United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill that the objective of the strikes on Iran was not regime change. The statement comes a few days after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israel joint airstrikes at his residence-office compound on Saturday, March 1. Speaking with reporters, Marco…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian state media reported. He was 86. After a major attack launched by Israel and the United States, state television and the state-run IRNA news agency reported Khamenei’s death, without elaborating on the cause of death. Fars agency news said Khamenei was killed at his office while…
The United States and Israel launched a strike on Saturday, targeting Iran’s military and naval forces, after negotiations between Washington and Tehran stalled over the latter’s nuclear program. The strike, carried out in a joint operation, prompted Tehran to retaliate, which has now led to a crisis in the Middle East, with several countries reporting…
Tensions soared in the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched preemptive strikes targeting Iran’s military and naval forces, prompting Tehran to retaliate and attack US bases in the region, with explosions reported across several cities, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and others. The development came days after US President Donald Trump…
HOUSTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed in choppy trade on Thursday as investors tracked developments in talks between the US and Iran over the OPEC member’s nuclear program, weighing potential supply concerns if hostilities escalate. Brent crude futures were up 28 cents, or 0.4%, at $71.13 a barrel by 1:54 pm…
US Iran Talks: A delegation led by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reached Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday (25 February 2026). Important talks are to be held here with America. Meanwhile, the President of the Islamic Republic has shown a positive attitude on the possibility of an agreement to avoid new conflict. US President Donald Trump…
Donald Trump’s deliberations over whether to authorize airstrikes against Iran are being shaped decisively by the counsel of his special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as Washington awaits Tehran’s latest proposal on curbing its nuclear programme. According to a guardian The report citing individuals familiar with internal discussions, the president has yet to make…
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi warned of a wider escalation if his country was attacked, after US President Donald Trump raised the threat of strikes. Trump has sent a major deployment of air and sea power to the Middle East and has threatened to strike Iran if it does not reach a deal on…
The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members at the US Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon, a State Department official said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike. The official said a continuous assessment of the regional security environment determined it was “prudent”…
India has advised its citizens in Iran to depart by commercial flights and other available means as protests flare across Tehran and tensions mount between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme. The advisory follows a volatile weekend marked by university demonstrations, competing pro- and anti-government rallies, and escalating rhetoric from senior officials in both…
