New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Funeral ceremonies for Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, commenced in Tehran drawing senior Iranian officials, foreign dignitaries and high-level delegations from across the world. The solemn proceedings were marked by emotional scenes, with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi breaking down in tears during the farewell ceremony. According to Iran’s Fars News Agency, Tehran Governor Mohammad Sadegh Mo…
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Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made “great progress” in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.Delegations from the United States and Iran began closed-door talks at the Burgenstock resort at 3:09 p.m. local time,…
Jerusalem, June 21 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that the Israeli army will not withdraw from the “security zone” it holds in southern Lebanon.Katz affirmed in a statement that the Israeli military would remain at all positions in the security zone, which protects northern Israeli settlements.He added that there was and is no restriction on Israeli soldiers in Lebanon to act to eliminate threats, Xinhua news agency reported.Katz said that following Hezbollah attacks …
Washington, June 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the US will respond to Iran’s actions of shooting down a US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. The aircraft crashed, and the two crew members were rescued.Trump made the episode known with a post on Truth: “I have just been informed by our Armed Forces that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache helicopters while it was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. There were two pilots on board,…
Tehran, June 8 (IANS) Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned of targeting US bases and assets in the region.”They (US) are neither committed to a ceasefire nor believe in dialogue, and by demonstrating through the naval blockade and violation of agreements regarding Lebanon that they only understand the language of power,” Ghalibaf on Sunday wrote on X.”The naval blockade against the Iranian nation and America’s green light today to the Zionist regime…
Washington, June 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is planning to modify the terms of the agreement with Iran to end the war, even as Tehran prepares to introduce new elements, an American media outlet has reported. In an endless ping-pong, the White House awaits a new response from Iran in a negotiation that, as three sources told The New York Times, risks starting from a more backward square. According to one of the officials interviewed by the newspaper, Trump would like to accelerate negoti…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump issued a veiled warning over rising tensions in the Middle East, posting an AI-generated image and message that read, “It was the calm before the storm,” amid reports that he is in discussions with top aides on potentially resuming air strikes on Iran.The image shared on his social media shows Trump wearing a Make America Great Again hat alongside a US Navy Admiral, standing on a naval ship amid rough seas and lightning. Iranian ships can b…
New York, April 25 (IANS) Iran and the US appeared to be readying for communicating again, if at arm’s length and with secondary-level interlocutors, as a team from Tehran arrived in Pakistan and a US group was set to head there on Saturday. After the second round of talks that was to have taken place this week or over last weekend didn’t take off because Iran refused to join, there has been some delicate manoeuvres by Tehran to reopen contacts.As the stalemate continues, Tehran has closed the S…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks extended their gains for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, as investor sentiment improved amid expectations that the United States and Iran may prolong their ceasefire during upcoming talks.The Nifty and the Sensex ended higher, supported by buying in select heavyweight stocks and optimism around easing geopolitical tensions in West Asia.At the closing bell, the Nifty was at 24,576.60, up by 0.87 per cent or 211.75 points. The Sensex ended t…
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said on Tuesday that negotiations cannot take place under threat or coercion, underscoring Tehran’s stance amid ongoing diplomatic efforts involving the United States. In a post on X, the envoy said, “a single country in possession of a large civilisation will not negotiate under threat and force,” saying the position is a substantial principle.The remarks come at a time when a ceasefire that took effect on April 8 aft…