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Closely monitoring situation in Gulf, hoping for quick de-escalation: Indi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): India on Thursday said it is closely monitoring the situation in the Gulf region in the wake of rising tension between the United States and Iran due to the killing of an Iranian general in Iraq and hoped for the situation to de-escalate as quickly as possible
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Amid US-Iran tension, DGCA directs air operators to take appropriate measu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday directed all air operators to take appropriate precautionary measures in order to ensure complete safety of passengers, in view of the prevailing condition in Gulf region.
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Air India, Air India Express flights overflying Iran temporarily rerouted
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Amidst tensions within the Iranian airspace flights of Air India and Air India Express overflying Iran will be temporarily rerouted, an official said on Wednesday.
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Centre closely monitoring situation: V Muraleedharan on US-Iran tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): As the tensions continued to remain high in the Gulf region following the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US air raid last week, Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Wednesday said that Centre is closely monitoring the
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'All is well', tweets Trump after Iran launches retaliatory missile attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after Iran launched retaliatory short-range ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq that housed American troops, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that "all is well" and announced he will be giving a statement tomorrow morning.<
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UN chief calls for de-escalation, dialogue amid global tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (Sputnik/ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to de-escalate, demonstrate restraint, return to dialogue and renew international cooperation amid the rise in tensions across the globe.
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US House to vote on resolution limiting Trump's military action with regar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The US House of Representatives will vote on a resolution this week to limit President Donald Trump's military actions with regards to Iran, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday in the wake of escalated tensions between the countries following an airstr
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Pak won't let its soil be used against any state, says Qureshi amid rising
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 6 (ANI): Pakistan would neither let its soil be used against any other state nor become part of any regional conflict, country's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said amid heightened tensions in the Middle East following the US action against Iran.
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Sharp rise in price of crude will cause problems for country, says Chidamb
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [New Delhi], Jan 4 (ANI): With tensions between the US and Iran escalating in view of the killing of Quds Force chief General Qassem Soleimani, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that any sharp rise in prices of crude will hurt the people badly.
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Strikes by US in Iraq, Syria an act of terrorism: Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Dec 30 (ANI): Iran on Monday said that strikes by the United States against five targets of Iranian backed paramilitary groups in Iraq and Syria are an act of terrorism.
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Iran releases American student in prisoner swap after 3 yrs
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): An American graduate student, who had been held for three years in Iran on suspicion of espionage, has been freed and shifted to an American military base in Europe.
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US supporting 'brave people' of Iran fighting for 'freedom', says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 4 (ANI): Hours after saying that Washington does not support the protestors in Iran, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday clarified that his country backs the demonstrators in the Middle East country who are protesting against the hike in fuel prices.
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