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F-16s scrambled, flares deployed after civilian aircraft violates flight restriction near…
Florida : A security alert at Florida's Palm Beach International Airport on Sunday (local time) prompted the launch of F-16 fighter jets and the deployment of flares after a civilian aircraft violated temporary flight restrictions near US…
Lebanon: Hezbollah claims attacks on Israeli bases near Safed
Beirut : The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Sunday morning targeting Israeli military positions near the northern city of Safed, according to Al Jazeera.
In a statement, as reported by…
Aluminium Bahrain confirms attack targets on facility, two employees injured; IRGC claims…
Manama : Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) on Sunday confirmed that its industrial facility was targeted in an Iranian attack on Saturday, according to a statement reported by the Bahrain News Agency (BNA).
In its statement, Alba said that two…
Iraq: KRG confirms drone strike on Kurdistan President Barzani’s residence in Duhok
Baghdad : Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government on Saturday confirmed the drone strike targeting the residence of the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, in Duhok amid the conflict in the region.
According to a…
USS Tripoli enters West Asia combat theatre with 3,500 personnel; third US Navy nuclear aircraft…
Washington DC : The United States Ship (USS) Tripoli, along with around 3,500 US Marines, has entered the US Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, bringing one of America's largest amphibious assault ships (AAS) into an active…
Zelenskyy agrees to strengthen defence corporation with Qatar, UAE on Gulf visit
Doha : After Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday visited the UAE and Qatar, where he agreed to strengthen the defence cooperation with both countries amid the West Asia conflict.
Zelenskyy met with the…
Iran claims heavy US causalities in strikes on ‘hideouts’ in Dubai
Tehran : Iran on Saturday claimed that the US has suffered "heavy casualties" in the strikes on two US Army "hideouts" in Dubai as the conflict in West Asia continues, the State Media Tasnim News Agency reported.
According to the news…
US releases footage of airstrikes on Iranian naval vessels
Washington DC : The US Central Command on Saturday released the footage of its airstrikes on the Iranian naval vessels amid the heightened tensions in West Asia. In a post on X, the US Central Command said, "For decades, Iranian naval…
EAM Jaishankar, Canadian FM Anand discuss deepening ties, situation in West Asia
Paris : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meet taking place in France. The two leaders held discussions on further strengthening ties between India…
Tehran asked for 7 days; I gave 10: Trump on pause of strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure
Washington DC : US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that Iran had sought a seven-day pause on American strikes targeting its energy infrastructure, but he decided to extend the window to 10 days, pushing the deadline to…
IDF Chief warns military could “collapse” due to manpower shortage amid West Asia…
Tel Aviv : The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, on Thursday (local time) warned that the Israeli military could "collapse in on itself" due to increasing operational pressures and a worsening…
IAEA chief expresses “deep concern” over strikes on Iran’s Bushehr NPP says damage…
Vienna : The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voiced serious concerns over reported military strikes near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, warning that damage to the operational…
Endgame for Nirav Modi, UK High Court rejects bid to re-open extradition appeal to India
London : In a significant development in the high-profile extradition case of fugitive economic offender, diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the London High Court has refused to reopen proceedings against his extradition order, in connection with…
Yemen’s Ansarullah ready to enter battlefield in support of Iran: Iran Media
Tehran : Yemen's Ansarullah "popular resistance movement", Houthi movement, is reportedly ready to enter the battlefield in support of Iran amid the ongoing West Asia conflict against the ongoing US-Israel strikes on Iran, according to a…
Iran imposing toll system for vessels in Strait of Hormuz: Report
Tehran : The conflict in West Asia has put enormous stress on one of the key shipping routes that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. A new report from Shipping News website Llyodslist now suggests that Iran's IRGC has imposed a de facto…
Ariana Afghan aircraft veers off runway at Kabul Airport, no injuries reported
Kabul : An Ariana Afghan Airlines aircraft veered off the runway while landing at Kabul International Airport, officials said on Thursday. No injuries were reported among passengers or crew in the incident that occured on Wednesday night.…
Tehran mines Kharg island, sends additional troops after reports of possible US ground movement:…
Tehran : A day after sections of the US Media reported that the US is beefing up its ground presence in the Persian Gulf with a possible aim of taking over the key Kharg Islands in Iran, it has now been revealed that the Iranians have…
Trump tells advisors he wants Iran conflict to end in coming weeks: Report
Washington DC : A Wall Street Journal report has suggested that US President Trump has told associates in recent days that he wants to avoid a protracted war in Iran and that he hopes to bring the conflict to an end in the coming weeks.…
Iran wants to negotiate with Vance, not Kushner or Witkoff: Report
Tehran : Iranian representatives on Wednesday told the Trump administration that they do not want to re-enter negotiations with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and would prefer to…
Trump administration proposes 15 conditions to Iran to end conflict: Israel Media report
Jeruslaem : Israel's media has reported that US President Trump and his administration have 15 conditions to Iran as its terms for ending the current cnflict. According to Israel's Channel 12, citing an unnamed official in the US,…