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Two days after a U.S. submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast, Iran on Friday warned that the attack on an “unarmed ship cannot go with impunity.” The Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, was returning home after participating in the Milan multilateral naval exercise hosted by India. At least 87 Iranian sailors…
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Treasury Department is issuing a “ temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil”, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. President Trump’s energy agenda has resulted in oil and gas production reaching the highest levels ever recorded….
Rescue personnel work at the scene following reported missiles launched from Iran, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in central Israel, on March 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The latest round of Iranian missile fire caused explosions across Tel Aviv and damage in central Israel on Thursday (March 5, 2026), but there were no…
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia has fired tens of thousands of Shaheds at Ukraine since it invaded just over four years ago. File | Photo Credit: AFP The United States and its allies in West Asia are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Various countries, including…
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A second Iranian warship was approaching Sri Lankan waters, a Minister told the country’s Parliament on Thursday (March 5, 2026), a day after a U.S. submarine sank Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, killing at least 84 sailors and widening the war in West Asia into the Indian Ocean region. Read | Iran-Israel war LIVE Raising concern…
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The Indian Navy’s sail training vessel, INS Tarangini, which was operating nearby, was diverted to assist the rescue efforts and reached the designated search area on March 4, 2026. File | Photo Credit: PIB The Indian Navy launched search and rescue (SAR) operations after a distress call from Iranian vessel IRIS Dena was received by…
A view of the Shiksha Sadan which houses the CBSE at Rouse Avenue in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday (March 5, 2026) cancelled Class 10 Board exams scheduled till March 11 in the West Asia amid escalating tensions in the region, officials said….
Iran’s unique political system — which has been designed in such a way that the Shia clergy has ultimate authority in all critical matters related to the state, even as elections are held in regular intervals — is a child of the 1979 revolution. While it’s popularly called the “Islamic revolution”, the anti-Shah movement was…
File photo of an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile being tested from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. | Photo Credit: AP The United States has carried out a test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), often referred to as the “doomsday missile”, at a time when tensions with Iran remain high….
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Fresh blasts were reported in Iran’s capital on Thursday (March 5, 2026) as Tehran said it had targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned “separatist groups” against action in the widening war. The conflict that began Saturday (February 28, 2026) with U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader has spread across much of the region,…
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