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Informant who disclosed Soleimani's location sentenced to death in Iran
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 10 (ANI): Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, who was 'linked with CIA and Mossad' and disclosed information on whereabouts of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani has been sentenced to death, IRNA reported.
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Pak's eyewash for FATF review: Auctioning properties of ISI's blue-eyed, d
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): A Pakistani court has ordered the auction of former Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour's properties, which the dreaded terrorist bought with the support of the country's spy agency, Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI). Mansour was smoked out in US drone strik
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Iran interested in diplomacy, but not interested in talks with US: Javad Z
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Wednesday said his country is "not interested" in negotiating with the US for a solution to end the crisis in the Middle East region and chided Washington's "unprovoked" drone strikes in Iraq, which killed Iranian senio
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Pompeo, UN Secy General discuss developments in Middle East amid US-Iran t
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday discussed the latest developments in the Middle East with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres amid the rising tensions in the region following the killing of Iranian senior commander General Qassem Soleimani
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US attacks in Iraq significantly escalate regional geopolitical risk: Mood
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The recent US drone strikes in Iraq that killed Iranian Maj Gen Qassim Suleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces Deputy Head Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis among other Iranian and Iraqi officials mark a significant escalation of tensions, according to Moody's Inv
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Nepal's foreign ministry alerts embassies amid rising tensions in Middle E
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 5 (ANI): The Nepal Foreign Affairs on Sunday alerted its missions overlooking Iran and Iraq as tensions in the region heightened following the killing of Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani in a US-led drone strike.
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France launches drone attack against terrorists in Mali, 7 killed
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Dec. 24 (ANI): The French defence ministry on Monday said that it had carried out its first armed drone strike, killing seven Islamic extremists in central Mali over the weekend.
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Houthi rebels threaten more attacks on Saudi oil systems
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 16 (ANI): The Houthi rebels in Yemen on Monday warned of more attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure, two days after drone strikes that interrupted much of the kingdom's oil production heightened tensions between Iran and the United States.
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Strike on Saudi facilities may add a geopolitical risk premium to oil pric
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 16 (ANI): A coordinated drone strike on Saudi Arabia's key oil facilities over the weekend is expected to add a geopolitical risk premium to oil prices and is credit negative for Indian consumers, investment information company ICRA said on Monday.
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Oil prices surge after attack on Saudi facilities disrupts global supply
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Sep 16 (ANI): Oil prices surged more than 15 per cent to their highest level in nearly four months after an attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities that knocked out more than five per cent of global oil supply.
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Trump authorizes use of emergency oil reserve after attacks on Saudi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Sept 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that he has authorised the use of the US's emergency oil reserve after a series of drone strikes on Saudi Arabia oil factories disrupted the country's crude output.
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Kerala man, who joined ISIS, dies in US drone strike in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 31 (ANI): A man from Kerala, who joined the Islamic State (ISIS) in October 2017, reportedly died in an American drone strike in Afghanistan on July 18.
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