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TEHRAN: Fresh reports from Iranian media indicate that US-Israeli strikes have targeted key elements of Iran’s energy infrastructure, hitting gas facilities in multiple...
ByNews DeskMarch 24, 2026TEHRAN: A day after Iran launched a wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel, President Masoud Pezeshkian said that external “threats and terror” would...
ByNews DeskMarch 23, 2026DUBAI: Iran on Wednesday accused Israel of striking its energy infrastructure in the massive South Pars gas field, marking a major escalation in...
ByNews DeskMarch 19, 2026TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday vowed a “decisive” and “regrettable” retaliation following the killing of its senior security chief Ali Larijani, as tensions in...
ByNews DeskMarch 18, 2026WASHINGTON: Fresh reports suggest a possible backchannel exchange between the United States and Iran, though conflicting accounts have cast doubt over the nature...
ByNews DeskMarch 17, 2026Donald Trump has urged key global powers to help secure the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, but his call appeared to receive little...
ByNews DeskMarch 16, 2026Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin to transfer Iran’s enriched uranium to Russia, according to...
ByNews DeskMarch 14, 2026The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran has triggered...
ByNews DeskMarch 14, 2026TEHRAN: Iran’s military said on Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, following US President Donald...
ByNews DeskMay 4, 2026Washington: Donald Trump said Iran had informed him it was in a “state of collapse” and was trying to determine its leadership situation,...
ByNews DeskApril 28, 2026Washington: US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a US official said, dampening hopes...
ByNews DeskApril 28, 2026