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"US will never risk sending its navy to open up Strait of Hormuz": Kanwal
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
Sibal argued that the US is unlikely to risk a naval operation to forcibly "reopen" the Strait of Hormuz as the deep-water channel necessary for large vessels lies within Iranian territorial waters. Iran does not need sophisticated long-range missiles to defend this corridor; short-range
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"Huge vacuum in global leadership": Kanwal Sibal calls to halt West Asia c
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
Speaking with ANI, he noted that the international community currently lacks respected voices capable of exerting the moral and critical pressure necessary to move toward peace, stressing that countries like India, with moral authority, should push for a ceasefire and dialogue.
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"We are in close contact with students stranded in Iran, coordinating thei
Updated : 2 days, 13 hours ago IST
The Jammu & Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Wednesday said around 100 Indian students stranded in war-torn Iran, including a majority from Kashmir, are set to return to India on March 14 and 15 through commercial flights, marking the first batch of students returning amid the o
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Iran, Russia foreign ministers discuss regional tensions after US-Israel "
Updated : 2 days, 23 hours ago IST
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the latest regional developments and the security implications arising from what Tehran described as the military aggression of the United States and Israel ag
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'This short-term measure will not provide financial benefit to Moscow': Wh
Updated : 3 days, 7 hours ago IST
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday underlined that the United States had "permitted" India to temporarily purchase Russian oil in the wake of the disruptions to global energy supplies amid the conflict in West Asia.
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EAM Jaishankar, German FM discuss conflict in West Asia
Updated : 3 days ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
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"I don't believe he can live in peace": Trump on Mojtaba Khamenei named Ir
Updated : 3 days, 10 hours ago IST
US President Donald Trump expressed concern over the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, as Iran's new Supreme Leader, stating that he does not believe the newly appointed leader of the Islamic Republic will be able to "live in peace" as US military
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut accuses Centre of evading debate on West As
Updated : 3 days, 21 hours ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that the government doesn't want to talk about the implications caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
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UAE consulate in Iraq targeted by drone strike hours after nation slams be
Updated : 3 days, 22 hours ago IST
A drone strike hit the UAE's Iraqi Kurdistan consulate after the nation decried being targeted "unfairly". Australia is now deploying missiles and aircraft for defense. Meanwhile, US President Trump described the conflict as a "short-term excursion" that could end soon.
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Iran's Embassy in India extends greetings on election of new Supreme leade
Updated : 4 days, 9 hours ago IST
The Embassy said that the election took place in accordance with the legal mechanisms provided for in the Constitution of Iran.
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"This is a terrorist government, regime": US State Secy defends Washington
Updated : 4 days, 9 hours ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday defended Washington's actions against Iran, describing the Iranian leadership as a "terroristic regime" and asserting that the United States aims to dismantle its ability to carry out strikes across the region as the conflict in West Asia escala
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"We'll see what happens": Trump reacts to Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment a
Updated : 5 days ago IST
US President Donald Trump adopted a "we'll see what happens" stance following Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment as Iran's Supreme Leader. Despite prior warnings that any successor requires US approval to "last long," Tehran finalised the transition, while Israel issued threats of "elimination"
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