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‘Not offering Iran anything’: Donald Trump refuses to talk with Tehran; attacks Obama-era policy

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump said that he is “not talking or giving anything” to Tehran after the deputy foreign minister has put a condition on any future diplomatic and nuclear talks with America. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not […]

‘Ugly and ignominious death’: Trump’s 4-word description of what he saved Iran’s Khamenei from

Donald Trump said he saved Ayatollah Khamenei from ‘ugly and ignominious death’ President Doanld Trump once again claimed that he saved the life of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and without his intervention, he would face an “ugly and ignominious death”. The assertion came as Iran claimed victory and Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz […]

‘Naughty and playful?’ Khamenei’s decade-old tweets go viral; social media trolls Iran’s Supreme Leader

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is facing a storm of ridicule online after a series of odd, decade-old tweets resurfaced just as Iran entered a direct conflict with Israel. The newly dug-up posts, some from as far back as 2013, include light-hearted personal reflections that stand in sharp contrast to his current war-driven rhetoric.Also […]

Israel-Iran conflict: Tehran claims first hypersonic missile strike on Israel; what is Fattah-1?

The Israeli Iron Dome air defence system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Wednesday (Image credit: AP) Iran has claimed possession of hypersonic missiles and has begun deploying them against Israel, reported news agency AP. The ongoing Iran–Israel conflict escalated on Wednesday when Iran fired a Fattah-1 hypersonic […]

With eye on Iran, Trump hosts Pak army chief Munir for White House lunch

Donald Trump (left), and Asim Munir. TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan’s Army Chief, “Field Marshal” Asim Munir, for lunch at the White House on Wednesday, declaring “I love Pakistan” and insisting he averted a catastrophic war with India despite New Delhi bluntly repudiating his claims of mediation. “Well, I stopped […]

‘The battle begins’: Iran’s Khamenei hits back at Trump’s threats; US may join strikes

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in series of posts on early Wednesday warned the “terrorist Zionist regime” and said “the battle begins” amid escalating tensions with Israel. Khamenei’s post came following escalating threats from US President Donald Trump, who had just hours before called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” Moments later, Khamenei posted on X: […]

Israel, Iran trade strikes for third day as hundreds reported dead

Fire and smoke rises from the Sharan Oil depot in Tehran, Iran Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Sunday, killing scores of civilians and raising fears of a wider conflict, and US President Trump said it could be ended easily while warning Tehran not to strike any US targets. Israel searches […]

UK moves warplanes to Middle East

File photo: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Britain is deploying fighter jets and other “assets” to the Middle East amid an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday. “We are moving assets to the region, including jets, and that is for contingency support,” Starmer told reporters travelling with him […]

‘Talks with US meaningless’: Iran rules out nuclear talks; Tehran blames US for backing Israel

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), and US president Donal Trump (R) (AP photos) Iran has said that talks with the United States on its nuclear programme are now “meaningless” after what it described as Israel’s largest military strike against its territory. Tehran accused Washington of backing the Israeli attack.Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil […]

Iran says it will continue nuclear talks with the US, shrugging off Trump’s threats

Iranian Presidet Masoud Pezeshkian (AP) TEHRAN: Iran’s president said his country will continue talks with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program but will not withdraw from its rights because of US threats. “We are negotiating, and we will negotiate , we are not after war but we do not fear any threat,” […]