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Blinken calls up Turkish, Egyptian, Jordanian and Saudi counterparts follo
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid rising tensions in West Asia, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Sunday spoke with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan to discuss the 'blatant' and 'unprecedented' attack by Iran and its proxies on Israel, US Department of State spokesperson Mathew Miller said.
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Israel prepares for chemical contaminations possibly caused by Iranian att
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection said it is prepared for the state of emergency declared by the Israel Defense Forces' Home Front Command in providing a response to environmental incidents in regards to the protection of factories during the ongoing emergency.
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"Provoking uncontrollable regional escalation": G7 countries condemn Iran'
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"We express our full solidarity and support to Israel and its people and reaffirm our commitment towards its security," reads the statement. "With its actions, Iran has further stepped toward the destabilization of the region and risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation. This
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"Middle East on brink": UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for de-escalat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The call came as tensions worsened in the region after Iran launched a barrage of missiles towards Israel in response to an attack on its consulate in Syria.
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Biden says "US won't participate in any offensive action against Iran", te
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid rising tensions in West Asia, US President Joe Biden made it clear to his counterparts that America will not get drawn into any offensive action against Iran after it launched a barrage of missiles against Israel on Saturday, CNN reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter
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'All sound, no fury': How Iranian projectiles failed to breach iron-clad I
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In its first ever direct attack on Israel to avenge the airstrike on its embassy in Syria, Iran unleashed more than 300 drones and missiles towards the enemy country, marking a further escalation in tensions in West Asia. However, the Iranian air raids into Israel on Saturday night failed
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"Security of Indians our priority": PM Modi stresses need for stable govt
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid rising tensions in West Asia, which were rendered far worse after Iran launched over 300 projectiles towards Israel in response to the air strike on its embassy in Syria, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that amid global hostilities and the spectre of war, the priority
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"Agreed to stay in touch": Jaishankar shares India's concern with his Isra
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"Just concluded a conversation with Israel FM @Israel_katz. Shared our concern at the developments yesterday. Discussed the larger regional situation. Agreed to stay in touch," said EAM Jaishankar in a post on X.
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Kerala CM seeks Centre's intervention to ensure safety of Indian nationals
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to ensure the safety of Indian nationals, including those from Kerala, onboard the Israel-linked ship 'MSC Aries' in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Nepal urges Israel, Iran to exercise restraint, use dialogue to restore pe
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a press release, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) stated that it had been closely following the development in West Asia region.
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"Responsibility for escalating situation lies with Israel": Iran's Ambassa
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
ran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi on Sunday defended its attack on Israel, saying that the Iranian legal and legitimate response in targeting Israeli military infrastructure on Saturday night was based on the inherent "right of self defence".
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Retaliatory strike called off on Iran following phone call between Netanya
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Following a barrage of drone strikes fired by Iran on Saturday towards Israel, a New York Times report states that Israel decided to carry out a retailtory attack on Tehran on Sunday morning, however it was cancelled after a phone call took place between US President Joe Biden and Israeli
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