Saudi Arabia and Kuwait discuss military cooperation Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, held a phone call on Friday evening with Kuwait's minister of defence, Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah. The Kuwaiti government said the conversation focused on military and defence cooperation.
Tehran [Iran] March 7 (ANI): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a televised address to the Iranian people called on them to join hands to defend the country even as he warned the US that there was no question of surrender.
Qatar Airways begins relief flights after airspace reopened Qatar Airways has announced it will begin some relief flights after its airspace was reopened for the first time in a week. Flights to London, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Frankfurt are expected to take off on Saturday.
Worshippers were seen holding portraits of assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and waving national flags Millions of Iranians attended Friday prayers across the country for the first time since the US assassination of their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Worshippers were seen holding portraits of assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and waving national flags Millions of Iranians attended Friday prayers across the country for the first time since the US assassination of their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Dubai airport partially resumes services after drone attack Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, has announced it is partially resuming services. This comes after the airport suspended operations earlier on Saturday after being struck by a drone. The source of the drone was not immediately clear.
Historically, the United States has repeatedly used Kurds and ethnic tensions as leverage in its Middle East strategy. Analysts believe that any attempt to draw Kurds into the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran will further complicate the already volatile situation across the region.
Iran war: Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest updates from the US-Israeli war on Iran, now in its eighth day: Israel and the United States continued bombing Iran overnight, with air strikes reported in Tehran and Isfahan on Saturday. According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, the US and Israel have so far targeted 6,668 civilian facilities across the country, including 5,535 residential units, 1,041 commercial units, 14 medical centres, 65 schools, and 13 centres affiliated with the Iranian Red Crescent. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologised to “neighbouring countries” on Saturday and said a temporary leadership council had decided to suspend attacks against them, unless Iran itself was attacked from their territory.
In reality, US president’s opposition to foreign entanglements had only ever been partial Donald Trump ordered the launch of the war on Iran last Friday afternoon while on board Air Force One, as the presidential plane made its descent towards Corpus Christi, Texas. Trump was on his way to the port city to give a speech titled American Energy Dominance and had spent the three-hour flight chatting to Texas Republican politicians including the state’s two hawkish senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, about his options in Iran. Continue reading...
Tehran [Iran], March 7 (ANI): As the West Asia conflict entered Day 7 on Saturday, Iran appeared to have struck a note of reconciliation with its Gulf neighbours. In a televised address Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that a decision has been taken by the leadership council not to attack neighbouring countries. Pezeshkian said, 'I apologize to the neighbouring countries.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Under no circumstances will Iran surrender in the face of aggression, President Masoud Pezeshkian underlined, stressing that the enemies should abandon any hopes they have of seeing the Iranian nation capitulate.
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, has condemned the recent military actions by the United States and Israel, framing the escalation as a fundamental clash of values rather than a mere territorial dispute. Speaking in the capital following reports of strikes against Iranian interests, the Ambassador characterised the current situation as a profound moral struggle.
Iran’s president said authorities have instructed the armed forces to halt missile strikes on neighboring countries unless attacks originate from their territory.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Indian reporter present during Iran's missile attacks on the Israeli regime said even 100-foot-deep shelters could not prevent deaths, warning sirens often failed, and Israeli authorities blocked filming of bodies and hospital access amid the US-Israeli imposed war on Iran.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US-imposed war on Iran has propelled oil prices beyond $90 a barrel, marking the largest weekly increase since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic six years ago, and raising concerns about renewed global inflation.
The states wont be targeted unless the Islamic Republic is hit from their territory, the Iranian president has said Tehran has decided to stop attacking neighboring countries and has no intention of invading them, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said, adding that the Islamic Republic would not surrender under pressure.
The states won't be targeted unless the Islamic Republic is hit from their territory, the Iranian president has said Tehran has decided to stop attacking neighboring countries and has no intention of invading them, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said, adding that the Islamic Republic would
In a park overlooking the city, I ran into a group of young people chatting and joking. As the bombs fall, fragments of life remain I was at work last Saturday when I heard the blast. Since that moment, the world has been turned on its head.
New posts 09:27 Israel Bombs Tehran With 80 Fighter Jets The Israeli Army announced that it continued its bombardment of Tehran, using 80 fighter jets on the morning of March 7. In a statement released the night before the strikes, the Israeli Army announced its targets as "Iranian military sites, missile launch pads, and other targets in Tehran and central Iran.
New posts 22:49 US Forces Begin Using British Air Bases For 'Defensive Operations' US forces have begun using bases in Britain for "defensive operations" in the Middle East as attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel enter their second week.