Tehran, March 9 (IANS) Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, in a move that signals the continued dominance of hardliners in Tehran even as the country remains locked in an escalating conflict with the United States and Israel. Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric believed to wield significant influence within Iran’s security establishment and the vast economic networks built under his father’s leadership, had long been viewed …
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Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it attacked a refinery in Israel’s Haifa on Saturday night in retaliation for a US-Israeli strike on its own energy infrastructure.In a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said the Haifa refinery was hit by Kheibarshekan missiles in response to the attack.Meanwhile, the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company said energy infrastructure in the country came under the US-Israeli…
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has expressed grave concerns over the deaths of at least 26 people during protests that erupted across Pakistan following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, last week. Amnesty International has called for a thorough, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the deaths, injuries and the use of force deployed by security personnel during the March 1 protests.Citing reports, the rights body …
Tehran, March 7 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) hit an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the official news agency IRNA reported. The report said the “violating” oil tanker, sailing under the commercial name ‘Prima’, was struck by a drone after it failed to pay attention to frequent warnings issued by the IRGC’s Navy about the prohibition of movement across the Strait of Hormuz due to security reasons, Xinhua news agency reported.The report quoted the IRGC as sa…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has privately expressed serious interest in deploying US ground forces into Iran, according to a report citing multiple sources.Trump has discussed the idea of deploying ground troops with aides and Republican officials outside the White House, focusing on a small contingent of troops for specific strategic missions rather than a large-scale invasion, Xinhua news agency reported quoting NBC News.The report cited two US officials — a former US…
Kuwait City, March 6 (IANS) Kuwait’s Ministry of Defence said on Friday that 67 personnel from the Kuwaiti Armed Forces were injured amid recent security developments, according to a briefing by the Government Communication Centre in the country.Saud Al-Atwan, the defence ministry’s official spokesman, said the injured personnel are receiving medical treatment and that their conditions are stable. Two cases remain under medical observation, he added.Al-Atwan said the Kuwaiti Armed Forces remain …
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Actress Erica Fernandes has shared the ground reality of Dubai as the crisis in west Asia intensifies. On Tuesday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared a video in which people of Dubai can be seen going about their routine business during the holy month of Ramadan as the missiles and projectiles continue to be intercepted by the air-defence systems of the UAE. She wrote in the caption, “Habibi you’re still welcome to Dubai”.The actress later clarified in the c…
New York, March 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has not ruled out sending US troops into Iran “if necessary” in a further move away from his earlier opposition to getting involved in wars abroad. He told the New York Post, ”Like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it.” He said it could happen “if they were necessary”, but “I’ll say ‘probably don’t need them’”. His remark about possible troop involvement in the conflic…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Actress Hina Khan is hitting back at the trolls who attacked her for supporting PM Modi in times of political crisis and military crises in the middle-east. On Monday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared a collage featuring PM Modi next to a kid playing on the roads.She wrote, “Jo ye bhi theek se nahi chala sakte Woh uspe sawaal uthaa rahe hain jo Itna bada desh chala raha hai.. Audacity, Guts, Irony! Jai Hind (Those who can’t even run this properly are questio…
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has described the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as “the game changer we’ve been waiting for”, declaring that the moment marks “the beginning of the very end of the regime”.In a Washington Post opinion piece and a televised interview on Fox News, Pahlavi publicly thanked US President Donald Trump for ordering strikes that he said have shifted the balance of power inside Iran.“Mr. President: Thank you…