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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Iran Israel

Pakistan strategic pact with Saudi Arabia is really about Iran. And blessed by US

This agreement is not about Pakistan and Saudi Arabia looking Trump in the eye or Riyadh turning away from Washington. If anything, it could be termed as kosher proliferation.

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei attends ceremony in 1st public appearance since Israel ceasefire

According to a video circulated by Iranian state television, at a religious ceremony to mark Ashura, the crowd chanted as Khamenei entered the hall weeks after the Israeli conflict.

After 3 weeks, Iran reopens airspace for domestic, international flights

Tehran’s conflict with Israel led to the closure of Iranian airspace, and many international flights had to reroute their way through West Asia & Europe, leading to an increased operational costs.

‘Squatter’ under the bridge & Tehran’s got 99 problems and ‘too many victories’ may be one

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Netanyahu to prioritise return of Israeli hostages in Gaza after 12-day war with Iran

The Israeli PM's remarks have given rise to speculation that progress may be made to end Gaza conflict and secure the hostages’ release.

Israel’s 23 June airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran killed 71, Iran confirms

According to an Iranian official, those killed included detainees, staff, conscripts, detainees' family members, and neighbours living near the prison.

Israel says Khamenei avoided assassination by going ‘underground’

Defence Minister Israel Katz says Iran’s supreme leader broke off contact with his commanders and went to ‘great depths’ to avoid being assasinated.

In 1st TV address since ceasefire, Khamenei says Iran ‘slapped US in the face’ with Qatar attack

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that any attacks would come at 'great cost', & noted that they had fired at the largest U.S. base in Qatar, after Washington joined conflict.

Op Sindhu: India evacuates fresh batch of 282 citizens from conflict-hit Iran, total reaches 2,858

Op Sindhu: India evacuates fresh batch of 282 citizens from conflict-hit Iran, total reaches 2,858

Iran hangs 3 men on charges of ‘spying’ for Israel

The trio allegedly collaborated with Israel’s spy agency Mossad, and the equipment they smuggled was used in the assassination of one unnamed personality.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.