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Screengrab from video, shared by Iran consulate in Mumbai, on X NEW DELHI: Iran pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s claim that its navy was “finished” by showcasing its fast missile boats and referencing a Shah Rukh Khan movie dialogue.In a social media post, slamming Trump and sharing a video of their navy vessels,…
Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan. (AP photo) As Donald Trump threatened a naval blockade on Iran, Tehran hit back with an unusual warning—this time using mathematics to make its point on rising fuel prices.Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf cautioned that global consumers…
Representative image (IANS) Iran on Saturday warned a US military vessel that it would be attacked “within 30 minutes” if it crossed the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state television reported, citing a senior military official.The US vessel reportedly retreated after the warning was issued, the official added. This comes as the peace talks between the…
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is recovering from severe and disfiguring injuries sustained in the airstrike that killed his father at the outset of the ongoing war, according to multiple accounts, even as conflicting reports continue to cast doubt over his condition and ability to govern.Three individuals familiar with his inner circle told Reuters…
Israel Defence Forces warned that the new Iranian leadership under Mojtaba Khamenei is much more “extreme and rigid” than the previous regime under Ayatollah Khamenei. The statements come as United States and Iranian representatives are set to hold peace talks in Islamabad.“Iran’s new leadership is even more extreme than its predecessor,” IDF representatives told the…
File photo: Mojtaba Khamenei Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has signalled a tougher stance on the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz, warning that Tehran will push its control over the vital waterway to a “new stage” even as a fragile ceasefire with the US and Israel remains under strain.Addressing the nation in a written…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Iran has moved to reassert control over the Strait of Hormuz within hours of Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon, putting a squeeze on shipping movement just 48 hours before talks are scheduled to commence in Islamabad. Tehran’s actions—ranging from enhanced inspections to outright halts of tankers—have contradicted US claims that the…
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is reportedly unconscious and receiving urgent medical treatment in city of Qom, raising serious doubts over who is actually running the country amid an escalating war with the United States and Israel.According to a diplomatic memo seen by The Times, and based on US and Israeli intelligence assessments, the 56-year-old…
US president Donald Trump said that “many of Iran’s military leaders” had been “terminated” in what he described as a massive strike in Tehran, sharing video footage showing explosions in the city.However, he did not provide further details about the strike or specify its targets.Trump had earlier warned that “all hell would rain down on”…
The United States military has reportedly drawn up an extraordinary wartime contingency plan at the request of Donald Trump which involves a high-risk operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The move could mark one of the most ambitious and unprecedented military missions in modern history, according to a Washington Post report, which…
