Representational photo Tehran: Sixty people were poisoned due to chlorine gas leakage in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, the official news agency IRNA reported. At 13:40 local time, on Sunday it was reported that a semi-trailer truck carrying chlorine gas cylinders had overturned on an intercity road in Shahreza County, 80 km south of … Read more
Washington: The FBI thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump, the Department of Justice said on Friday as it charged an Iranian national and arrested two American citizens for involvement in a plot to murder the Republican president-elect. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) charged Farhad Shakeri, 51, an asset of the Islamic Revolutionary … Read more
Tehran: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Saturday, October 12 was the pilot of a flight to Beirut amid the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon. Qalibaf, a former military pilot and commander of the IRGC Air Force, arrived in the Lebanese capital at the invitation of his Lebanese counterpart and Shia party Amal’s chief, … Read more
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that the missile attack launched by Iran earlier in the week did not even “scratch” the Israeli Air Force (IAF) facilities. In his interaction with the air and ground teams at the Israeli Air Force’s Nevatim base, Gallant also made it clear that anyone attempting … Read more
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, October 2 that the root cause of problems in West Asia is the presence of the United States and certain European countries in the region. He made the remarks during a meeting with a group of Iranian elites and scientific talents in the … Read more
UNGA Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will depart for New York on Sunday to attend and deliver a speech at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), the official news agency. His speech is scheduled for September 24, the first day of the high-level General Debate, during which he will expound … Read more
New Delhi: Amid tense situation in West Asia, Iranian Ambassador to India Iraj Elahi on Friday said the tension between his country and Israel is “not new”. He assured Indians and other tourists that “Iran is safe” to travel and urged them to explore the historic land of Persia. In an interview to PTI on … Read more
File Photo Jerusalem: An Israeli military spokesman said Friday that an initial investigation revealed that the aircraft that struck Tel Aviv early in the day was an Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen. Israel Defence Forces’ spokesman Daniel Hagari told a press conference at a military base in Tel Aviv that the investigators believe a Samad-3 … Read more
The High Court of Australia ruled that the government can hold asylum seekers in detention indefinitely if they did not cooperate with their deportation, marking a major victory for Australian authorities. The new verdict overruled the court’s ruling last year that holding a person in immigration detention is unlawful when there is no real prospect … Read more
Last Updated: April 19, 2024, 15:45 IST Air India Halts Tel Aviv Flights Until April 30 Amid Middle East Tensions. (File photo) Air India suspends Tel Aviv flights till April 30 due to Middle East tensions. Safety measures in place, support for affected passengers. Air India has decided to stop its flights to and from … Read more
