Jerusalem, June 11 (IANS) The Ramat David Air Base in northern Israel was hit by missile fragments during the latest escalation with Iran, the Israeli military has confirmed. The hit caused minor damage to the base but did not disrupt flight operations, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official told Israel’s state-owned Army Radio on Wednesday (local time).Previously, Israeli media reports, citing satellite imagery, have said that the key Israeli military base appeared to have been hit, according …
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New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Iran has warned it could stop its World Cup matches if unauthorised flags are displayed or slogans targeting the national team are chanted inside stadiums, according to reports in Iranian media citing Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali.The warning comes just days before Iran starts its Group G campaign at the World Cup, which begins on Thursday. Iran will face New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15, Belgium at the same venue on June 21, and Egypt in Seattle on June 26.”We h…
Jerusalem, June 8 (IANS) India on Monday issued a fresh travel advisory for Israel amid the ongoing developments in the region, urging Indian nationals to avoid non-essential travel inside Israel and exercise utmost caution. “In view of the prevailing security situation in the region, all Indian nationals in Israel are advised to exercise utmost caution and remain vigilant at all times,” the Indian Embassy posted on X.“Indian nationals are advised to avoid all non-essential and unnecessary…
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 its aerospace forces on Monday morning targeted two “important and strategic” Israeli air bases in retaliation for Israel’s attacks earlier in the day against the Gulf country. In a statement on its official news outlet, Sepah News, the IRGC said that it struck Israel’s Nevatim and Tel Nof airbases in response to Israel’s missile strikes on a number of radar sites in three Iranian locations.All its combat and operational …
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…
Aden (Yemen), June 8 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group has announced that it supports the military operation carried out by Iran against Israel, adding that the “axis of resistance” remains in continuous coordination to confront any developments. In a statement carried by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV on Sunday evening (local time), the group said the Iranian operation, a response to Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburb earlier in the day, reinforced the “equation of unified fronts” and defie…
Tehran, June 6 (IANS) A senior advisor to Iran’s supreme leader has called on US President Donald Trump to make decisions independently of Israel, stop the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, and release Iran’s frozen assets.The negotiations between the two sides “are at a deadlock and Trump must break this deadlock,” Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said in an exclusive interview with CNN on Friday (local time) in Tehran.If Trump wants to reach an agreeme…
Tel Aviv, June 6 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it detected surface-to-air missile launches by Hezbollah, targeting Israeli Air Force aircraft. In a statement Friday night, the IDF added that the incident concluded with no injuries or damage to the aircraft.The launch activated air raid sirens in the city of Kiryat Shmona and eight villages in northeast Israel, close to the Lebanese border, sending thousands of residents rushing to shelters, reports Xinhua news agency.The d…
Beirut, June 6 (IANS) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has slammed Iran for using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the United States and criticised Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem, saying the Lebanese people were tired of war and deserved to live in peace.Aoun made the remarks in an interview with CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour, which was released by the Lebanese Presidency on Friday (local time), reports Xinhua news agency.On Thursday, Iran’s Islamic R…