Tehran, July 18 (IANS) A top Iranian military adviser warned that if the United States continues the war against Iran for another two to three days, the country will enter an “offensive and destructive” phase.Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said in an interview with state-run IRIB TV that the policy of “both war and negotiation” has ended, adding that if US attacks continue, Iran’s armed forces will no longer limit themselves to retaliatory strikes, and…
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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…
Tehran, July 12 (IANS) Iran has launched a series of strikes on US targets in the Middle East, Press TV reported on Sunday.Missile alert sirens sounded in Bahrain as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar also came under attack, reports said.The UAE Defence Ministry said Sunday that its air defence systems were engaging missile and drone threats, while Bahrain’s Interior Ministry urged residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location.According to Press TV reports, the US targe…
London, July 12 (IANS) A container ship sustained damage and caught fire following an incident off the coast of Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.The UKMTO, on Saturday, said it received a report of the incident about 16.7 km east of the Gulf country at 2240 GMT Saturday.”Military authorities have reported that a container ship has sustained damage to the rear of the vessel, which has caused a fire onboard,” the advisory said, adding that authorities were investigat…
Tehran, July 10 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi discussed the latest regional developments with his Omani and Turkish counterparts as well as Pakistan’s army chief in separate phone calls following renewed US strikes on Iran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.In phone calls with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Araghchi discussed the recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz and other issues of common concern…
London, July 7 (IANS) The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Tuesday reported three separate attacks involving tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with no casualties reported in any of the incidents.In the first incident, reported to UKMTO at 2119 UTC on Monday, a tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile on the port side, causing a fire, about 8 nautical miles east of Limah, Oman, while travelling southbound, Xinhua news agency reported.In the second incident, reported …
Riyadh, June 29 (IANS) Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed regional and international developments, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.According to SPA, the two leaders reviewed the latest developments regarding the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran, as well as ongoing efforts to facilitate comprehensive solutions that w…
Washington, June 29 (IANS) The United States and Iran have agreed to pause mutual attacks “for now” and hold talks on Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, US media outlet Axios reported.The two sides will stand down “for now” and “vessels can move freely” as technical talks are set to continue, a US official was quoted as saying.The Tuesday talks were originally set to be held in Switzerland and focused on Iran’s nuclear program. However, re…
Abu Dhabi, June 11 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned the latest Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.“The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the renewed hostile missile and drone attacks by Iran that targeted the Kingdom of Bahrain, the state of Kuwait and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the UAE.Reaffirming the UAE’s solidarity with Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan and it…
Baghdad, June 8 (IANS) The Iraqi Shiite militia Kata’ib Hezbollah threatened to attack US military bases and interests in Iraq and the region if Washington joins military attacks against Iran, according to a statement issued by the group.In a brief statement posted on its website, the group said that “if America intervenes in the confrontation, we will target its bases and interests in Iraq and the region.”The statement came after Iran launched multiple waves of missiles toward Israel on Sunday …