Iran on Monday said it was ending its latest military operation against Israel after the first exchanges of fire between the foes since a shaky ceasefire began, but warned it could inflict a more “crushing” response.
United States President Donald Trump earlier on Monday told both Iran and key ally Israel to stop fighting, against the background of reports of an increasingly testy relationship…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that his country’s adversaries had turned to “hybrid warfare”, aimed at creating divisions among Iranians, after receiving a “decisive blow”.
Mojtaba, who has not appeared publicly since being named as the supreme leader on March 8, made these remarks in his message on the death anniversary of Iran’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah…
Four years ago, Colombia tried a new tack, electing a left-wing president for the first time. Since taking office, Gustavo Petro has raised income taxes for top earners, halted new oil exploration in a bid to phase out fossil fuels, expanded access to government services like education in rural areas, and hiked the country’s minimum wage by 23%. He has also tried to deal with the…
The US State Department has announced the phased closure of its consulate in Peshawar, saying it would transfer operations to the embassy in Islamabad, it emerged on Wednesday.
“Responsibility for diplomatic engagement with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will transfer to the US Embassy in Islamabad. This decision reflects our commitment to the safety of our diplomatic personnel and efficient resource…
• Sources say Islamabad deployed some two dozen jets for mission
• Airborne Warning and Control System also used for aerial surveillance
• Similar protection ‘may be offered to Iranian officials in next round of talks if needed’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks with the United States last weekend, launching a major operation after the…
The Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Lebanon, Hezbollah, responded to the late-February strikes on Iran by immediately firing missiles at Israel.
Now that a ceasefire has been reached between the U.S., Israel and Iran, all eyes have shifted toward Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah continue to launch strikes at each other.
Fiery disagreement about whether the ceasefire includes…
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in his latest written message said that the Islamic republic does not want war with the United States and Israel, but would protect its rights as a nation, state television reported on Thursday.
“We did not seek war and we do not want it,” he said in the message read out on state TV, coinciding with 40 days since his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was…
• UN official says Israeli forces destroy 17 surveillance cameras linked agency’s office in Naqura
• Indonesia receives bodies of three peacekeepers slain by Israel
BEIRUT: Israel’s military renewed its strikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Saturday, severely damaging buildings and a major hospital, as international tensions escalated over the safety of United Nations peacekeepers…
Two family members of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in 2020, have been arrested in the United States after their residency permits were rescinded, the State Department said on Saturday.
“Last night, the niece and grandniece of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qassem Soleimani were arrested by federal agents following Secretary of State Marco…
Two Iranian missiles struck southern Israel on Saturday, injuring more than 100 people in the most destructive attack of the three-week war, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to retaliate “on all fronts”.
The strikes tore open the facades of residential buildings and carved craters into the ground.
First responders said 75 people were injured in the town of Arad, 10 of them…
Norwegian police said on Wednesday that three brothers had been arrested on suspicion of a “terrorist bombing” over a weekend explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, which caused minor damage but no injuries.
Police prosecutor Christian Hatlo told a press conference the brothers, who were Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin, had been arrested in Oslo around 3:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT), and that…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday cautioned that the pollution resulting from the recent US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s oil sites could worsen air quality in western parts of the country.
“Due to [the] recent situation in Iran, the winds may carry pollutants and deteriorate air quality in the western parts of the country,” read a press release issued by the PMD.
A…
KUWAIT CITY: Smoke rises from a high-rise building following a drone attack.—AFP
DUBAI: Iran’s Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, state media reported on Sunday.
Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with close ties to the powerful Revolutionary Guards, had long been viewed by elements of Iran’s ruling…
GWADAR: A fisherman from Gwadar was killed after the debris of an Israeli projectile intercepted by Iranian air defence systems hit his boat in Iranian waters, officials said on Sunday.
Gwadar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Naqibullah Kakar confirmed the incident to _Dawn_ that took place on Saturday, saying that the deceased was identified as Muhammad Tayyab, a resident of Gannz, a small coastal town…
**• Tehran apologises to neighbours as war with US, Israel enters second week
• Says it will attack Gulf states only if strikes originate from their territory
• Iranian drones strike US bases in UAE, Bahrain
• Israeli army says 3,400 strikes conducted on Iran since war began
• Ankara warns Tehran against firing more missiles towards Turkiye
• Saudi minister warns Iran against ‘miscalculation’;…
**• Iran says Israel, US deliberately targeting civilian areas
• 1,230 killed by bombing so far; hospitals, schools targeted, football stadium destroyed
• Iran claims hitting US aircraft carrier, oil tanker; targets Erbil base
• US rejects IRGC claim of shooting down F-15E
• Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, Ramat David Airbase hit by missiles
• Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf designated…