Washington, March 10 (IANS) The United States has struck more than 5,000 targets across Iran in the first ten days of a sweeping military campaign aimed at dismantling the country’s security infrastructure, according to details released by US Central Command.The Operation Epic Fury, began at 1:15 a.m. on February 28, 2026, and involves a wide range of American air, naval, and missile systems targeting Iranian military capabilities across the country.US Central Command said the campaign was lau…
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Washington, March 2 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, on Monday, publicly praised Israel’s airstrike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling it a successful operation and underscoring close US-Israel coordination in the opening phase of Operation ‘Epic Fury’. “I think Israel did a great job in the conduct of that operation,” Hegseth said when asked about Israel’s decision to carry out the strike.US Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine provided additional deta…
Washington, March 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump called the sweeping American military assault on Iran “one of the largest, most complex, most overwhelming military offensives the world has ever seen,” declaring that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead and vowing that combat operations will continue “until all of our objectives are achieved.”In an address to the nation posted on Truth Social, outlining what he said was a 36-hour campaign, Trump described “Operation Epic Fury” as unpre…
United Nations, Jan 12 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges the Iranian authorities to exercise maximum restraint and enable access to information in the country, his spokesperson said.”The Secretary-General urges the Iranian authorities to exercise maximum restraint and to refrain from unnecessary or disproportionate use of force,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.He further urges steps that enable access to information in the country, including restoring communi…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that the United States “stands ready to help” concerning the situation in Iran as he claimed Iran is “looking at FREEDOM,” renewing his threats against the Middle Eastern country.”Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to help!!!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Trump and other senior US officials have repeatedly warned that Washington would take action if Iran “kills peaceful protesters,” Xinhua n…
Tehran, Jan 11 (IANS) The Iranian military pledged to defend national interests, protect strategic infrastructure and public property amid ongoing protests, and urged Iranians to unite to “thwart the enemy’s plots,” according to state broadcaster IRIB.In a statement, the military accused Israel and “hostile terrorist organizations” of “attempting to undermine order and peace in cities and disrupt public security through another conspiracy,” and of “trying to incite another rebellion in the name …