be a mastermind behind the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, which has fueled the ongoing Gaza war now … Read more
Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once received during the middle of the night. A traveler had flown his entire family via private jet from Brunei to the Thai island after learning upon landing in Brunei that it is a “dry country” … Read more
The Hamas leader was in Tehran for the inauguration ceremony of newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian Tehran: Iran was set to hold funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Doha after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel. The Islamic Republic’s supreme leader … Read more
