Iran’s Fars News Agency, an outlet closely affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, confirmed Saturday on the messaging platform Telegram that the strikes had targeted air defenses, a naval base, an airport control tower, and a helicopter hangar. Source
Kharg Island, where US forces struck military targets on Friday, serves as the gateway for about 90% of Iran’s oil exports and has long been considered a critical weak point that could trigger a strong retaliation from Tehran if attacked, as reported by reuters. US President Donald Trump said on social media that the US…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 11) claimed that Iran’s leadership has been decimated and the country’s military is in disarray as a result of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing US-led military campaign. “Our military is the best. It’s the most powerful in the world, and they’re hitting them very hard,” Trump said, emphasizing…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday cautioned that Iran’s next supreme leader would struggle to remain in power without his backing, as Tehran prepared to announce the successor to the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran’s Assembly of Experts held a private meeting and selected the country’s next leader, according to members of the body, nine…
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…
The United States and Israel on Saturday (local time) launched strikes targeting Iran’s military and naval forces under “Operation Epic Fury.” The fresh strikes have thrown the Middle East region into a renewed military confrontation, days after US President Donald Trump warned to destroy Tehran’s missile arsenal and prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon,…
Iran’s supreme leader warned of a “regional war” as tensions continued to mount over potential US strikes on Tehran and top Israeli military officials visited Washington. “We don’t want to attack any country,” 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a public speech broadcast on state television on Sunday. “But in response to anyone who harbors…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that any “aggression against the Supreme Leader of our country is tantamount to all-out war against the Iranian nation.” In a post on X, Pezeshkian held the US and its allies responsible for people’s hardships in Iran. “If the people of Iran face hardship and difficulties in their…
Iran may have averted US strikes for now by pledging not to execute protesters after pressure from President Donald Trump. Trump told reporters Wednesday he had been informed the “killing in Iran is stopping,” adding he would be “very upset” if the crackdown continued. That was a marked shift from earlier in the week, when…
Jan 5 – Gold rose to a one-week high on Monday, after US strikes in Venezuela added to bullion’s safe-haven appeal. Spot gold rose 2.7% to $4,444.52 an ounce by 1:38 pm ET , after earlier hitting its highest level since December 29. Gold hit an all-time-high of $4,549.71 on December 26. US gold futures…
