New Delhi [India], October 10: The geopolitics of the Middle East has long been fraught with tension, especially between Iran and Israel. Given their entrenched positions, any military confrontation, particularly an attack by Iran on Israel, could have profound implications not only for the
President Joe Biden held a "direct," 30-minute phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, their first conversation in almost two months and a chance to confer over Israel's planned response to an Iranian ballistic missile attack.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Monday confirmed that the Indian Super League (ISL) club Mohun Bagan Super Giant have been disqualified from the AFC Champions League Two as they did not field their team against Iranian club Tractor FC.
"We believe that India can play constructive role despite India has good relations with Israel, so it can convince Israel to stop genocide in Gaza, to stop escalation in the region," Ilahi told ANI.
In an interview with ANI, Elahi said that the genocide in Gaza has been going on and Western nations are silent and are making no effort to stop the crimes of Israel in the region.
Iran's Ambassador to India, Dr Iraj Elahi, issued a stern warning to Israel, stating that any strikes on Iranian oil sites would provoke a devastating retaliation from Iran. He emphasised that the consequences of such actions would be "more harmful and painful" for Israel.
He strongly reaffirmed support for anti-Israeli militia groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, portraying this as an Islamic duty. Further he issued warnings of potential direct missile strikes from Iranian soil if deemed necessary.
At a time when a deep crisis has unfolded in West Asia and the region remains under a tight grip of raging wars, French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, said that similar to India, France too, condemns terrorist attacks against civilians.
Oil prices added to earlier gains after President Joe Biden suggested that US and Israeli officials were discussing a possible strike by Israel against Iranian oil facilities, the Washington Post reported
In response to Iran's recent missile barrage of over 180 rockets aimed at Israel, spokesperson Alex Gandler highlighted Israel's commitment to countering Iranian proxies and safeguarding its territory. While some damage occurred, no Israeli casualties were reported, apart from one Palestinia
"This is something that's so terrible for them (Iran) because their entire plan was to build this 'ring of fire' around Israel, circle it with these proxies they've built to weaken Israel. They believed everything was going their way. And that's why Hamas decided to launch the attack on 7
Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said on Tuesday (local time) that Iran conducted a significant attack against Israel, adding that the US is still assessing it, and the numbers are subjected to change as per updates.