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Iran frees Japanese national held since January
Tokyo: Japan said Tuesday, April 7, a Japanese national who had been detained in Iran since January has been released. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters that his release was confirmed…
- World
New Zealand flags concern over US threats towards Iran
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has described Trump’s recent threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure as “unhelpful”. “Unhelpful because more military action is not necessary,” Luxon told Radio New Zealand on…
- Middle East
US special forces were on ground in Iran as part of rescue mission
Washington: The special operators were part of the teams sent in to retrieve the pilot and weapon systems officer of a downed fighter jet in Iran, according to a US official who…
- Middle East
Iran rejects ceasefire proposal as Trump calls it a ‘significant step’
Iran on Monday, April 6, rejected a United States (US)-backed ceasefire proposal, insisting any agreement must guarantee a permanent end to hostilities across West Asia, even as President Donald Trump described the…
- Middle East
Over 30 universities targeted in Iran as US-Israeli strikes disrupt education
Education across Iran is under pressure as schools and universities are hit in ongoing US-Israeli strikes, disrupting learning and raising concerns over whether such attacks on civilian infrastructure could amount to war…
- Middle East
Planet Labs indefinitely withholds Iran war imagery after US request
Washington: US-based satellite imaging company Planet Labs has announced that it will indefinitely withhold imagery of Iran and the wider conflict zone in West Asia following a request from the US government,…
- Middle East
‘Same scenario unfolding’: Doctors fear Gaza-like devastation in Lebanon
Beirut: Two years ago, Dr Mohammed Ziara watched Israel ravage Gaza’s health care system, shelling hospitals, striking ambulances and forcing patients to evacuate. Now Ziara — along with other medical workers, human…
- Middle East
IRGC chief Majid Khademi killed in US-Israeli strikes
Major General Majid Khademi, head of the IRGC’s intelligence organisation, was killed on Monday, April 6, in US-Israeli airstrikes, Iranian state media reported. According to Reuters, the IRGC said in a statement…
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West Asia crisis: Iranian foreign minister dials EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday, April 5, and discussed…
- Middle East
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will ‘never return to former state’ for US, Israel
Iran on Monday, April 6, issued one of its strongest warnings yet amid the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel, declaring that the Strait of Hormuz will “never return to…
- Middle East
‘Open the F*****g Strait, you crazy b******s’: Trump issues stark threat to Iran
US President Donald Trump on Sunday, April 5, sharply escalated tensions with Iran, warning of potential strikes on key infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. In a social media…
- Middle East
Fires hit Abu Dhabi petrochemical plant as regional conflict intensifies
Emergency crews are responding to multiple fires at the Borouge petrochemicals plant in Abu Dhabi’s far western region on Sunday, April 5, after debris from air defence interceptions fell on the facility.…
- Middle East
Gulf states accelerate plans to bypass Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi: With no end in sight to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Gulf nations are intensifying efforts to reduce their reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit chokepoint…
- India
RBI policy, US-Iran tensions likely to drive stock market next week
Mumbai: Indian stock markets ended their sixth consecutive week lower, with benchmark indices slipping nearly 0.5 per cent amid heightened volatility triggered by a mix of global uncertainties and domestic concerns. Investors…
- Middle East
Trump confirms rescue of missing US crew member, calls it ‘daring operation’
A missing US crew member from a downed F-15E fighter jet was first reported as recovered after a “heavy firefight”, a US government official told Al Jazeera on Sunday, April 5, marking…
