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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday stated that the ongoing joint military campaign between his country and the United States is inflicting enormous damage on Iran and its regional ally Hezbollah, and also urged Iran to rise up against their government. The Israeli leader made the remarks in a televised news conference shortly after Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba …

President Donald Trump says he believes Iran’s newly installed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive but may be injured after the outbreak of conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States. Khamenei has not appeared in public since he was chosen by a clerical council to lead the country following the assassination of his father, Ali Khamenei, in the early …

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that four American service members died after a Boeing KC‑135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. According to the US military, the crash occurred on Thursday afternoon but was not related to enemy action. In a statement posted on X on Friday, CENTCOM revealed that rescue operations were still ongoing at …

The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning attacks by Iran against Gulf Cooperation Council member states and Jordan. The decision was passed with 13 votes in favor, while Russia and China abstained. Introduced by Bahrain and supported by 135 co-sponsoring countries, the resolution reaffirms international support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Gulf bloc and …

Six ships attacked amid reports of Iranian drones and sea mines ● Iraq reportedly suspends oil terminal operations after two oil tankers were hit by explosive-laden boats in Iraqi waters. Explosive-laden Iranian boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, setting them on fire and killing a crew member, after shells hit four ships in Gulf waters, …

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has outlined conditions under which his country could consider ending the ongoing conflict, and stressed that any ceasefire must be backed by strong international guarantees to prevent further attacks. In a message posted Wednesday on X, the Iranian leader said that ending the war would depend on assurances that hostilities against Iran would cease permanently. He …

Balendra Shah Thirty-five-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah will become the youngest prime minister in Nepal’s history as the vote count for the country’s parliamentary elections nears completion. With about two percent of ballots left to be counted on Wednesday, Shah’s centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has secured a lead that is expected to give it control of the new parliament. Shah’s …

Mojtaba Khamenei, recently appointed as Iran’s new supreme leader, was reportedly injured but remains “safe and healthy,” according to a statement released Wednesday by the country’s president’s son. Yousef Pezeshkian, who also serves as a government advisor and is the son of President Masoud Pezeshkian, revealed this in a message posted on his Telegram channel. The statement marked the first …

A combined photo of Larijani and Trump A senior Iranian security official, Ali Larijani, has issued a warning to US President Donald Trump, rejecting his threats against Iran and warning him to “be careful not to get eliminated”. Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and former speaker of parliament, made the observation in a post on In the …

President Lee South Korea opposes moving U.S. air defense assets out of the country but is not in a position to make demands, President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday. Lee informed the Cabinet that “USFK may send some air defense systems overseas in accordance with its own military needs. Although we have expressed opposition, the reality is that we …