A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southern Iran on Tuesday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Quake strikes southern Iran The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the earthquake occurred at a depth…
At least one more US service member has died following a massive Iranian missile attack in the continuing Middle East conflict, US Central Command said Sunday. The unidentified soldier was killed in action Saturday during a controlled detonation of unexploded devices from a downed Iranian attack drone – while newly discovered human remains may belong…
The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry condemned on Sunday what it described as an Iranian attack on a power generation and water desalination facility, calling it a direct strike on vital civilian infrastructure. The repeated targeting of civilian facilities amounted to a dangerous escalation and violated international law, the UN Charter and UN Security Council Resolution 2817,…
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has spoken of how hostile the environment was even when he and other officials from Tehran were holding talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. He said he asked Witkoff during the talks whether he had ever sat in talks with “a chance of being bombed at any…
Amid a rise in online bets being made in the wake of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran, alarm bells are now ringing inside the White House, with several officials under scrutiny. Marine One, carrying U.S. President Donald Trump, departs from the Ellipse in front of the White House as construction on…
As Iran and the US have a go at each other and Tehran’s neighbours also bear the brunt, the Iranian leadership might also be fighting an internal fight — the perception of being part of a soft coup against the Islamic Republic. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Head of Judiciary…
The US is urging Americans to reconsider traveling to the Middle East as war with Iran continues to escalate in the Gulf region. The State Department warned Friday that Saudi Arabia in particular is not safe for Americans after the Iranian-backed Houthis terror fired a ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia. “Due to high tensions in the Middle…
United States President Donald Trump has renewed a campaign to cast doubts on the 2020 elections that saw him lose to Joe Biden – this time painting China as a major adversary that helped “manipulate” the vote. Speaking in a primetime address on Thursday, Trump claimed that newly declassified intelligence material exposed foreign interference in…
The airline said on Friday that its daily passenger flights to Dubai would be postponed until October 25, while its four weekly services to Riyadh would be delayed to October 26. Earlier this month, the airline said it planned to resume passenger services to the two destinations on September 1, following signs of de-escalation under…
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s government on Monday targeted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and another Iran-linked group after a string of antisemitic attacks on British streets, using proscription-like powers designed to tackle state-backed threats. The power would effectively outlaw support for those groups and give police and intelligence agencies new powers to tackle…