Tel Aviv: Air India will not run flights to and from Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, the airlines said. The decision to suspend services to Tel Aviv was first taken on August 2, but the Tata Group-owned carrier was expected to resume operations today. But Air India has said that Tel … Read more
Passengers at Rafic Hariri International Airport after their flights were delayed or cancelled in Beirut New Delhi: Many nations including the US, Britain and France have asked their nationals living in Lebanon to leave the country immediately, amid fears of all-out war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah and a broader regional conflict. Here’s your 5-point … Read more
An Israeli Navy corvette patrols along the coast of the northern port city of Haifa on August 3 New Delhi: Iran said it expects Lebanon’s Tehran-backed Hezbollah group to hit deeper inside Israel and no longer be confined to military targets after Israel killed the Hezbollah commander. Hezbollah has been exchanging near-daily fire with Israeli … Read more
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an airstrike on his home in Tehran on Tuesday. The Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards confirmed the death in separate statements. Haniyeh’s death followed his participation in the inauguration of Iran’s new president.“Hamas declares to the great Palestinian people and the people of the … Read more
The war in Gaza began in October when Hamas operatives attacked Israel. (Representational) Tehran, Iran: Iran on Saturday warned that “all Resistance Fronts”, a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacks Lebanon. The comment from Iran’s mission to New York comes with fears of a wider regional war involving … Read more
After decades of enmity and proxy conflict, Iran directly attacked Israel for the first time on Saturday. A top Israeli military official said Iran fired 170 drones, more than 120 ballistic missiles, and over 30 cruise missiles at Israel, and that 99 per cent were intercepted. A seven-year-old girl was reported severely injured by shrapnel … Read more
Moussavi was a companion of General Qassem Soleimani Tehran, Iran: A senior general with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was killed Monday by an Israeli strike in Syria, the military force said, with Tehran vowing to make Israel “pay for this crime”. Iranian state media also reported the death of Razi Moussavi, describing him as “one of … Read more
