Amman, July 9 (IANS) Jordan’s air defence systems shot down eight missiles launched from Iran toward Jordanian territory on Thursday, a military source said, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked the US command centre in the Middle East and the al-Azraq air base in Jordan using 10 ballistic missiles.The anonymous source at the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said the interception operations caused missile debris to fall, but no casualties or …
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New Delhi: For more than four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented itself as the loudest defender of the Palestinian cause. Every year, Tehran marks “Quds Day” with speeches condemning Israel, senior Iranian officials routinely describe Palestine as the “central issue” of the Muslim world, and support for Palestinian armed groups has been a pillar of Iran’s revolutionary identity. Yet recent events have exposed a striking contradiction between rhetoric and strategic behavior. The …
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) Ramagundam Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) in Telangana’s Peddapalli district has been shut down due to a leakage in its ammonia pipeline.Urea production at the public sector company has come to a halt following the shutdown of all units in the plant due to the leakage.According to sources, technical problems led to the leakage. As the problem could not be rectified, the plant was shut down. It may take at least one week to resume production after rectifying t…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former England striker Robbie Fowler believes the FIFA World Cup has entered its most compelling phase, saying the knockout rounds are where ‘heroes are made’ and even the smallest moments can shape football history. With the tournament reaching the business end, Fowler said the intensity rises significantly once the group stage is over, making every contest feel like a final.”The FIFA World Cup is football at its absolute best. Once you get to the knockout rounds, every…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India has the resilience to deal with the economic impact of rising crude oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and there is no need for panic despite the prevailing global uncertainty, Vijay Kalantri, World Trade Center Chairman said on Thursday.Speaking to IANS, Kalantri said the escalation in tensions following fresh US military action against Iran has led to volatility in global markets, with crude oil prices rising above $78 per barrel and…
Washington, July 9 (IANS) Global economic institutions said that the world economy has remained broadly resilient despite the shock from the war in the Middle East, but warned that uncertainty remains high and urged continued international cooperation to safeguard trade, energy supplies and economic stability. The International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group (WBG) and World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a joint statement after a meeting of their high-l…
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…
Ankara, July 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signalled that his administration was inclined to restore Turkey’s access to the F-35 stealth fighter programme, citing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s role in keeping Turkey out of the recent Middle East conflict and describing bilateral ties as among Washington’s strongest. Speaking at a news conference after the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said discussions on the fifth-generation fighter aircraft were ongoing and suggested he was …
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Indian benchmark equity indices witnessed a sharp selloff on Wednesday, with the Sensex and Nifty falling more than 2 per cent each, as rising crude oil prices, weak global cues and renewed geopolitical tensions dented investor sentiment.The market decline gathered pace during the second half of the trading session after US President Donald Trump said that an interim agreement with Iran to end the conflict was “over”, triggering fresh concerns over escalating tensions in th…
Ankara, July 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration would remove sanctions on Syria, describing the country as a friend and crediting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with helping improve relations with Syria’s new leadership.The announcement came during Trump’s meeting with Erdogan in Ankara ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit, where the two leaders discussed regional security, Iran and bilateral ties.”We’re going to be taking the s…