Iran gives five conditions for ending war, official tells state TV An unnamed Iranian official has told state TV that Tehran rejects the US proposal for ending the war, and has instead outlined five of its own conditions. "Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met," the official told Press TV.
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): The mortal remains of the 26-year-old man Ravi Gopal were brought back to his village in Sitapur on Wednesday, a week after he was killed in an Iranian missile strike in Riyadh. Ravi died when the missile struck his workplace on March 18 in Riyadh.
The attack came a day after a separate strike on the same base, which hosts units viewed by the United States as allies of Iran.
ABU DHABI, 25th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced Iran's unprovoked terrorist missile attacks targeting two military sites in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of dozens of Peshmerga forces.
AMMAN, 25th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Jordanian Armed Forces announced that the Kingdom was targeted by five missiles and a drone from Iran during the past 24 hours.
The Trump administration said the Middle East would “recede” in importance as the China challenge took priority. But the president started the Iran war.
War will end 'when Iran decides it', Iranian official tells state TV Iranian state television, citing a senior official, said Wednesday that Iran had rejected a ceasefire plan proposed by the United States to end the war. "Iran has responded negatively to an American proposal aimed at ending the ongoing imposed war," the official said, according to Press TV. "The end of the war will occur when Iran decides it should end, not when Trump envisions its conclusion.
DOHA, 25th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Qatari Cabinet renewed its condemnation and denunciation of the Iranian attacks on the State of Qatar, the Gulf countries and Jordan, calling for their immediate cessation in compliance with international law, respect for the United Nations Charter and the principles of good neighbourliness.
The United States is discussing ways to end hostilities with Iran, even as President Trump continues to threaten attacks and as the Pentagon dispatches more troops.
Russia pulls more staff from Iran nuclear plant after reported strike Russia has evacuated more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the head of Russia's atomic energy agency said on Wednesday, after a reported strike on the compound overnight. "Today, at approximately 7:20 Moscow time (0420 GMT), 163 people left Bushehr for the Iranian-Armenian border," Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev was quoted as saying by the state RIA news agency. "Right now, about 300 remain," he added in comments to reporters.
Pedro Sanchez has warned of a broader and deeper impact of the US-Israeli campaign against Tehran The ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran will have "much worse" consequences than the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said, while reaffirming Madrid's refusal to take part.
Pedro Sanchez has warned of a "broader and deeper impact" of the US-Israeli campaign against Tehran The ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran will have "much worse" consequences than the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said, while reaffirming Madrid's refusal to take part.
JERUSALEM, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A missile fired from Iran struck Tel Aviv on Tuesday, injuring several people and damaging buildings and vehicles. Loud explosions were heard across the city, with eyewitnesses reporting large plumes of smoke rising from both northern and southern parts of the country's commercial hub.
UN confirms Gaza security force to include Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Morocco Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 12:31 Discussions over membership of Gaza 'stabilisation' forces have been ongoing since September 2025 A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon convoy drives near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on 23 March 2026 (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP) Off The UN has confirmed which countries are to be members of a post-war military force planned for the Gaza Strip . Speaking to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday, High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov said that Indonesia, Morocco , Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania had committed troops to the temporary International Stabilisation Force (ISF) that was proposed in September 2025. The Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict brokered by US President Donald Trump envisioned an international force to guard Gaza and take over areas currently controlled by Hamas.
By Vishu Adhana New Delhi (India) March 25 (ANI): As tensions between Israel, Iran and the United States enter the fourth week, Palestine's Ambassador to India Abdullah Abu Shawesh on Wednesday said the widening regional conflict is exacerbating the already dire situation for Palestinians, warning that the crisis in Gaza is 'deepening day by day'.
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 25 (ANI): Former Israeli spokesperson Eylon Levy has claimed that the Iranian regime has essentially 'lost the war' following the thorough dismantling of its military command and missile infrastructure by a joint US-Israeli operation. In an interview with ANI, Levy highlighted the massive reduction in Tehran's strike capabilities. 'It's clear that the Iranian regime has lost the war.
Critics say Mark Rutte, the alliance’s secretary general, has gone beyond his remit by openly supporting a war that does not directly involve Europe’s collective defense.
UK to host talks on mission to reopen Hormuz, says official Britain and France will chair military talks this week involving around 30 nations to form a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a UK defence official has told AFP. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands said last week they were ready "to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz". A further 24 countries then endorsed this statement.
MANAMA, 25th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force announced that air defences have intercepted and destroyed 153 ballistic missiles and 331 drones targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain since the onset of hostile terrorist Iranian aggression.
Former head of UK's MI6 says Iran has 'upper hand' in war The former chief of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service has said Iran has the upper hand in its war with Israel and the US . “The reality is the US underestimated the task and I think as of about two weeks ago lost the initiative to Iran,” Sir Alex Younger, who ran the UK ’s Secret Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2020, told the Economist in a podcast interview. “In practice, the Iranian regime has been more resilient than I think anyone would have expected,” Younger said.
