The oil supply update by the minister attaches importance, given that the international oil prices shot up sharply post the early morning attack on Iran by Israel. At the time of filing this report, crude oil WTI futures were trading 6 per cent higher at USD 72.04 per barrel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and briefed him on the evolving situation in the wake of Operation Rising Lion launched by Tel Aviv against Iran.
In a press release, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) stated, "Nepal urges both sides to avoid escalation and adopt conciliatory approach for peace and stability in the region and beyond. Use of diplomatic channels for dialogue would be instrumental towards de-escalation of the situ
During the talks, the leaders showed understanding for Israel's defence needs in the face of the Iranian threat of annihilation, Israel Prime Minister's Office stated.
In an interview with ANI, Azar said that the intelligence regarding imminent warhead pairing of Iran was shared with counterparts in the US and denied involvement of the US in Operation Rising Lion.
The Mossad carried out a series of covert operations deep inside Iran ahead of Friday's strikes on the Islamic Republic, an Israeli security source told The Press Service of Israel. The source described three separate campaigns designed to weaken Iran's aerial defence and missile capabilitie
IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Efi Defferin announced that Israeli forces continue to strike targets in Iran, having "significantly damaged" the Natanz nuclear site.
In a statement shared on Truth Social, Trump stated, "I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest of words, to "just do it," but no matter how hard they tried, no matter how close they got, they just couldn't get it done. I told them it would be much wors