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TopicIran Israel

Topic: Iran Israel

Qatar, Kuwait & Bahrain shut airspace temporarily as Iran retaliates to US strikes

Iran attacked the Al Udeid US military base in Doha furthering the escalating regional crisis.

US’ ‘unjustified’ strikes on Iran pushing world to ‘a very dangerous line’, says Putin

In a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, the Russian president condemned the strikes, saying that it was plunging the region into a war & promised to try to help the people of Iran.

IAEA chief Grossi expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordow nuclear site after US bombing

The UN watchdog during an emergency meeting said that at the moment no one is in a position to assess the underground damage at the uranium enrichment facility.

Putin tells Iranian foreign minister there was ‘no basis & no justification’ for US strikes

The Russian president hosted the Iranian minister after US President Trump bombed Iran’s nuclear sites Sunday. Putin had warned that such a move could destabilise the entire region.

Khamenei accelerates planning for successor after Israel, US strike Iran

A 3-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei 2 years ago, has accelerated its efforts to identify a possible successor for the 86-yr-old Supreme Leader.

After US targets Iran, Pakistani lawmakers urge govt to withdraw Trump nomination Nobel Peace Prize

Pakistan had last week formally recommended US President Trump for the peace prize citing his 'decisive, diplomatic intervention & pivotal leadership' during the recent conflict with India.

‘We will be the ones to end it’, Iran warns Trump after US strikes nuclear sites

Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters, said the U.S. should expect heavy consequences for its actions.

How escalation in Iran-Israel tensions could hit Indian govt’s ongoing Chabahar port expansion work

India Ports Global Limited had signed a 10-year long term contract with Iran’s Port and Maritime Organization in May 2024 to develop the Chabahar port.

Govt to operate 3 more evacuation flights from Iran in next 2-3 days, 162 Indians to land soon

The Ministry of External Affairs said that on Sunday, a batch of 285 Indian nationals arrived at Delhi airport from Mashhad, Iran, taking the total number of evacuees to 1,713.

Post-US strike satellite images show ‘severe damage’ to Fordow, but experts disagree

Commercial satellite imagery shows six holes where the bunker-busting bombs appear to have penetrated the mountain, & ground that looks disturbed and covered in dust.

On Camera

Thailand-Cambodia clash is more than a border fight—it’s a new front in Cold War 2.0

The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.