US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised Israel as a “great ally” of the United States, saying the country has shown strength and resolve as tensions continue to rise across the Middle East.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Whether people like Israel or not, they have proven to be a GREAT Ally of…
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is reportedly unconscious and receiving urgent medical treatment in city of Qom, raising serious doubts over who is actually running the country amid an escalating war with the United States and Israel.According to a diplomatic memo seen by The Times, and based on US and Israeli intelligence assessments, the 56-year-old…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with Crown Prince and the prime minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, during which both leaders discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.In a post on X, PM Modi said that he reiterated India’s condemnation of attacks on regional energy infrastructure…
Iranian state media on Thursday said the wife of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is alive, dismissing earlier reports claiming she had died in February 28 attack by the United States and Israel.News agency Reuters reported the clarification quoting Iranian media that came hours after first statement by Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.In his…
Actor Deepika Padukone has reportedly cancelled her planned trip to Paris after flight disruptions caused by escalating tensions related to the Iran–Israel conflict escalation. The Bollywood star, who serves as a global ambassador for a luxury brand, was scheduled to attend an event in the French capital but had to withdraw after her flight was…
Bengali actress Subhashree Ganguly returned to Kolkata on Friday along with her son after being stranded in Dubai for several days amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. The actress and her son Yuvaan arrived in the city via Mumbai and were received at the airport by her husband, filmmaker and Raj Chakraborty, who is…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio `The United States approved an emergency arms sale worth $151.8 million to Israel as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.The US State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs approved the sale of 12,000 requested 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) bomb casings, according to a press release issued on Friday. The…
Explosions hit Tehran as Israel-Iran fighting intensified. Strikes targeted Beirut’s suburbs, Iran banned food exports, and the UN urged a probe into a reported airstrike on a girls’ school. India’s measured response to Khamenei’s assassination, where it condemns Iranian Gulf strikes but not the killing, is because of prioritising energy security and diaspora welfare, drawing…
China on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran, warning that the escalating conflict could spread across the neighbouring countries after Iran’s retaliation against US bases in the Gulf region.“The most urgent task is an immediate cessation of military operations and preventing a spread and spillover of conflict,” foreign…
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (AP photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday issued a stern warning to Iran’s Khamenei-led regime, vowing an “unprecedented” response if Tehran attacks Israel, Xinhua reported.Addressing the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, Netanyahu said, “If it makes a mistake and attacks us, we will act with a force it has not…