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TopicTehran

Topic: Tehran

Iran’s President warns of water crisis, says Tehran may face severe shortages by September

Amid resource mismanagement and over-consumption, Iran has faced recurring electricity, gas, and water shortages during peak demand months with drought conditions for the last five years.

Iran attacks US base in Qatar in retaliation, Doha says all missiles intercepted

Iranian armed forces target Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar. US air defence system is reported to have been activated at Ain Al-Assad Airbase in Western Iraq as well.

‘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.

Iran retaliates to Israel’s strike on missile centres after Trump’s call for ‘unconditional surrender’

Iran retaliates to Israel's strike on missile centres after Trump's call for 'unconditional surrender'

Amid Israel-Iran tensions, Indian Embassy asks Indians in Tehran to provide contact details & location

Amid Israel-Iran tensions, Indian Embassy asks Indians in Tehran to provide contact details & location

Iranian missiles strike Israel’s Tel Aviv, Haifa fuels concerns of broader regional conflict

Tehran has launched several waves of attacks in retaliation for Israel’s pre-emptive strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs that began on Friday.

Indians in Iran advised to observe safety protocols amid Israel’s attack on Tehran

Israel launched a broad aerial assault across Iran, targeting nuclear installation and key military officials in Operation Rising Lion. Indian Embassy in Tehran posted an advisory on X.

3 Indians missing after travelling to Iran, embassy ‘strongly takes up matter’ with Tehran

This is the second case of Indians going missing in Iran following their arrival in the past year.

China, Russia stand by Iran after US demands nuclear talks with Tehran

In a joint statement after talks with Iran, China and Russia also said they welcomed Iran's reiteration that its nuclear programme was exclusively for peaceful purposes.

Iran’s president calls on Pope Francis to use influence to stop war in Middle East

Masoud Pezeshkian said that Tehran was ready to engage constructively with the Vatican to promote peace and justice in the world.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.