(Photo credit: Jonathan Ernst-Reuters via Imagn Images) President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that Iran's national soccer team should withdraw from the upcoming FIFA World Cup as a personal safety measure.
Pars Today – A classified report by the US National Intelligence Council (NIC), prepared before the start of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, concluded that even a large-scale military invasion would not be able to overthrow the Islamic Republic government. This assessment indicates that US intelligence agencies consider the Iranian government a deeply entrenched structure.
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei emphasized in his first message: "We will not withdraw from the blood of martyrs. The Strait of Hormuz must remain closed. We will not withdraw from the crime at the Minab school.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned whether Iran’s national soccer team should attend the 2026 World Cup, a day after Tehran said it would withdraw from the tournament after being attacked by the United States.
Trump says Iran World Cup team may not be safe in US US President Donald Trump has suggested Iran’s national football team should not take part in the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America, suggesting that their safety could not be guaranteed. Speaking about the tournament, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, Trump said Iran’s team was technically “welcome”, but questioned whether their participation would be appropriate. “I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,” he said without outlining where the threat would come from.
Why the bloc has been so quiet about the war in the Middle East At the BRICS summit in South Africa in the summer of 2023, the group's five member states made a bold decision: they invited five new countries to join. The move was greeted with considerable skepticism. Some observers questioned the selection process, noting that the criteria for membership remained unclear.
Washington DC [US], March 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday clarified his administration's primary objectives regarding the ongoing conflict with Iran, shifting the focus away from the economic impacts of rising oil prices and toward long-term global security.
Regional reactions to the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader have revealed growing anxiety about stability, with Tehran’s allies condemning the killing of his father and adversaries hardening their military posture.
Spanish Deputy PM Yolanda Diaz has criticized Brussels servile attitude toward Washington Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has accused EU leaders of weakness over the US-Israeli war on Iran, warning that Brussels' "servile" attitude toward US President Donald Trump risks fueling Euroskeptic sentiment.
Tehran [Iran], March 12 (ANI): Iran's new Supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, on Thursday urged neghbouring Muslim-majority countries in the region to clarify their stance regarding the 'aggressors' against Iran and the 'killers of its people,' emphasising that foreign military bases must be shut down immediately.
US president Donald Trump says Iran are "welcome" at the 2026 World Cup but it is not "appropriate" for them to be there.
Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives more than $500,000 per month from the Islamic Republic in order to support Tehran's interests and those of its allied group Hezbollah in Lebanon, informed sources told Iran International.
Tehran will keep strait of Hormuz closed and continue attacks on US assets, speech read out on state TV says Middle East crisis – live updates Iran issued its first message in the name of its new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday, saying it would keep the strait of Hormuz closed and continue to attack US bases in the region. The missive was read out on state TV rather than delivered live or on video, however, and will do little to satisfy those seeking proof that the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is actually alive. Continue reading...
Iranian media published the first message from Mojtaba Khamenei after he assumed the role of Supreme Leader. The written statement, repo ...
Khamenei's wife still alive, says Iranian state media The wife of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei , who was reported to have died after an air strike on 28 February, is still alive, Iranian state media has said. The ayatollah's wife, Mansour, was reported to have died in a coma two days after the strike. But Iran now says these reports were incorrect.
Tehran [Iran], March 12 (ANI): In his first statement to the Iranian people, the new Supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, vowed vengeance for those who lost their lives in the war. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in his first-ever statement called for the blockage of Hormuz.
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday criticised Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, saying he ignored special permission to speak on the LPG shortage and instead raised another issue. Rijiju also accused him of creating a ruckus in the House, disrupting proceedings while Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri was giving a statement.
Mojtaba Khamenei struck a defiant tone and signaled that Iran would not back down in a war that has spread across the Middle East.
Participation is in question amid ongoing war Fifa’s Infantino said Trump assured Iran are welcome Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran should not participate in the upcoming World Cup in North America, just days after telling Fifa’s chief they would be welcome despite the Middle East war. “The Iran national soccer team is welcome to the World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,” the US president said on his Truth Social platform. Continue reading...
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday accused Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of violating parliamentary rules while discussing the LPG shortage, saying he ignored the seriousness of the issue and raised baseless matters that could defame the country.
