Khamenei’s Killing Sparks Anger and Grief in South Asia’s Shiite Muslims
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the U. S. -Israeli strikes on Iran, was deeply respected among the millions of Shiite Muslims in Pakistan and India.
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Is regime change in Iran a possibility? – video
After a US-Israeli attack on Iran that led to the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the US president, Donald Trump, told the Iranian people to 'take back your government'. But has the US and Israel's war on Iran made regime change a viable possibility, or has it only pushed reform further out of the Iranian people's reach? Iran-backed militias intensify attacks against US, Israel and allies Iran war briefing: US lets India buy Russian oil after energy prices jump Continue reading...
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US-Israeli strikes kill 20 in Iran’s Shiraz province
US-Israeli strikes kill 20 in Iran’s Shiraz province An Iranian provincial official said recent US and Israeli strikes have killed at least 20 people and wounded 30 in the southern city of Shiraz. Jalil Hasani said the attack struck a residential area in the city’s Zibashahr district, according to Iranian state media. He said the strike killed innocent citizens.
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U.S. Gas Prices, Up 11% in a Week, Pile Pressure on Trump
The average price of a gallon of gasoline jumped again on Friday, to $3. 32 per gallon, hitting its highest level in a year and a half.
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"US is fully responsible for bloodshed": Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi
Tehran [Iran], March 6 (ANI): Attributing the ongoing conflict and casualties in the region to American policy, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that the United States bears full responsibility for the current situation. According to a report by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the diplomat issued a stern indictment of Washington's role in the regional crisis.
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Iran's IRGC launches 21st wave of counter strikes, vows 'more intense' operations
Tehran [Iran], March 6 (ANI): Iran's IRGC on Friday said its aerospace forces launched the 21st wave of Operation True Promise utilizing swarms of suicide drones and the advanced Khayber missiles with cluster warheads to saturate and bypass the Zionist regime's multi-layered air defences. The IRGC said the coordinated assault was codenamed 'Ya Mu'izz al-Mu'minin.
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"You can't appoint mayor of New York - how can you appoint Iran's leader?": Iran's Dy FM Khatibzadeh mocks Trump at Raisina Dialogue
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh sharply criticised US President Donald Trump, questioning Washington's stance on Iran's political future.
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Nigeria: Government and oil firms must expedite investigation of gas leaks threatening to destroy Nigerian community
The Nigerian Government must immediately expedite their investigation into gas leaks across the Bille community in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, which are putting the lives of local residents in grave danger, warned Amnesty International. In October 2025, fishermen from Bille, a coastal town in Rivers State, reported seeing bubbling water accompanied by a sulphurous […] The post Nigeria: Government and oil firms must expedite investigation of gas leaks threatening to destroy Nigerian community appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Does Mark Carney know where he stands on the US-Israeli war on Iran?
Does Mark Carney know where he stands on the US-Israeli war on Iran? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has spent almost as much time abroad as he has at home since his election last year, reaffirming and rebuilding his country's international relationships as the US becomes less of a reliable partner. On 28 February, while on a high-stakes visit to India as the US and Israel launched their war on Iran , Carney released a statement that made his position unabashedly clear.
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Iravani: Iran defends national interests under Article 51 of UN Charter
Pars Today — Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations condemned the “brutal and illegal aggression” by the United States and Israel against Iran.
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Israel launches strikes in southern Beirut, after ordering mass evacuations – video
Footage shows explosions in south Beirut, as Israel launched strikes against what it claims to be Hezbollah targets in the area. Hours earlier, Israel’s military issued evacuation orders affecting more than 500,000 people. The strikes are a significant escalation after Hezbollah fired missiles and drones into Israel on Monday Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order Continue reading...
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Lebanon at ‘Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Disarm Hezbollah
The country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to disarm the Iranian-backed armed group and how the militants will respond.
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Four arrested in UK over suspected Iran-linked national security offences
Four men, one Iranian national and three dual British-Iranian nationals, were arrested in London and nearby areas on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service linked to Iran, British counter-terrorism police said.
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Iran says it downed Israeli drone over Isfahan
Iran says it downed Israeli drone over Isfahan Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has shot down an Israeli drone over the central city of Isfahan, according to Iranian media. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its forces intercepted an Israeli Heron unmanned aircraft flying above the city, the Tehran Times reported. The Heron is one of Israel’s largest unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Objective of US-Israel campaign is to remove Iran regime, Senator Cruz says
US Senator Ted Cruz told Iran International this week that the US-Israel military campaign aims to remove the Islamic Republic from power and diminish Tehran’s ability to “terrorize” or harm its neighbors.
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Araghchi: Iran’s armed forces trapped aggressors / U.S. fully responsible for bloodshed
Pars Today — Iran’s foreign minister stated that Iran’s missile strikes could not be stopped by its adversaries.
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At least 1,300 civilians killed in US-Israeli strikes since war on Iran began
At least 1,300 civilians killed in US-Israeli strikes since war on Iran began At least 1,332 civilians have been killed since the start of the US-Israeli war on the country, the Iranian Red Crescent Society reported on Friday.
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Rohit Pawar alleges 'big power' shielding VSR in Ajit Pawar crash case; accuses Pune CID of 'VIP treatment'
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 6 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (SP faction) MLA Rohit Pawar on Friday alleged a potential conspiracy behind the accident involving a plane carrying Ajit Pawar, claiming that a 'big power' is shielding VSR, the aircraft operator in the case. Speaking to ANI, he said, 'We feel there is some conspiracy behind Ajit Pawar's accident, which involved a plane from VSR.
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Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke | Gaby Hinsliff
The city was portrayed as an aspirational place to live, but now those who moved there are realising the precarity that comes with being an economic migrant To be fooled by a mirage, you needn’t be lost in the desert. Sometimes, the illusion is strongest just when you thought you were safely home, posting from the pool about your teenage daughter’s spa party and your own glittering life in a city where “the possibilities are endless”, as they tend to be for billionaires’ daughters living in tax havens. Only then does the fantasy explode in a puff of intercepted missile smoke, leaving just another woman in her pyjamas telling Instagram ( as Petra Ecclestone did at the weekend ) that she moved to Dubai “to feel safe” and war was never mentioned in the small print.
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"Desh nahi jhuke doonga was mere slogan for polls": Mallikarjun Kharge slams PM Modi over US waiver on Russian oil purchase
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that India's strategic autonomy and national sovereignty are under a 'dire threat' as the United States allowed a 30-day waiver for New Delhi to purchase Russian oil amid shipping routes passing through the Strait of Hormuz being hampered.