Jerusalem, June 8 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the attack against Iran is currently “on hold,” but warned that Israel will respond forcefully if Iran resumes its attacks.”At the moment, the fire is on hold because after … it (Iran) stopped attacking us,” Netanyahu said in his first televised statement more than 20 hours after Iran first launched missiles at Israel on Sunday night.If Iran “makes the mistake of attacking us again, we will respond with forc…
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Jerusalem, June 8 (IANS) Israel on Monday morning carried out an airstrike against the Karun Petrochemical Company in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, state media reported. Part of the petrochemical complex has sustained damage after being hit by the Israeli projectiles, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency cited Valiollah Hayati, Khuzestan’s deputy governor for security affairs, as saying.He added that no casualties have been reported so far.Iran’s Petrochemical Special Economic Zone Or…
Tehran, June 8 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Monday that Israel attacked targets inside Iranian territory. The attacks were carried out with air-launched ballistic missiles, the IRGC was quoted by the official news agency IRNA as saying.The IRGC made the remarks after Iranian state media reported explosions in multiple cities across the country, including Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan and Karaj, reports Xinhua news agency, quoting IRNA.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF…
Tehran, May 31 (IANS) Despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that he had lifted a naval blockade on Iran, Iranian ships are still being barred from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.Citing Iranian sailors, the report said the restrictions remain in place and vessels continue to receive warnings from US Central Command not to enter the area.Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday that the US naval blockade “will now be lifted.”In the sam…
Tehran, May 29 (IANS) Iran’s air defences were activated Thursday night in the southern province of Bushehr, with an “invading” US drone destroyed, Iran’s media reported.The semi-official Tasnim news agency cited a military source as saying that Iran’s air defenses intercepted an “invading” US drone near Bushehr by firing missiles.Meanwhile, the semi-official Fars news agency said Iran’s armed forces fired missiles at certain targets from the country’s southern regions, with some local sources r…
Tehran, May 24 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have said that his country seeks to safeguard national interests and remains highly cautious in negotiations with the United States. During a meeting with visiting Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, Pezeshkian cited Washington’s repeated breach of commitments, attacks on Iran amid talks, and targeted killings of its officials as the basis for widespread public mistrust, according to a presidency statement on Saturday (local time).Under suc…
Tehran, May 9 (IANS) A senior Iranian lawmaker has said that a parliamentary bill on the legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz is ready and will be passed as a “deterrent law” once the legislative body resumes operations.Ebrahim Azizi, Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, made the remarks on the sidelines of a commemoration ceremony in Tehran while commenting on the parliament’s decision to approve legislation that would block vessels tied to Israel…
Tehran, May 7 (IANS) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the country is ready to pursue diplomatic paths to end the war with the United States and Israel, while insisting on safeguarding the Iranian nation’s rights. In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday (local time), Pezeshkian expressed deep distrust of the United States, citing recent hostile actions, including two attacks on Iran during bilateral talks, which he described as “stabbing Iran in the back,” accordin…
Tehran, May 7 (IANS) Iran has said it has not exchanged any new written messages with the United States, pushing back against reports that the two sides are close to a one-page agreement to end hostilities. The semi-official Fars news agency called recent media reports “fabricated,” saying they were designed to influence global markets and drive down oil prices rather than reflect the situation on the ground.Fars, citing two unnamed sources, said Iran has not yet responded to the latest US messa…
Tehran, May 3 (IANS) Iran’s army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said that the country’s armed forces are controlling the Strait of Hormuz, and no friendly or hostile vessel can transit the waterway without their permission.Controlling the Strait of Hormuz is “an inherent right” of Iran, of which the country had not made use for years, Akraminia said, according to footage of his remarks carried by Iranian media.”At present, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps in the west and the country’s army in…