Syria may consider ‘long-term’ talks with Israel on Golan
Antalya, Turkiye(RAHNUMA): Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa on Friday said he could consider “long-term negotiations” with Israel on the disputed Golan Heights if Israel agreed to withdraw from recently occupied Syrian territories. Since the fall in December 2024 of Syrian president Bashar Assad, Israel has sent troops into a buffer zone patrolled by the UN that […]
Trump announces ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
New York, April 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon aimed at bringing a temporary cooling-off along another front linked to the Iran conflict. He said that after speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, the two sides agreed to a 10-day […]
First direct talks between Lebanon and Israel in decades take place in Washington
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear no breakthrough agreement was immediately expected. Rubio said the Trump administration […]
US, Israel and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp
TEHRAN, Iran(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or face a major escalation. Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks on Iranian bridges, […]
Spanish PM affirms opposition to war in Middle East, defends economic measures
Madrid, March 25 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday reiterated his opposition to the war in Iran, which has spread across the Middle East, criticising the military actions of the United States and Israel. The Spanish premier also defended his government’s economic package aimed at mitigating the impact of the conflict. Sanchez stressed […]
Iran warns of intensified retaliation if US, Israel strike energy sites again
Tehran, March 19 (IANS) Iran warned on Thursday that it would carry out more severe retaliatory strikes if the US and Israel attack its energy facilities again. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in a statement published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Sepah News that Tehran had not sought to […]
Iran says Israel, US strike South Pars – world’s largest gas field
TEHRAN(RAHNUMA): US-Israeli strikes hit Iranian facilities at a major Gulf gas field on Wednesday causing a fire, Iranian state television reported. “Moments ago, parts of the gas facilities located in the South Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in Asaluyeh were struck by projectiles fired by the American-Zionist enemy,” state television reported, citing Ehsan Jahanian, the […]
Iran’s UN envoy says 1,332 Iranian civilians killed in war
UNITED NATIONS, The United Stations(RAHNUMA): Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said on Friday that at least 1,332 Iranian civilians have died so far in the conflict with Israel and the US, and that thousands more have been injured. Speaking to reporters at the United Nations in New York, Iravani asserted that the US and […]
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 […]
Damage to Israeli economy from Iran war could top $2.9 billion a week, ministry says
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Damage to Israel’s economy from the air war with Iran could reach more than 9 billion shekels ($2.93 billion) a week, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. Under current “red” restrictions by Israel’s Home Front Command that limit traveling to work and school closings, along with callups to the reserves, economic loss is estimated […]
