Trump warns of more strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, pressures allies on Strait of Hormuz
PALM BEACH, Florida/DUBAI/JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, an artery for global energy supplies, as Tehran vowed to intensify its response. With the US-Israeli war on Iran in its third week, Trump said US […]
Iran FM sees no reason for talks after Trump says it wants deal
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran was not interested in talks with the United States, pushing back on President Donald Trump’s stance that Tehran wants a deal to end the war. “We are stable and strong enough. We are only defending our people,” Araghchi told CBS’s “Face The Nation,” in an interview aired Sunday. […]
Trump rejects deal with Iran, seeks global help on Hormuz
Washington, March 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has rejected a potential deal with Iran to end the ongoing conflict, saying the proposed terms were “not good enough yet”, even as he called on countries around the world to deploy naval forces to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and keep global oil shipments moving. […]
Iran allows India-flagged tankers through Hormuz after talks between EAM Jaishankar, Araghchi
New Delhi/Tehran, March 12 (IANS) Iran has allowed India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following talks between External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, with the aim of keeping the critical sea route open for the transportation of crude oil and natural gas. According to sources familiar […]
Russia gains $6 billion from Iran war, says US Senator
Washington, March 12 (IANS) Russia has emerged as an unexpected economic beneficiary of the war involving Iran, earning billions of dollars from rising global oil prices triggered by the conflict, a US Senator said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday. Senator Angus King of Maine told military commanders that surging energy prices […]
Iran trying to hold the world hostage: US State Secy Rubio
Washington, March 9 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on Monday, accused Iran’s leadership of trying to “hold the world hostage”, saying American forces were carrying out a military operation aimed at dismantling the regime’s missile capabilities and weakening what he described as the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism. “They are trying to hold […]
Trump says new Iran leader won’t last long without his approval
TERHAN(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran’s next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on his compound killed Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Iran’s Assembly of Experts met […]
King Abdullah visits Jordanian army amid tensions with Iran
LONDON(RAHNUMA): King Abdullah II of Jordan visited the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces on Sunday to assess the readiness of the various military branches. The Jordanian king is the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army. He affirmed that Jordan is secure and will remain so, thanks to the efforts of the […]
US State Department approves ‘emergency’ weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): The US State Department approved the “emergency” sale of 12,000 bomb casings to Israel on Friday as the countries engage Iran in an escalating Middle East war. The requested sale of 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) bomb casings, worth an estimated $151.8 million, was approved by the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, according to a press […]
King Hamad says Bahrain ‘committed to peace’ as Iran attacks continue
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Bahrain is committed to the “path of peace” King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Saturday as the kingdom continued to be targeted by Iranian attacks. Bahrain supports efforts that “enhance security and stability in the region and the world,” the king said during a phone call with Spain’s King Felipe VI. “The […]
