As NATO leaders prepare to gather in The Hague on Tuesday, efforts to satisfy United States President Donald Trump’s call for a big new defence spending goal may be overshadowed by the repercussions of US military strikes on Iran. Trump has demanded that NATO allies commit to spending 5 percent of their gross domestic product…
Russia called the US strikes on Iran ‘unjustified’ and ‘unprovoked’, while China warned they ‘set a bad precedent’. Russia and China have strongly condemned US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, warning they could drag the world into a broader war and set a dangerous international precedent. The reactions came just hours before Iran launched missiles…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Flares were visible over Qatar’s capital, Doha, on Monday, and explosions were also heard. Iran has said it launched an attack on United States forces at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after Tehran said it would retaliate against the US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officially confirmed…
In a surprise attack, the United States struck Iran’s nuclear facilities — Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow — on Saturday night. Slamming the attack, China said it has damaged the US’s credibility, warning the situation “may go out of control”, according to its state broadcaster. Experts have weighed in on Beijing’s role as Tehran suffers a…
Almost 5 per cent of international flights to the Middle East have been cancelled this month due to the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, which has made the region more unstable after the US bombarded key Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran vowed to defend itself. According to data from aviation analytics company Cirium, 1,552 out of 32,583,…
Gilan, Iran – Iran continues to promise retaliation for United States strikes on critical nuclear facilities, as it launched a new wave of missiles and drones against Israel. Abdolrahim Mousavi, the new chief of staff of Iranian armed forces, said in a short statement on Monday morning that the US violated Iran’s sovereignty when it…
Moscow warned Sunday that several nations are prepared to supply Tehran with nuclear weapons, as Russia and China condemned America’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy head of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Security Council, claimed Saturday’s US airstrike — the first to use 15-ton GBU-57 “bunker-buster” bombs in combat —…
As United States President Donald Trump addressed the world on the strikes launched by his country’s military against three key Iranian nuclear sites in the early hours on Sunday, he thanked several people and institutions. The US military, fighter pilots who dropped the bombs, and a general were among those on his list. So was one…
After announcing the “very successful” US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, United States President Donald Trump addressed the nation. Here is the full transcript of his speech on Saturday evening: A short time ago, the US military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the…
Jun 21, 2025 10:43 PM IST The threat comes as US President Donald Trump is weighing active US military involvement in the war between Iran and Israel. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have threatened to resume attacks on US vessels and warships in the Red Sea if the Trump administration joins Israel’s military campaign…