Iranian Embassy in India lowers flag to half-mast after Khamenei’s death
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) The Iranian Embassy in India lowered its flag to half-mast after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s killing in a US-Israel strike. Khamenei was killed in an epochal attack by the US and Israel, marking an inflexion point in the 46-year Shia-theocratic rule, as Tehran’s retaliation set off conflagrations in a […]
Ayatollah Arafi named Iran’s interim Supreme Leader
Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Hours after long-time Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike, Iran on Sunday named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as his interim successor. Ayatollah Khamenei, whose death in an attack on his residential compound in Tehran was announced by Iran, had been the Supreme Leader since 1989 after the passing […]
‘Unacceptable Escalation’: Qatar condemns Iranian attacks on Duqm Port in Oman
Doha, March 1 (IANS) Qatar on Sunday condemned the Iranian attacks that targeted the commercial port of Duqm in Oman and an oil tanker off its coast, while expressing solidarity with Oman in all measures it takes to protect its sovereignty, security, and stability. In a statement, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs termed Iranian attacks […]
UAE says three killed in Iran strikes; Indian, Sri Lankan among those injured
Abu Dhabi, March 1 (IANS) The UAE’s Ministry of Defence on Sunday announced that its air defences have so far dealt with 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 541 Iranian drones. According to the ministry, one Pakistani, Nepali, and Bangladeshi were killed in airstrikes while there were 58 cases of minor injuries of Emirati, […]
Nine people killed in missile strike on Israel’s Beit Shemesh
Jerusalem, March 1 (IANS) As many as nine people were killed in an Iranian missile strike on the civilian neighbourhood of Beit Shemesh in Israel on Sunday, local media reported. The missile hit a residential area in the city, destroying a synagogue and a public bomb shelter while nearby homes suffered extensive damage, The Times […]
Middle East hosts over 1.7 million Nepalis: Nepal’s Foreign Ministry
Kathmandu, March 1 (IANS) The Nepali government said on Sunday that more than 1.7 million Nepalis are residing in 12 Middle Eastern countries, where their safety is at stake amid the ongoing US-Iran war. The safety of Nepali citizens has become a major concern as Iran launched retaliatory attacks on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the […]
US split over Iran strike, killing of Ayatollah Khamenei
Washington, March 1 (IANS) The United States’ political establishment was sharply divided on Sunday over President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran and the reported killing of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with senior lawmakers clashing over whether the action was a necessary blow against a long-time adversary or, as one senator put it, […]
After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran faces power vacuum
Washington, March 1 (IANS) The reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has pushed the Islamic Republic into uncertain territory, with American lawmakers and Iranian officials offering sharply different assessments of what may follow within Tehran’s power structure. Speaking to CNN, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton said the military campaign would continue. […]
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani Condoles Martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei, Urges Iranian Unity
(RAHNUMA) Najaf: Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani, the highest Shia religious authority based in Najaf, has issued a statement expressing deep sorrow over the reported killing of Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In his official message, Ayatollah Al-Sistani extended condolences to the Iranian nation and the wider Muslim […]
Syed Azeez Pasha Condemns ‘Unprecedented’ US–Israel Joint Military Attack on Iran
(RAHNUMA) Hyderabad: Shri Syed Azeez Pasha, President of the Indian Society for Cultural Co-operation and Friendship (ISCUF) and former Member of Parliament (CPI), has strongly condemned what he described as an unprecedented joint military attack by the United States and Israel on Iran In his statement, he said that hundreds of people were killed in […]
