Washington, March 1 (IANS) President Donald Trump said US forces have destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval ships and struck key military facilities, escalating what appears to be a widening confrontation with Tehran.“I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important,” Trump wrote. “We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!”He added, “In a different attack, we lar…
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Washington, March 1 (IANS) Three US Service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded in what the Pentagon described as ongoing “major combat operations” under Operation ‘Epic Fury’, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. In an update issued at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, US Central Command confirmed that “three US Service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury.””Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and conc…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday condemned the US strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling them unlawful aggression and signalling that Tehran will respond without compromise.Speaking to ABC News, Araghchi rejected Washington’s justification outright.“What the United States is doing is an act of aggression. What we are doing is the act of self-defence,” he said.The statement lays out Iran’s diplomatic and legal positi…
Moscow, March 1 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday offered condolences to his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian over the killing of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family. He expressed sympathy with the family and friends of Khamenei and the leadership and people of Iran.In a statement issued by the Kremlin, Putin said: “Please, accept my deepest condolences on the assassination of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ali Khamenei…
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) The Iranian Embassy in India lowered its flag to half-mast after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s killing in a US-Israel strike. Khamenei was killed in an epochal attack by the US and Israel, marking an inflexion point in the 46-year Shia-theocratic rule, as Tehran’s retaliation set off conflagrations in a swath of the Middle East.In a statement shared on X, the Iranian Embassy in India expressed sorrow and grief over the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei in the att…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Missiles fired between Iran and Israel-US joint forces across the Gulf pose one of the most serious disruptions to oil flows in decades and may not be offset by production increases outside the Gulf, analysts said on Sunday.Traders warned that prices could jump sharply when markets reopen on Monday if the violence continues. Though no confirmed disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the risk of tankers being stranded or targeted has prompted major oil trader…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Dubai’s real estate brokers and developers said on Sunday they expect the recent bull run in the country’s property sales to decline in the coming weeks due to the war between the United States, Israel and Iran.Brokers said the missile strikes targeting US bases in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will dispel the long-held belief that Dubai is a safe place to park wealth during conflicts, which had drawn investors from Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan and Afghanistan af…
Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday announced that it has launched the fifth wave of Operation True Promise 4 targeting American vessels across the region, including in the Indian Ocean, carrying ammunition and refuelling tankers.In a statement, the IRGC said, “In the fifth wave of Operation True Promise 4 in the Indian Ocean, the MSP vessel, on an ammunition-carrying mission for American vessels, was hit at the Jabel Ali anchorage by four drones and …
Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed to punish the “murderers” of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following the confirmation of his death by state television, and promised that the response will be the “most ferocious offensive operation in history” against the US and Israel. In a statement posted on its official Telegram page, the IRGC said, “The hand of revenge of the Iranian nation for a severe, decisive and regrettable punishment for the mur…
Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Iran’s state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks. The Iranian government announced a 40-day mourning period after the report of the leader’s death.Iranian state media confirmed on Sunday that Khamenei was killed in US-Israel airstrikes.Four relatives of Khamenei, including his daughter, grandchild and son-in-law, were also killed in the US-Israeli strikes, reported Iran’s Fars News Agency, citing sources.Taking…