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Iran state TV airs ayatollah call for 'shedding blood' of Israelis, Trump

Iranian state television aired a message Thursday from an ayatollah in Iran calling for the "shedding" of blood from Israelis and US President Donald Trump. The message came from Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli and represented one of the few clerical statements coming from Iran as it faces a combined airstrike campaign from Israel and the United States. "We are now on the verge of a great test and we must be careful to fully preserve this unity, to fully preserve this alliance," he said in the statement. He called for "the shedding of Zionist blood, the shedding of Trump's blood." "The Imam of the time says, Fight the oppressive America, his blood is on my shoulders,'" the ayatollah added.

Iran promises to avenge US sinking of warship in Indian Ocean waters

The IRIS Dena was in India from February 15 to 25 to participate in the International Fleet Review, alongside vessels from 40 other countries, including the US and Russia

Global firms, investors in share sale rush as West Asia conflict erupts

Some firms and their shareholders have tapped equity investors before markets potentially sour further and hamper the ability to raise capital

Iran war correction a buying opportunity in Indian stocks: PhillipCapital

PhillipCapital says volatility from the Iran war could offer investors a chance to accumulate quality Indian stocks, while maintaining its Nifty target of 26,500-27,500 by March 2027

Iran warns US will bitterly regret precedent after submarine sinks frigate

Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that America "will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set" after a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka. The comment by Abbas Araghchi represents the first Iranian government acknowledged of the sinking of the IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean. Araghchi made the comment on X, saying "the US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores." "Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning," he wrote. "Mark my words: The US will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set.

Flight services between Kolkata, Dubai resume partially amid West Asia war

Flight services between Kolkata and Dubai resumed partially on Thursday, after a four-day suspension due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, officials said. A flydubai aircraft from Dubai landed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here at 2:40 am with 130 passengers on board, marking the first arrival from the Middle East after services were halted for over 113 hours, they said. The Boeing 737 Max aircraft was scheduled to arrive at 12:25 am, Kolkata airport officials said. The same aircraft departed for Dubai at 3:59 am with 55 passengers, they said. The last flight to depart for the Middle East from Kolkata before the suspension was an Emirates aircraft to Dubai on February 28, the officials said. International services between Kolkata and cities such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi were disrupted, after airlines temporarily suspended operations amid escalating tensions and airspace restrictions in parts of the Middle East, due to the conflict involving

Restrictions continue in Kashmir after protests against Khamenei's killing

Normal life in Kashmir was affected for the fifth consecutive day as partial restrictions on movement of people remained in force as a precautionary measure. The restrictions were imposed on Monday after spontaneous protests broke out across Kashmir a day earlier against the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel joint strikes. Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday held a meeting with civil society representatives and religious leaders as part of efforts to bring the situation back to normalcy. After the meeting, Abdullah appealed to people to maintain peace while expressing grief and anger in "mosques, shrines and Imambaras". The government has shut educational institutions till Saturday, and reduced mobile internet speeds. "Restrictions on the movement and assembly of the people continued in many parts of Kashmir on Thursday," the officials said. A large number of police and paramilitary CRPF personnel were deployed across the city to prevent .

South Korea's Kospi bounces back after historic drop; CLSA turns cautious

In calendar year 2025, the index rose 75 per cent as investors rushed to buy into the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy, helping post back-to-back records

IRGC launches 19th wave of 'Operation True Promise 4' against US, Israel

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) earlier announced that it had carried out strikes against Israeli and American targets across the region

Canada, Australia urge war de-escalation, but agree Iran can't get nukes

The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon. Canada's Mark Carney and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese discussed the war during their meeting in Australia's capital, Canberra. The meeting came after news that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and Turkiye said NATO defences intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran before it entered Turkiye's airspace. "We want to see a broader de-escalation of these hostilities with a broader group of countries than just the direct belligerents involved," Carney said at a press conference with Albanese. "We stress that that cannot be achieved unless we're in a position that Iran's ability to acquire a nuclear weapon, develop a nuclear weapon, and to export terrorism, is ended. So that process must lead to those outcomes," Carney added. He said the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which were

South Korean chip industry worried Iran crisis to disrupt material supply

South Korea's chipmakers warn Iran crisis could disrupt helium supplies and threaten AI data centre expansion in the Middle East

RIL correction amid Iran war 'overdone', says JM Financial; eyes 29% upside

JM Financial says the correction in Reliance Industries stock is overdone as it sees the company gaining from Iran war. It has maintained its 'Buy' rating with a ₹1,730-target, implying 29% upside

West Asia war: Is it the biggest risk ever to crude oil supply?

A supply disruption even at the mid-range of volumes at risk-7 to 8 million b/d of crude and products-would be higher than the volume that was initially at risk when Russia invaded Ukraine

India moves to shield economy as Iran tensions expose oil, currency risks

Reserve Bank of India stepped up surveillance of the currency market, and traders said Wednesday the central bank intervened to curb volatility after the rupee plunged to a record low

Stranded Indians in Dubai reach Ahmedabad safely amid West Asia conflict

Coordination between airport authorities and airline officials is bringing relief to stranded passengers who had faced uncertainty over the past few days

US submarine launches its first torpedo in combat since World War II

Since 1991, Navy subs have launched scores of cruise missiles in combat, but the torpedo attack off Sri Lanka is a return to form after 80 years

West Asia war: 37 Indian-flagged ships stuck in Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman

The Directorate General of Shipping also said that an attack on a port in Oman has resulted in the deaths of three Indian seafarers and left one injured aboard foreign-flagged vessels

Oil prices rise as West Asia crisis chokes off vital oil, gas supply

Brent crude was trading up $1.67, or 2.05%, at $83.07 per barrel by 0141 ‌GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.94, or 2.60%, to $76.60

Kurdish groups preparing to join fight against Iran with US support

Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the US has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials told The Associated Press. The Kurdish groups are widely seen as the most well-organised segment of the fragmented Iranian opposition and are believed to have thousands of trained fighters. Their entry into the war could pose a significant challenge to the embattled authorities in Tehran and could also risk pulling Iraq further into the conflict. Khalil Nadiri, an official with the Kurdistan Freedom Party, or PAK, based in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, said Wednesday that some of their forces had moved to areas near the Iranian border in Sulaymaniyah province and were on standby. He said Kurdish opposition group leaders had been contacted by US officials regarding a potential operation, without giving more details. Asked about reports that the Trump administration was ...

Sustained war in Iran may leave US vulnerable, says Antony Blinken

His remarks come on the fifth day of combat operations after the US and Israel launched a war with Iran, and as concerns grow that this conflict could end up becoming a war of attrition