Satellite images show damage at Iran’s nuclear facilities Satellite images have revealed the damage to Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and nuclear facilities in the attack by Israel.Images from Planet Labs PBC, analysed by news agency The Associated Press, showed damage at two missile bases – one each in Kermanshah and Tabriz, both in western Iran.At […]
File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio US Secretary of state Marco Rubio said Thursday the US had no involvement in Israel’s strikes on Iran but had been told that Israel considered the attack necessary forself-defence. US President Trump was hosting the annual White House picnic on Thursday evening when reports of the strikes […]
File photo: Israeli PM Netanyahu (Photo: ANI) JERUSALEM: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Friday said the attacks were authorised over six months ago, in November 2024, and was initially scheduled for April 2025, but were postponed due to operational considerations. In a recorded speech in Hebrew, Netanyahu provided updates about the operation to citizens. A visibly […]
A tense escalation unfolded across the Middle East overnight, as Iran launched missile strikes toward Israel late Friday and early Saturday. The move came in response to what Iran described as Israel’s earlier attacks on its territory. The confrontation began with Israel’s “greatest military operations in history,” against Iran. In a sweeping and highly coordinated […]
Smoke rises up after an explosion in Tehran (Pic credit: AP) As Israel draws its long-running shadow war into open conflict with Iran, one of its security officials said that Jerusalem successfully tricked top commanders of Iran’s air force into gathering for a meeting. “We carried out specific activities to help us learn more about […]
Frederick Forsyth, the master spy thriller writer who left for Elysium recently, had a beautiful talent for writing such meticulously detailed novels that, in some cases, reality followed his imagination. Icon, about the rise of a Russian demagogue after the Cold War, eerily foretold Vladimir Putin’s ascent. The Fist of God revolved around a US-UK […]
Donald Trump on Israel’s ‘preemptive strikes’ on Iran US President Donald Trump told Fox News he had advance knowledge of Israel’s strikes on Iran and specified that Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.“Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, and we are hoping to get back to the negotiating table. We will […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu, left, and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon World leaders reacted swiftly on Friday to Israel’s military operation against Iran, launched late Thursday night with explosions reported in the capital, Tehran.Iran’s state-run news agency confirmed the blasts, while Israel’s defense minister described the attacks as “preemptive strikes.”The strikes come amid rising tensions surrounding […]
Just hours before Israel launched a military strike on Iran, US President Donald Trump called for a peaceful resolution to tensions over Iran’s nuclear program. In a message posted late Thursday on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote, “We remain committed to a Diplomatic Resolution to the Iran Nuclear Issue! My entire Administration has been […]
ranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Image credit: AP) Iran warned Israel after it launched “Operation Rising Lion” on Thursday in Tehran, targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday, issued a statement stating that Israel’s strike reveals their malicious nature. “Israel opened its wicked and blood-stained hand to […]
