New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Foreign Affairs Expert K.P. Fabian on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire agreement by the US and Iran, terming it “very important and a good result.” He said that even though Donald Trump has acknowledged the 10-point plan by Iran, it does not mean that the US President agrees to it. Speaking to IANS, Fabian stressed that the ceasefire is good for the US, Israel, West Asia and India.On the ceasefire announcement, Fabian said, “This is a very imp…
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Washington, April 8 (IANS) After announcing a two-week ceasefire with Iran, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that it was a “big day for World Peace”. He said that Iran wanted this to happen as “they have had enough”, while adding that Tehran can start the reconstruction. In a statement shared on Truth Social, Trump stated that the US will be helping the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz and mentioned that American troops will “hang around” to ensure everything “goes well”.In a p…
New York, April 8 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of two-week ceasefire by the US and Iran and urged all the parties involved in the ongoing conflict in West Asia to comply with their obligations under international law and abide by the terms of ceasefire. Guterres stressed that an end to hostilities is urgently needed to “protect the lives of people and alleviate human suffering”. He expressed appreciation for countries involved in…
Canberra, April 8 (IANS) Australia on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire announcement involving the United States, Iran and Israel, expressing hope that the agreement will be upheld and lead to a broader resolution of the ongoing conflict in West Asia.US President Donald Trump has stepped back from the brink of a major military escalation with Iran, announcing a conditional two-week pause in planned attacks tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a development that came as a big relief to people a…
Tehran, April 7 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei extended condolences for a senior general of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), saying that “assassinations and crimes” against Iranian leadership will not halt the country’s course.In a written statement, Khamenei praised Majid Khademi, head of the IRGC’s Intelligence Protection Organization, for decades of “silent efforts in the security, intelligence, and defence fields” of Iran, Xinhua news agency reported.He also accused …
Tehran, April 6 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi exchanged views with his Russian and Indian counterparts on the ongoing regional conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran.In two separate phone calls, Araghchi, on Sunday, discussed the latest developments in the West Asia region as well as the security and economic consequences of the US and Israeli “aggression” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, according to sta…
Jerusalem, April 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump told Israeli media that the United States is engaged in “deep” negotiations with Iran to secure a ceasefire, while stressing that Washington will not “leave in the middle” of the conflict.Trump said his administration is maintaining contacts with Iran through multiple channels, led by his advisors Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Xinhua news agency reported.According to sources briefed on the talks, communication is being conducted through two …
Moscow, April 5 (IANS) Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has begun the main phase of evacuating staff from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said.A total of 198 Rosatom employees are being transported by bus toward the Iranian-Armenian border, Likhachev said.”We very much hope that within two to three days our colleagues will safely cross nearly the entire territory of Iran and return home to our country,” he said.Likhachev added that the…
Tehran, April 4 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Tehran seeks to secure the terms of a “conclusive and lasting” end to the US and Israeli war imposed on the country. He made the remarks in a post on social media platform X while highlighting one of Iran’s main preconditions for an end to the ongoing conflict, and reacting to US media reports that the country has refrained from attending ceasefire talks with the United States in the Pakistani capital Islam…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday said that six Indian ships carrying products like LPG, LNG, have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz so far as New Delhi remains in touch with Iran and other countries for safe transit of Indian ships amid the ongoing conflict in the region. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also confirmed India’s participation in a meeting on Strait of Hormuz being hosted by the UK l…