Washington, April 12 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has terminated the lawful permanent resident status of three Iranian nationals with alleged ties to figures associated with Iran’s revolutionary regime, leading to their arrest and detention pending removal, the State Department said.Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son were taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after their legal status was revoked. Authorities said they are now awaiting deport…
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Tehran, March 24 (IANS) Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr has been appointed as the new Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani who was killed in an Israeli attack last week, the Iranian media reported on Tuesday quoting a statement issued by Mehdi Tabatabai, the Iranian President’s Public Relations aide. It was stated that Zolqadr has been appointed with the approval and consent of leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei and by the decree o…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) The Consul General of Iran in Mumbai, Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh, said on Friday that Tehran’s decision to provide safe passage to Indian vessels through the Strait of Hormuz demonstrates its longstanding friendship with New Delhi. In an interview with IANS, Motlagh said that Iran has been India’s “friend and partner” for a long time and that the authorities in Tehran were concerned to see Indians facing shortage of gas due to the ongoing conflict.”The Islamic Republic of…
Jerusalem, March 20 (IANS) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that spokesperson and head of the Public Relations Array of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ali Mohammad Naini has been killed. According to the statement released by IDF, Naini served in several propaganda and public relations roles.”ELIMINATED: Ali Mohammad Naini, the Spokesperson and Head of the Public Relations Array of the IRGC. Naini served in several propaganda and public relations roles. In his ro…
Tehran, March 18 (IANS) People in large numbers attended a funeral ceremony in the Iranian capital Tehran Wednesday for the crew members of a frigate sunk by the United States as well as one the country’s top security officials and a high-ranking military commander killed in Israeli attacks. On March 4, the US Navy’s Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte torpedoed and sunk Iran’s Dena frigate in the Indian Ocean, killing 104 crew members on board, and leaving another 32 wounded.Iran confirme…
Jerusalem, March 18 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said that Iran’s Intelligence Minister, Esmaeil Khatib, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran overnight. Katz also warned of “significant surprises” across all arenas, local media reported. During a security assessment, he said, “On this day, significant surprises are expected across all arenas that will escalate the war we are conducting against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon,” according to remarks provided by …
Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) Chief Kashmiri cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Wednesday condemned the targeted killing of Iranian National Security Council Secretary, Ali Larijani, “by the rogue state of Israel”.“Condemn the targeted killing of secretary Ali Larijani by the rogue state of Israel! The resilience of the people of Iran and their leadership reflects the spirit of a true Muslim nation, courageous, steadfast with resolute faith in Allah. Such people deserve to lead. “As the Qur’an re…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Global oil prices traded in the negative zone on Wednesday, slipping over 3 per cent after a sharp surge in the previous session, as escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia kept markets volatile.Brent crude futures were trading 2.50 per cent lower, hitting an intra-day low of $100.85 per barrel by 9:45 am, while the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 3.40 per cent to an intra-day low of $92.83.So far this week, WTI futures have declined as much…
Tehran, March 18 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed that its secretary Ali Larijani has been killed in an attack, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported early Wednesday.In a statement, the council said Larijani died early Tuesday alongside his son Morteza Larijani, deputy for security affairs at the council’s secretariat Alireza Bayat, and several others, Tasnim reported.The council praised Larijani’s long service to Iran’s development and called for national unity in the face…
Jerusalem, March 17 (IANS) Israel on Tuesday claimed that it has killed Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani. In a statement shared on X, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) stated that Larjiani was considered one of the most senior figures in the Iranian regime leadership and a close associate of late Supreme Leader Ayotallah Ali Khamenei.”Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and the regime’s effective leader, has been eliminated. Througho…