New York, August 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to take over the Strait of Hormuz, posting on Tuesday a map of the crucial artery for global energy supplies showing it as New US Te
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Tehran, August 18 (IANS): Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has warned about "false-flag ploys" to sow discord between Iran and Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.He posted the warning on the s
Moscow, August 18 (IANS): Moscow came under the largest Ukrainian drone attack in two years, with 620 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) targeting the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Tuesday.
Jerusalem, August 18 (IANS): The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it had killed an Islamic Jihad commander in the Gaza Strip.In a statement, the military identified the commander as Tareq Anwar Khamis Ra'i
United Nations, August 18 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on Iran and the United States to resume negotiations toward a durable settlement to the conflict, his spokesman said.Asked at a brief
Washington, August 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that Tehran wants to reach an agreement with Washington but is unwilling to accept the kind of deal he considers necessary, as a 60-day negotiating pe
Washington, August 18 (IANS) A regional conflict in which nuclear weapons are used locally and trigger a wider escalation poses a greater danger than a surprise mass attack on the United States, a senior Pentag
Washington, August 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump cited Indias electoral system as a model for the United States as he renewed his demand for stricter voter identification rules and urged Congress to pass
Washington, August 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to raise the white flag of surrender as a 60-day ceasefire understanding expires, while signalling that he is in no hurry to set a deadline
Tehran, August 17 (IANS) Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Iran and Oman have agreed on the map of the new route for maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.He made the rem
Seoul, August 17 (IANS) The presidential office of South Korea said Monday it expects the friendship between the leaders of North Korea and the United States to help lead to bilateral talks on peace on the Kore
Tehran, August 17 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran reached the recent peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States with "dignity" and "power," while taking into considerati
Sanaa, August 16 (IANS) Yemeni government forces said Sunday they had launched 181 military operations against targets in Houthi-held areas over the past 24 hours, marking a sharp escalation in fighting between
Washington, August 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has posted a photo of himself meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom in 2019 on social media, repeating hi
Jakarta, August 16 (IANS) Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara provincial government has declared a 14-day emergency response status following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Flores Island, according to a prov
Jerusalem, August 16 (IANS) An Israeli airstrike killed a senior commander in Hezbollah's Badr regional division in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said Sunday. Lebanese media reported that at least four
Tehran, August 16 (IANS) The Iranian Intelligence Ministry warned the French government against "illegal interference" in Iran's internal affairs.In a statement on its website, the ministry said on Saturday tha
Doha, August 16 (IANS) Qatar denied claims that it had detained Iranian pilots, describing them as misleading amid ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating regional tensions."We categorically deny the
Tehran, August 15 (IANS) A senior Iranian diplomat said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed and opened only under Iran's command.Kazem Gharibabadi, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for legal and in
Pyongyang, August 15 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea, "are actively cooperating in all sectors while making co
