Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports amounts to an “extension of military operations” by Washington and is “intolerable”. Pezeshkian wrote on his X account: “The world has witnessed Iran’s tolerance and peace-seeking nature. What is being carried out under the name of a maritime blockade is an More
According to reports, a senior Pentagon official told a U.S. congressional hearing that the United States has so far spent $25 billion in the war with Iran. Reuters reported that during a congressional hearing held to defend Donald Trump’s request for an increase in the military budget, Adam Smith, a Democratic member of Congress’s defense More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his US counterpart in a phone call that if the United States resumes conflict with Iran, it would have “dire consequences” for Washington. Newsweek reported that the Kremlin on Wednesday warned of “dire consequences” if fighting with Iran resumes amid a ceasefire, following a phone call between Putin and More
At least 14 people have been killed and 84 others injured after two trains collided in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, a media report said on Tuesday. Al Jazeera reported the incident occurred late on Monday night at a railway station in Bekasi, where a passenger train collided with an intercity train. It said 14 More
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Iran’s leadership is humiliating the United States by forcing American officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave negotiations without results, Reuters reported. “The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather very skilled at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any More
At least 14 people have been killed after a passenger aircraft crashed near Juba, the capital of South Sudan, a media report said on Tuesday. The aircraft, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation, lost communication while flying from Yei to Juba International Airport on Monday, Reuters reported. It said the plane took off More
Mali’s Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara, has been killed in coordinated attacks on military sites across the country. Al Jazeera reported that the attacks took place on Saturday in multiple areas, including the capital Bamako and several other cities, further worsening the security situation. Military sources said several installations and bases were targeted, with clashes More
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has traveled to Russia for talks on Tehran-Moscow relations, as well as regional and international developments. Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported today (Monday) that Araghchi arrived in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. He is scheduled to meet and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kazem Jalali, More
Iran has reportedly proposed a new agreement framework with the United States through Pakistani officials acting as mediators in the talks, a media report said on Tuesday. Axios, citing sources, reported that Iran has suggested reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the current tensions, with nuclear negotiations to be postponed to a later stage. More
At least 14 people have been killed and 38 others injured in a highway bombing in Colombia. Octavio Guzmán, governor of the Cauca region, said the explosive device was detonated on Saturday on the Pan-American Highway in the El Túnel sector of Cajibío, according to Al Jazeera. “As of now, we report 14 people dead More
