‘Extremely tense’: Putin speaks to Netanyahu, Pezeshkian to discuss Iran crisis; urges diplomatic solution

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP) NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held separate telephone conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as tensions sharply escalated in West Asia and fears grew over a possible US military strike on Tehran.“The situation in the region is highly tense, and the […]

Nasrallah-style operation: Israel plotted to kill Iran’s President Pezeshkian? Report claims secret plan

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian (Image credits: AP) Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian was slightly injured by an Israeli strike during the 12-day war between Tehran and Jerusalem last month, according to a report by the IRGC-linked Fars News Agency. On June 16, four days into the conflict, Pezeshkian was attending a meeting of Iran’s supreme national […]

Global powers urge restraint after US strikes Iran; Tehran vows retaliation; PM Modi, Starmer, Erdogan respond to crisis

The United States launched targeted airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — early Sunday, intensifying its role in the Israel-Iran conflict. The attacks, confirmed by President Donald Trump, involved B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and bunker-busting GBU-57 bombs. Donald Trump hailed it as a “very successful attack,” while Iran condemned […]

Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Iranian president Pezeshkian rejects direct talks with US, says ‘path for indirect negotiations remains open’

File photo: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (Picture credit: AP) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed on Sunday that Tehran had rejected a proposal for direct negotiations from US President Donald Trump regarding Iran’s advancing nuclear program. This marks the first official acknowledgment of Iran’s response to Trump’s outreach and signals a continuation of tensions between the […]