Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy questioned TVK chief Vijay's understanding of geopolitics following his recent remarks on the reported LPG shortage in Tamil Nadu, highlighting that the state government has already engaged the Central government on the issue.
The French president called on like-minded countries to band together in the face of Washingtons unpredictability French President Emmanuel Macron has called on nations around the world not to become "vassals" of the United States or China, following his public spat with US President Donald Trump over Iran and NATO.
The French president called on like-minded countries to band together in the face of Washingtons unpredictability French President Emmanuel Macron has called on nations around the world to not become "vassals" of the US or China, following his public spat with US President Donald Trump over Iran and NATO.
Iranian hardliners on Friday branded former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif a “traitor” and accused him of espionage over his call to end the war, with a lawmaker urging the judiciary to arrest him along with former president Hassan Rouhani.
UN to vote on Hormuz resolution as US-Iran tensions rise The UN Security Council is expected to vote next week on a Bahraini resolution aimed at securing transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported, citing diplomats. The draft would authorise countries to use “all defensive means necessary” to protect passage through the vital waterway. The vote was initially set for Friday, then rescheduled for Saturday.
Iran will become “the toll collector at the gulf” if Trump preemptively walks away from the conflict in Iran, Suzanne Maloney, the director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, argues on “The Ezra Klein Show.
Iran believes time is on its side, and that the West isn’t ready for the economic shock of a blocked Strait of Hormuz, warns Suzanne Maloney, the director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution.
Pezeshkian questions US intentions after killing of official’s wife Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the United States of hypocrisy, questioning its diplomatic intentions after the wife of a senior Iranian official was killed in what he described as an assassination attempt. “Just as I was addressing the American people, the head of our Strategic Council on Foreign Policy was targeted in an assassination attempt, leading to the martyrdom of his innocent wife,” Pezeshkian said. “Let the world judge; which side engages in dialogue and negotiation, and which in terrorism?
Washington, DC [US], April 4 (ANI): NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is preparing for a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump next week, amid growing American dissatisfaction over the alliance's perceived lack of support regarding the conflict in Iran.
VATICAN CITY: Since he was anointed the first U. S. leader of the global Catholic Church ten months ago, Pope Leo has mostly stayed away from commenting about his home country and never once mentioned President Donald Trump publicly.
Tehran [Iran], April 4 (ANI): The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of 'clear complicity' following its failure to denounce military strikes on the nation's nuclear infrastructure, state broadcaster Press TV reported.
Isfahan [Iran], April 3 (ANI): Mohsen Farkhani, Assistant Professor at the University of Isfahan on Friday pointed towards conflicting claims from US President Donald Trump regarding Iran. Farkhani, while speaking to ANI, said that there is no obliteration of Iran's Navy or anything as Trump claims. 'You know, also Trump has said yesterday that Iranian Air Force is in ruins.
President Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s infrastructure and “send it back to the stone ages,” followed by strikes that reportedly included a not-yet-opened bridge, has sparked anger among Iranians at home and abroad.
The move came after Pretoria's Foreign Ministry said it had held substantive discussions with its Iranian counterpart over the instability in the Middle East Iran has confirmed that South African vessels will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, as Pretoria scrambles to shield its energy
The move came after Pretorias Foreign Ministry said it had held substantive discussions with its Iranian counterpart over the instability in the Middle East Iran has confirmed that South African vessels will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, as Pretoria scrambles to shield its energy security from the fallout of escalating tensions in the Gulf.
Israel's campaign against Unrwa could set precedent to dismantle other UN agencies, chief warns Submitted by David Hearst on Fri, 04/03/2026 - 13:45 Philippe Lazzarini says failure to protect the UN’s main lifeline for Palestinians may have far-reaching consequences " class="video-embed-field-lazy container-element"> Off If UN member states allow Israel to dismantle the only agency that provides education and health services to Palestinians, all other UN agencies could face the same fate, the outgoing commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) has told Middle East Eye. In his final interview in the role, Philippe Lazzarini accused the international community of paying lip service to what he described as Israel's attempts to dismantle Unrwa, an objective he said had become a declared war aim. "The agency has come under massive, massive attack," he told the David Hearst Podcast.