New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that India has safely brought back home 2,361 people since the beginning of the conflict in West Asia. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that these 2,361 people include Indian students, fishermen and also three foreigners.”Since the outbreak of the conflict, we have helped bring 2,361 Indian citizens safely from Iran to India. Of these, 2,060 came via …
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Jerusalem, April 17 (IANS) A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday, following an earlier announcement by US President Donald Trump.The truce aims to end more than a month of deadly escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 2,000 lives.In a statement, Israel’s military said that it struck more than 380 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over the past day, including militants, launchers and headquarters, Xinhua news…
Washington, April 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Washington is “very close to making a deal” with Iran, signalling possible progress on a nuclear agreement while indicating flexibility on extending a ceasefire if required.“Iran wants to make a deal, and we’re dealing very nicely with them,” Trump told reporters, adding that Tehran was “willing to do things today that they weren’t willing to do two months ago.”He underscored that the central objective remained unchanged….
Washington, April 16 (IANS) The US on Thursday highlighted the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies in its recent military operations against Iran, signalling a shift in how modern conflicts are being fought. Admiral Bradley Cooper, who leads US military operations in the Middle East as Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), said AI tools were actively used to process large volumes of battlefield information and support decision-making.”I met with teams who …
Stockholm, April 16 (IANS) The narrative that Pakistan was a central peace broker in the recently held Iran-US talks held in Islamabad is more of a public relations messaging than geopolitical reality, a report detailed on Thursday. Writing in the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Jagannath Panda, the Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA), asserted that Pakistan may have helped transmit messages or smooth contacts during the …
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Iran’s dominance over the Strait of Hormuz remains evident, with surveillance through the chokepoint waters now extending from the tiny Iranian Larak island, while the US security structure over the Gulf has largely disintegrated, with no clear alternative framework yet in place, a report highlighted on Saturday. Writing for India Narrative, noted author and former Minister of State for External Affairs, M J Akbar opined that America’s strongest alliance, NATO, too is …
Tehran, April 10 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned the United States against allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “kill diplomacy,” as a fragile ceasefire took hold following 40 days of fighting.In a post on social media platform X, Araghchi said, “Netanyahu’s criminal trial resumes on Sun(day). A region-wide ceasefire, incl(uding) in Lebanon, would hasten his jailing.”He added that if the United States lets Netanyahu “kill diplomacy, that would ultimat…
Tehran, April 9 (IANS) A fresh diplomatic row has erupted after Iranian officials accused the United States of violating three clauses of the 10-Point Proposal, the agreed framework for upcoming negotiations. In a formal statement released late on Tuesday, Iran said its “deep historical distrust” of Washington had been reinforced by repeated violations of commitments. The statement noted that while the President of the United States had described the 10-Point Proposal as a “workable …
Washington, April 9 (IANS) The White House on Wednesday strongly defended President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric during the Iran conflict, arguing that it directly contributed to forcing Tehran into a ceasefire and reopening negotiations after weeks of intense military confrontation. The defence came in response to pointed questions from reporters over the President’s language, including his warning that an entire civilisation could face destruction if a deal was not reached.Pressed on…
Washington, April 9 (IANS) The United States will maintain full military readiness in the Middle East despite a two-week ceasefire with Iran, the White House said, signalling that Washington is prepared for a rapid escalation if negotiations falter. Officials said no immediate drawdown of US forces is planned, even as diplomatic efforts begin following weeks of intense military operations.Asked what to expect from US troops during the ceasefire window, a reporter queried: “What we should expec…