Tel Aviv [Israel], April 13 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday has voiced his government's backing for the United States' decision to enforce a naval blockade on Iran, confirming that the two allies are working in close alignment. The Prime Minister's comments come in the wake of escalating maritime tensions and the collapse of recent diplomatic efforts.
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): After Washington and Tehran hit a stalemate during recent ceasefire negotiations, Iran's envoy to India, Ambassador Mohammad Fathali, on Monday said that the Iranian delegation was ready for peace but said that Iran would continue talks only if its rights are recognised.
Trump says Iranian ships that come close to US blockade will be eliminated US President Donald Trump has warned that Iranian ships that come close to the US blockade of Iranian ports will be "immediately eliminated. " "Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated - 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, “fast attack ships,” because we did not consider them much of a threat," Trump said on Truth Social.
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, has warned that the ongoing regional conflict is poised to disrupt global energy markets, cautioning that a spike in fuel costs is imminent. Speaking on the volatile situation, the Ambassador told ANI that Tehran is prepared for all contingencies.
MANAMA, 13th April, 2026 (WAM) -- The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) announced that air defences have intercepted and destroyed 194 ballistic missiles and 523 drones since the onset of the Iranian aggression, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Monday.
On April 9, a day after a cease-fire was announced between the US, Iran, and Israel, Maryam (not her real name) took her three cats and returned to her apartment after spending nearly six weeks at a friends house in a northern neighborhood of Tehran. She said she couldnt handle the bombings on her own, and her friend had invited her to stay.
On April 9, a day after a cease-fire was announced between the United States, Iran, and Israel, Maryam (not her real name) took her three cats and returned to her apartment after spending nearly six weeks at a friend's house in a northern neighborhood of Tehran. She said she couldn't handle the bombings on her own, and her friend had invited her to stay.
The French company paid $6. 5m to jihadist groups to keep its plant running in war-torn Syria, a Paris court heard.
The Telegraph deletes story falsely claiming Erdogan threatened to invade Israel Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:57 Article appears to have been based on statements the Turkish president made two years ago, taken out of context Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a press conference following the conclusion of the G20 leaders' summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2025 (AFP) Off The Daily Telegraph has deleted a false story headlined "Erdogan threatens to invade Israel" which appears to have been based on statements the Turkish president made two years ago, taken out of context. The British newspaper reported in a news article on Sunday that Erdogan accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu of being "blinded by blood and hate" over Israel's bombing of southern Lebanon. The Telegraph said that Erdogan warned Turkey could act militarily "just as we entered Libya and Karabakh" and that there was "nothing to prevent us doing it".
More than 160 people have been killed since Friday in Lebanon, where Israel is pressing on with its campaign against Hezbollah despite the US-Iran ceasefire.
Russian forces continue to advance and are nearing the Donetsk Peoples Republics borders, Dmitry Peskov has said Russian forces only have a few kilometers left before Donbass has been liberated, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Speaking to Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday, Peskov was asked to comment on a recent statement by US Vice President J. D.
Gaza ‘heading towards famine’ as bread shortages deepen amid Israeli curbs Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Mon, 04/13/2026 - 11:00 Residents queue for hours for bread as fears of famine grow across the enclave Displaced Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 13 April 2026 (AFP/Eyad Baba) Off Significant shortages of bread and essential supplies, including food and fuel, have returned to the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to tighten restrictions on the entry of goods and aid. In recent days, Palestinians in the enclave have been forced to queue for hours to obtain subsidised bundles of bread from the few bakeries still operating, each costing three shekels (around $1). Free bread distributed by aid groups remains scarce and out of reach for many.
Iranian railroads damaged by air strikes repaired, says state TV Rail infrastructure targeted by US-Israeli air strikes in five Iranian provinces last week has been rebuilt, Iranian state TV said on Monday. It included the rebuilding of railroads linking Tehran to Tabriz and Tabriz to Mashhad.
Bahrain summons Iraqi charge d'affaires over attacks launched from Iraq Bahrain has summoned Iraq's charge d'affaires in Manama after what it described as ongoing drone attacks launched from Iraqi territory against Bahrain and other Gulf Arab states, the foreign ministry said. Bahrain delivered a formal note of protest and called on Iraq to address the threats urgently and responsibly, adding that the kingdom reserved the right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its security and stability.
After peace talks between U. S. and Iranian officials ended without a deal, President Trump announced that the U.
Developments over the weekend have raised fresh concerns across the Middle East and beyond after talks between the United States and Iran on Saturday ended without agreement, fuelling uncertainty and renewed tensions. The US announcement of a planned blockade targeting Iranian ports has added to fears of further escalation and potential disruption to global trade routes. Meanwhile, the humanitarian toll continues to mount, with Lebanese authorities reporting that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes has now surpassed 2,000 since the escalation began last month.
The United States and Iran must continue talks aimed at ending their weeks-long war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, underscoring that there is no military solution to the conflict.
Trump's framing of war as Iran's barbarism vs civilised West is a huge lie Submitted by Peter Oborne on Wed, 04/08/2026 - 08:49 In US-Israeli discourse, Iran is a monolithically evil country that represents the antithesis of progress - this flawed analysis explains how Tehran has outwitted its opponents at every turn Two female university students pose for a selfie on graduation day outside the University of Tehran, 15 September 2025 (Atta Kenare/AFP) On Two conceptual fallacies lie at the heart of the illegal American - Israeli assault on Iran . The first is the idea that Iran is a barbaric country, stuck in the Middle Ages, and incapable of fitting in with the modern world. As Trump put it when asked why striking Iranian bridges and power plants would not be a war crime.
The military personnel and aircraft have arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base Pakistan has sent troops and fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to boost security, the Gulf nation has said.
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced that France and the United Kingdom will jointly lead a multinational initiative aimed at restoring free and secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz amid uncertainties over the virtual control of the strategic waterway between the US and Iran.
