Tehran, July 18 (IANS) Iran launched renewed attacks on US Gulf allies on Saturday after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) concluded a new round of strikes on Iran overnight.Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said that explosions were reported in Bushehr province as well as Hormozgan province’s Sirik and Qeshm counties, and the official IRNA news agency said five blasts were heard in Iran’s central Yazd province.Late on Friday, the US CENTCOM said in a post on social media platform X that US f…
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Tehran, July 18 (IANS) Explosions were heard in a number of Iranian provinces on Friday night as US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the launch of a new round of strikes against Iran, Iranian media reported.The semi-official Mehr news agency said the explosions were reported in Bushehr province as well as Hormozgan province’s Sirik and Qeshm counties, with no details yet available on the targets, casualties, or damage caused.Meanwhile, the official IRNA news agency said five blasts were heard…
Cairo, July 13 (IANS) Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Monday stressed the importance of safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international law, and called for de-escalation as Iran and the United States exchanged a fresh round of attacks.The remarks were made during a phone conversation between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.The two ministers…
Washington/Tehran, July 9 (IANS) US forces conducted strikes against Iran for a second straight day to “degrade” Iran’s ability “to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,” the United States Central Command has announced. The United States is “holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway,” the command said in a post on X on Wednesday (Washington time).More than 20 US Navy…
United Nations, April 2 (IANS) Strikes across Iran hit civilian infrastructure, compounding relief needs as Middle East aid workers struggle with access constraints, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the airstrikes in Iran have severely affected essential services. Iran’s Ministry of Health reported that 309 health facilities and 42 ambulances have been damaged, with seven hospitals evacuated since the attacks began on February 28.OCHA a…
United Nations, March 11 (IANS) More than 1,300 civilians have been killed and 9,669 civilian sites destroyed in Iran in the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel since February 28, Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, said.The civilian sites included 7,943 residential homes, 1,617 commercial and service centers, 32 medical and pharmaceutical facilities, 65 schools and educational institutions, 13 Red Crescent buildings, an…