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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 […]

Watch video: Iran launches massive missile attack on Israel in retaliation; air raid sirens, explosions rock cities

Iran launched a large-scale missile barrage on Israel late Friday, triggering air raid sirens and explosions across cities including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, in what is now the most intense escalation between the two countries in decades.The assault, which Iran called “Severe Punishment”, came in retaliation for Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Iranian nuclear and military […]

Israel’s Operation Rising Lion: Iran warns ‘sworn enemies’ should expect retaliation; says US ‘responsible for consequences’

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 […]

‘We are not involved’: US distances itself from Israeli strikes on Tehran; warns Iran against retaliation

Marco Rubio, AP file photo The United States has made it clear that it is not involved in Israel’s latest strikes on Iran and has warned Tehran against targeting American forces in response. The statement came from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio late Thursday, just hours after Israel carried out airstrikes on Iran. “We […]

From Balakot to Bahawalpur: How India redefined retaliation with Operation Sindoor

India’s new strategy closely mirrors Israel’s “mowing the grass” doctrin. India’s Operation Sindoor, launched just past midnight on May 7, marked its most assertive military response yet to cross-border terrorism. Triggered by the Pahalgam massacre – where tourists were targeted in a brutal execution-style killing – the Indian military executed coordinated strikes deep inside Pakistan, […]

India Pakistan News: India shoots down at least 2 Pakistan fighter jets | India News

(File photo) NEW DELHI: India has shot down two fighter jets of Pakistan in a strong retaliatory action by air defence system on Thursday evening, news channels NDTV and India Today reported.Multiple sources also told ANI that a Pakistani Air Force jet has been shot down in the Pathankot sector by Indian air defence. However, […]

Global markets crash as Donald Trump tariff blitz sparks panic and retaliation

Representative AI image generated by Denny NEW DELHI: Asian stock markets nosedived on Monday as global financial turmoil deepened, triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and China’s retaliatory measures. With fears of a full-blown trade war mounting, US futures pointed to further losses on Wall Street, compounding Friday’s historic meltdown.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell […]