New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held a conversation with his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono and agreed to hold a Joint Commission meeting soon to enhance their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The two leaders exchanged perspectives on the ongoing West Asia conflict, Jaishankar said.
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal on Thursday highlighted a 'huge vacuum in global leadership' amid the West Asia crisis, emphasising the need for leaders to advocate for peace.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly-elected Leader of the Islamic Revolution, released his first message addressed to the Iranian nation, in which he vowed that Iran will not forgo taking vengeance for the blood of martyrs.
New Supreme Leader says ‘Iran will not refrain from avenging the blood of its martyrs’ In his first statement since taking over from his father, Iran's leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said the closure of Strait of Hormuz should be continued as a tool to pressure enemy. The Supreme Leader also said that all US bases in the region should be closed as they would be attacked demanding that Iran received reparations for "who suffered the damage" or it will destroy enemy assets. He added, "I would like to thank the brave fighters who are doing a great job at a time when our country is under pressure and under attack.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first message on Thursday, calling for continued military resistance and saying the Strait of Hormuz should remain a tool of pressure, even as questions persist about his health and whereabouts.
UK government's new counter-extremism measures called 'Prevent on steroids' Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 10:49 Contentious 'community cohesion' proposals based on extremism definition introduced by former Conservative minister Michael Gove Britain's Housing Secretary Steve Reed speaks during a television interview at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 28 September 2025 (AFP) Off The British government has announced contentious new counter-extremism measures inspired by an extremism definition championed by former Conservative minister Michael Gove and denounced by critics as authoritarian. Earlier this week considerable fanfare surrounded Communities Secretary Steve Reed announcing a new, non-statutory, definition of anti-Muslim hostility. The definition was widely attacked by Reform and Tory politicians who said it undermines free speech.
Turkish foreign minister says there should be no regime change in Iran Turkey's Foreign Minister, Hakan Fida, has urged against regime change in Iran amid efforts from US and Israel to topple the regime. "There should be no questioning of Iran's territorial integrity, and no pursuit of regime change ," Fidan said during a press conference in Turkey. The minister also warned against inciting a civil war by toppling the regime saying, "We are against plans aimed at triggering a civil war in Iran and provoking conflicts along ethnic and religious fault lines".
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): External affairs minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi to discuss the safety of shipping and energy security, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press briefing on Thursday.
The South Asian country has immense potential in the emerging world order, Denis Alipov has told RT India is the future, the West is the past, and multipolarity is inevitable, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov has told RT India. In an exclusive interview aired on Thursday, Alipov said Russia wants to see a strong India, adding: "And this is something you are going to see very soon.
The Most American King: Jordan’s Abdullah II and the craft of survival Submitted by Hossam el-Hamalawy on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 09:07 A rare biography into the life of Jordan’s king gives insight into the statecraft that has kept him in power, but not the domestic cost of his policies King Abdullah II meets US President Donald Trump at the White House in February, 2025 (AFP) Off Aaron Magid’s The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan sets out to fill an important gap in contemporary Middle Eastern history. Despite Abdullah II having ruled Jordan for more than a quarter of a century, surviving regional upheavals that swept away presidents and monarchs alike, no comprehensive political biography has previously attempted to map his life, networks, and rule in detail. Magid offers a richly reported narrative built on more than a hundred interviews with Jordanian officials, western diplomats, intelligence figures, military officers and analysts, supplemented by archival material in the US and UK .
Es un año electoral crucial y los costos económicos y políticos de la guerra están en aumento. Tendría sentido suponer que el presidente declarará la victoria y se retirará.
ParsToday– In a letter, Iran’s representative to the United Nations stated that the anti-Iran resolution of the UN Security Council is a distortion of reality and that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not recognize it.
Pars Today – An American senator, criticizing the repeated lies of the US administration and military, stated that they lied about the attack on the Iranian school.
Washington, like many times before, projects its own assumptions onto a political culture it only half understands It is still far too early to say with confidence when the present phase of the US-Israeli war against Iran will end. Even a deep familiarity with the region does not solve the problem of uncertainty. Too many decisive variables lie outside any tidy regional model.
Switzerland, which represents U. S. diplomatic interests in Iran, said it will temporarily close its embassy in Tehran due to the escalat ...
New York [US], March 12 (ANI): Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations has formally expressed regret over the Security Council's decision to adopt a resolution against the Islamic Republic, according to reports by state broadcaster Press TV. Amir-Saeid Iravani, speaking at a Security Council session on Wednesday, dismissed the document as 'unjust and unlawful.
A retired Ukrainian general warned that the prime minister should be worried for his children and grandchildren Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has responded to threats against his family made by a retired Ukrainian general.
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday sought a parliamentary debate on the reported shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, questioning the import dependence and lack of storage facilities. Citing the PM Ujjwala Yojana, Manickam Tagore alleged that the Centre failed to plan the infrastructure for the LPG despite the cooking gas consumption increasing across the country.
Russia and China abstained from voting for the Security Council resolution denouncing Tehran for closing the Strait of Hormuz India has cosponsored a resolution in the UN Security Council (UNSC) that condemns Iran's recent attacks on Arab countries.
