Tel Aviv, March 3 (IANS) As tensions escalate in West Asia and flights remain suspended, several tourists in Tel Aviv have been forced to take shelter in well-equipped public bunkers. Among them is Joyce from the Netherlands, who shared her experience of coping with the uncertain situation while stranded in Israel. Speaking to IANS, Joyce said she arrived in Israel with her husband and children for a holiday but has been unable to return home due to the suspension of flights. “We were supposed…
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Tehran, March 3 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday responded sharply to remarks made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, asserting that there was never any “Iranian threat” and blaming what he termed “Israel Firsters” for the bloodshed of both Americans and Iranians.Rubio had said on Monday (local time) that Washington launched strikes on Iran after learning that its ally Israel was preparing to act and amid concerns that Tehran would retaliate against American forces in …
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) As the conflict between the US-Israel combine and Iran flared up, Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad on Monday alleged that people across the world are being misled and accused US President Donald Trump of pursuing policies aimed at dominating other nations. Past conflicts were launched on what he described as false pretexts, he said.Speaking to IANS, Maulana Kalbe Jawad said: “When Iraq was attacked, it was claimed that weapons of mass destruction were present there. The co…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Monday said that US President Donald Trump has betrayed ‘America first’ to adopt ‘Israel first.’ This comes as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East.Ali Larijani took to his social media ‘X’ and said, “Trump has betrayed ‘America first’ to adopt ‘Israel first’.”He also put up another post that said, “Trump’s wishful thinking has dragged the whole region into an unnecessary war and now he …
Tehran, March 2 (IANS) Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Monday dismissed reports that Tehran is seeking dialogue with the United States as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East. Taking to X, Larijani made his position clear, stating, “We will not negotiate with the United States.”This remark comes after a report from The Wall Street Journal said that Larijani was seeking a resumption of diplomatic engagement with the US through intermediaries fro…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) The United States’ political establishment was sharply divided on Sunday over President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran and the reported killing of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with senior lawmakers clashing over whether the action was a necessary blow against a long-time adversary or, as one senator put it, “a war of choice”.Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton strongly defended the operation. Speaking to CNN, Cotton said, “The…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) The reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has pushed the Islamic Republic into uncertain territory, with American lawmakers and Iranian officials offering sharply different assessments of what may follow within Tehran’s power structure.Speaking to CNN, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton said the military campaign would continue. “What the American people will see in the days ahead is going to be a methodical and systema…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday condemned the US strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling them unlawful aggression and signalling that Tehran will respond without compromise.Speaking to ABC News, Araghchi rejected Washington’s justification outright.“What the United States is doing is an act of aggression. What we are doing is the act of self-defence,” he said.The statement lays out Iran’s diplomatic and legal positi…
United Nations, Feb 28 (IANS) As the United Nations Security Council prepared for an emergency session on Saturday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned what he called the “military escalation in the Middle East”. He said the US-Israel use of force against Iran and Tehran’s retaliation across the region “undermine international peace and security”.France’s President Emmanuel Macron, who said the US-Israel attack on Iran has “grave consequences for international peace and security”, calle…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is weighing military options against Iran as diplomacy enters what officials describe as a last-ditch phase, even as Tehran’s closest partners — China and Russia — appear reluctant to offer direct military backing in any conflict with the United States.According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Iran has sought for years to build closer military ties with Beijing and Moscow. But its powerful friends are “proving reluctant to step …