Washington, July 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington had agreed to continue talks with Iran, even as he declared that the ceasefire between the two countries was over after a sharp escalation in military strikes. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.The statement suggested that d…
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Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Iran has warned that it will deliver a “firm and decisive response” to what it called repeated violations by the US, and said it has already carried out actions targeting US interests and bases in the region.In a strongly worded statement during an interview with IANS, Iran’s Consul General, Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh, said on Thursday that “Tehran had initially shown restraint in the face of US ‘breaches of commitments” but was now compelled to respond, as it has done on …
Washington, July 9 (IANS) The United States launched another round of military strikes against Iran, saying the operation was aimed at degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after what Washington described as recent attacks on commercial vessels in the strategic waterway. The latest operation came hours after President Donald Trump declared that he believed the fragile ceasefire with Iran was effectively over and warned Tehran that further attacks on commerc…
Washington, July 9 (IANS) Vice President J.D. Vance has accused Iran of violating a recent understanding with the United States by resuming attacks on commercial shipping, warning that any further attempts to disrupt maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a stronger US military response.Speaking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday (local time), Vance said the Trump administration had reached an agreement with Tehran after recent hostilities, but alleged that Iran had faile…
Ankara, July 8 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared that the US military campaign against Iran had crippled Tehran’s military and nuclear capabilities, warned of more strikes if Iran attacked again, and said he had little faith in further negotiations even as his envoys remained free to continue talks. “The Iran war has been a tremendous military success,” Trump said at a news conference after the NATO summit in Ankara. “I was there for one reason — that Iran cannot have a nucle…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) India on Wednesday said that it remains “deeply concerned” over the recent attacks and escalation of tensions in West Asia, following fresh targeting of commercial shipping transiting international waterways in the region. Global crude oil prices surged more than six per cent after US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was effectively “over” following a fresh round of American military strikes on Iran, intensifying concerns over energ…
Ankara, July 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran that the United States was prepared to launch further military strikes and even reimpose a naval blockade if Tehran continued its attacks, while declaring that he no longer believed negotiations over its nuclear programme were worth pursuing despite leaving the door open for his envoys to keep talking.Speaking during separate appearances with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and later Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
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…
Tehran, July 4 (IANS) High-ranking Iranian and foreign officials paid their respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran.The tribute ceremony began on Friday morning at Imam Khomeini’s Mosalla prayer hall in central Tehran and continued throughout the day, reports Xinhua news agency.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council Sade…
Tehran, July 3 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retired), paid their tributes representing India at the funeral ceremony of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran.”Governor of Bihar Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain and I represented India at the funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, former Supreme Leader of Iran, in Tehran. Conveyed our respects on behalf …