'The new defence body will review defence plans and enhance the capabilities of Iran's armed forces in a centralised manner,' the Supreme National Security Council said to state media.
Kazem Gharibabadi said Washington must recognise Tehran's rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty and guarantee that negotiations will not lead to renewed military action against Iran.
The Iranian supreme leader, speaking first time since Iran-Israel ceasefire, said US President Donald Trump 'exaggerated' impact of strikes on Tehran's nuclear sites.
Move follows warnings issued privately by US officials since Trump came to power, according to Reuters. Groups fear American airstrikes & now have Revolutionary Guard's blessing to disband.
Trump threatened that Iran would be bombed if it does not accept his offer for talks outlined in a letter sent in early March, giving Tehran a two-month window to make a decision.
The US and a few Mideast allies are declaring the end of the nuclear deal while most other Security Council members disagree with the latest example of Trump’s 'America First' foreign policy.
On day one of the three-day meet, foreign minister S. Jaishankar said India's policy will seek to achieve a broad engagement with parties and contribute to the global good.
Durrani as NSA was a leap for Pakistan. No surprise that he didn’t even last a year in that job. He chafed after 26/11, seeing it as a deliberate Army/ISI betrayal.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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