How the War in Iran Is Raising Concern About Water in the Middle East
Millions of people in the Persian Gulf depend on desalination plants for their water, but recent fighting has highlighted the system's vulnerability.
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Netanyahu Has the War He Always Wanted, but on Trump’s Terms
Israel’s prime minister wanted regime change in Iran. But President Trump seems prepared to settle for something less.
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Cascade of A.I. Fakes About War With Iran Causes Chaos Online
The technology has been used to create misleading fakes before. But never at this scale.
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Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem
Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.
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How Migrant Workers Have Been Affected by Iran’s Strikes
Since the U. S. -Israeli attack on Iran began, Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones in retaliation at Gulf countries.
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Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal
Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change.
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Iran's Army chief says attack on IRIS Dena "will not go unanswered"
Tehran [Iran], March 14 (ANI): Iran's Army chief has issued a stern warning that the deaths of crew members from the IRIS Dena warship in the Indian Ocean 'will not go unanswered', as reported by Al Jazeera, citing Iran's state news agency IRNA.
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BJP leader Prakash Reddy accuses Owaisi of viewing India's foreign policy through "communal lens" amid West Asia crisis
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 14 (ANI): BJP leader Prakash Reddy slammed AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi over his remarks on India's foreign policy amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, accusing the Hyderabad MP of viewing international relations through a 'communal lens' and asserting that India's diplomatic decisions are guided solely by national interest.
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US Aircraft Carrier Repelled by Iran, Forced to Retreat: General
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces said the US navy’s aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been effectively repelled and forced to escape following a “historic defeat” orchestrated by Iran.
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Why Iran's Kharg Island is central to Strait of Hormuz security
Kharg Island, a narrow coral outcrop in the northern Persian Gulf, has emerged as one of the most strategically important locations in the confrontation involving Iran, the United States and Israel, given its role in Iran’s oil exports and the security of the Strait of Hormuz.
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"Shortage of commercial cylinders across country": Karnataka HM G Parameshwara
Tumkur (Karnataka) [India], March 14 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Saturday that LPG cylinder shortage is a nationwide issue and cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurance that supplies are on the way, with ships coming in from Iran. 'The shortage of commercial cylinders is throughout the country... The Prime Minister and the central government have assured us that they will supply.
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Trump Urges Nations To 'Take Care' Of Strait Of Hormuz
New posts 22:12 Netanyahu Reportedly Wants To Talk With Zelenskyy For Expertise On Iran Drones Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the Israeli side seeks Kyiv's expertise in dealing with incoming drones, the Ynet news site in Israel reported on March 14.
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Trump Says Not Yet Ready To Make Deal With Iran
New posts 04:27 Trump Says Not Ready To Make Deal With Iran: 'Terms Aren't Good Enough Yet' US President Donald Trump said he is not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran, despite what he claims are inquiries by Tehran for a settlement.
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Araqchi Praises Turkey for Solidarity with Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi conveyed deep appreciation for the unwavering support of the Turkish nation for the people of Iran.
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‘You are all worse than each other’: anti-regime Iranians turn on Trump
Mood among some in Iran shifts from hope of being rescued to dismay at destruction of infrastructure, culture and lives After years of arrests, disappearances and mass killings of protesters, the hatred in Iran from some quarters for the hardline, oppressive governing regime had boiled into such a desperate rage that many believed Donald Trump’s promise that the US would “come to their rescue”. Now, after a fortnight of war, with US and Israeli airstrikes killing hundreds as they hit residential blocks, shops, fuel depots and even a school, the mood is changing. Continue reading...
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Two Indian flagged LPG carriers granted transit through Strait of Hormuz by Iran
Tehran [Iran], March 14 (ANI): Two Indian flagged vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have been granted transit through the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian authorities. One of them is the Shivalik which as per Vessel traffic monitoring site marinetraffic was last reported to be in the Gulf of Oman and expected to reach its destination by March 21.
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Mass arrests, intensifying crackdown sweep Iran amid attacks
Iranian authorities have launched a sweeping wave of arrests and tightened domestic repression as US and Israeli strikes continue to hit military facilities and security institutions tied to the Islamic Republic.
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Infant among six family members killed in US-Israeli strike in western Iran
Infant among six family members killed in US-Israeli strike in western Iran Six members of the same family, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in a US-Israeli strike on a residential building in Eyvan city in western Iran’s Ilam province, local media reported. A local official said rescue workers were still at the scene clearing rubble from the building after the attack.
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‘Deliberate attack’: explosion damages Jewish school in Amsterdam
Explosion at school on the south side of Amsterdam only caused limited damage, with no reported injuries An explosion damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam early on Saturday, in what the city’s mayor described as “a deliberate attack against the Jewish community”. The explosion at the school in an upmarket residential neighbourhood on the south side of Amsterdam only caused limited damage, the mayor, Femke Halsema, said in a press release, as police and firefighters arrived at the scene quickly. Continue reading...
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Hezbollah says it launched multiple attacks on Israeli positions
Hezbollah says it launched multiple attacks on Israeli positions Hezbollah on Saturday said it carried out a series of overnight attacks targeting Israeli towns and military positions along the Lebanon-Israel border. The group said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona and launched two waves of attacks on Metula. It also said missiles targeted the Ein Zeitim base near Safed and claimed separate strikes on Israeli soldiers in Lebanon’s border areas of Odaisseh, Blida and near a detention centre in Khiam.
