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Stranded Indian students in Tehran relocate to safer places amid crisis

The instability has triggered panic among foreign nationals, including thousands of Indian students pursuing medical and professional courses in Iranian universities

As West Asia crisis escalates, reluctant allies are forced to choose

For some leaders, the calculation is fraught: refuse Washington and risk a rupture with President Trump; or lean in and face political backlash at home from voters wary of another West Asian war

War in West Asia widens with no end in sight as multiple fronts open

Kuwait shoots down three US planes in 'friendly fire'

US-Israeli airstrikes targeted Natanz facility: Iran's envoy to IAEA

Iran's ambassador to the UN nuclear agency alleged on Monday that US-Israeli airstrikes have targeted Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site. Israel and the US have not acknowledged strikes at the site, which America bombed back in the 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June. Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Reza Najafi, told journalists he condemned what he called the "unlawful, criminal and brutal" attacks by the U.S. and Israel against Iran. "Again they attacked Iran's peaceful safeguarded nuclear facilities yesterday," he said. "Their justification that Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons is simply a big lie." When asked which site he was referring to, Najafi responded: "Natanz.

Who's driving the US-Israel-Iran conflict and who holds power in Tehran now

US and Israeli strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top commanders, reshaping Tehran's power structure as questions mount over who will lead next

Iranian-backed militias enter conflict as war widens across region

Iran fired missiles at Israel and Arab states Monday and the war expanded to include militias Tehran backs in the Middle East with an attack by Hezbollah on Israel, which struck back against the group in Lebanon and with the United States pounded targets in Iran. As the American and Israeli airstrikes kept hitting the country, top Iranian security official Ali Larijani said on X: "We will not negotiate with the United States." Trump, who a day earlier had encouraged Iranians to "take over" their government, signaled Sunday that he was open to dialogue with Iran's new leadership. Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister suggested earlier that military units were acting independently from any central government control after being pressed about attacks on Gulf Arab nations that have served as intermediaries for Tehran in the past. More than 200 people have been killed since the start of the strikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior leaders, Iranian .

'Will not negotiate with US': Iran's security chief as conflict escalates

Iran's Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Larijani said Tehran will not negotiate with the US, hours after Donald Trump said Iran's new leadership wants to negotiate

All about Iran's Revolutionary Guard, powerful force in country's theocracy

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has grown into a powerful force within the country's theocracy, answering only to its supreme leader and overseeing its ballistic missile arsenal and launching attacks overseas. The force is again in the spotlight as Iran widens its attacks across the Middle East following the start of a US-Israeli airstrike campaign that's already killed the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Here's what to know about the Guard. Born out of a revolution ------------------------- The Guard rose out of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution as a force meant to protect the country's Shiite cleric-overseen government and later became enshrined in its constitution. It operated parallel to Iran's regular armed forces, growing in prominence and power during a long and ruinous war with Iraq in the 1980s. Though it faced possible disbandment after the war, Khamenei granted it powers to expand into private enterprise, allowing the force to thrive. The Guard r

New Iran leaders want to talk and I have agreed, says Donald Trump

Asked whether his conversation with the Iranians would happen today or tomorrow, Trump responded, "I can't tell you that"

10 people killed as protests at US missions rock cities across Pakistan

At least 10 people were killed on Sunday after violent clashes and arson took place in different cities of Pakistan protesting the killing of Shiite supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. All 10 people were killed in firing in Karachi when protesters tried to storm the US Consulate in the port city. Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed on Saturday in a coordinated US-Israeli airstrike on Tehran with his death confirmed on Sunday, prompting an outburst of anger by Pakistan's Shiites, who are about 20 per cent of the 240 million population. The US Embassy in Islamabad said it is monitoring reports of ongoing demonstrations at the US Consulate General in Karachi and Lahore even as Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi requested the citizens not to take the law into their hands and "record their protest peacefully." Violent clashes occurred in the coastal city of Karachi in Sindh province where angry proctors tried to attack the US Consulate building on Mai Kolachi Road and ..

CIA tracked Iranian leaders for months before strikes, says report

The CIA had been tracking the movements of senior Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for months. That's according to a person familiar with the operation who was not authorised to comment publicly and spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity. The intelligence was shared with Israeli officials, and the timing of this weekend's strikes was adjusted in part because of that information, the person said. The New York Times earlier reported about the CIA's efforts ahead of the Israeli-US strikes.

Indian among 58 injured as three people killed in UAE in Iranian strikes

Iranian strikes across the UAE in the past two days have resulted in three fatalities and 58 injured, including an Indian national, officials confirmed on Sunday. The Indian Embassy in the UAE in a social media post said it was aware of the injury to the Indian national and is in touch with the hospital authorities. "The Indian national is out of danger. We are rendering all possible assistance," it said. According to a list released by the authorities, the nationalities of those injured also include Pakistani, Nepalese, and Bangladeshi expatriates. "The authorities reported 58 cases of minor injuries involving citizens and residents of multiple nationalities, including Emirati, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, and Afghan," a statement released here said. The UAE's Defence Ministry on Sunday said it intercepted 165 ballistic missiles, with 152 destroyed and 13 drowned in the sea. I

US military says 3 service members killed, 5 wounded in Iran operation

Central Command made the announcement on social media Sunday without providing additional information

Iran war likely to hit India's three-pronged fuel reliance as tensions rise

Timing of the new US-Israel bombing of Iran and Tehran's response couldn't be worse for India

West Asia crisis: Govt, exporters to meet on Monday to review trade impact

The Commerce Ministry has convened a meeting of exporters, shipping lines, freight forwarders and officials from other ministries on Monday to assess the impact of escalating tensions in the Middle East region on India's trade. The US and Israel jointly launched military strikes on Iran on Saturday. Iran responded by firing drones and missiles at Israel and US military installations around the Gulf, and also at the global business hub of Dubai. The ministry has called the meeting in a hybrid mode to assess the impact of the evolving situation on India's trade, the official said. Exporters have expressed serious concerns that the war will affect trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Both are key for movement of ships. It connects India to the Gulf region, North America and Europe. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) President SC Ralhan said the ongoing conflict has already begun to disrupt established global logistics channels. Air rou

New leadership council has begun work after Khamenei killing: Iran Prez

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian says a new leadership council "has begun its work" after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes. Pezeshkian made the comment in a prerecorded message aired on Iranian state television Sunday. Pezeshkian is one of three officials on the council. The other two are Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehei, head of the judiciary, and Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi.

Iran names third member to leadership council that will govern the country

Iran has selected a 66-year-old cleric to join the three-member leadership council that will govern the country until a new supreme leader is selected. Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi has been a member of both constitutional watchdog Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts that will choose the next leader. He was hand picked by late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a member of the Guardian Council in 2019. Arafi joins President Masoud Pezeshkian and head of judiciary cleric Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehei on the council.

Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, Iranians must take back their country: Trump

US President Donald Trump announced the death of the Iranian leader, but cautioned that the bombing of Iran would continue through the week, perhaps even longer

Ayatollah Khamenei dead, says Israeli official; Iran denies claims

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials were targeted in the first wave of strikes by the US and Israel on Saturday morning; Iran has not confirmed Khamenei's demise

'Final victory is near': Exiled Prince Pahlavi as US, Israeli strike Iran

Exiled Iranian crown prince calls for calm and readiness after the US and Israel launched strikes against the Islamic regime in Iran; appeals to security forces and President Trump