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FIFA World Cup 2026: Iran opens politically charged campaign with exciting 2-2 draw

June 16, 2026 admin

Iran’s Mohammad Mohebbi (8), second right, scores his side’s second goal during the World Cup Group G match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, on June 15, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Iran opened its politically charged World Cup by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday…

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If U.S. strikes Iran, ‘this time it will be a regional war’: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

February 1, 2026 admin

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with the Iranian people, in Tehran on February 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday (February 1, 2026) warned that any U.S. strike on the country would become a regional war even as Tehran and Washington confirmed that…

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Trump says Iran wants talks as U.S. aircraft carrier deploys

January 27, 2026 admin

A U.S. naval strike force led by an aircraft carrier was in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday (January 26, 2026) as Iran vowed to hit back against any strike and President Donald Trump said he believed the Islamic republic still wanted talks. Washington has not ruled out new military intervention against Tehran over its crackdown…

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Iran to consider lifting internet ban; state TV hacked

January 19, 2026 admin

Iranian women walk on a street in Tehran, Iran, on January 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few ‍days, a senior Parliament member said on Monday (January 19, 2026), after authorities shut communications while they used massive force to crush protests…

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Iran considers ‘gradually’ restoring internet after shutdown

January 18, 2026 admin

Iranians living in Australia attend a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, and calling for an end to Iran’s clerical leadership, in Sydney, Australia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian authorities have said they are considering “gradually” restoring internet access after imposing a sweeping communications shutdown across the country more than a week…

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Iran’s Leader Khamenei calls Trump criminal for causing casualties, damage, slander on Iranians

January 17, 2026 admin

A file image of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via Reuters. Iran’s ‍supreme leader Ali Khamenei said ‌on Saturday (January 17, 2026) that Iran considers U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” ⁠for inflicting casualties, damage, and ⁠slander on the Iranian people ‌during the ‌protests. “The latest anti-Iran…

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India planning evacuation of nationals from Iran: Official sources

January 15, 2026 admin

A photograph shows the wreckage of a burnt bus in Iran on January 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP India is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Iran in view of the ongoing protests, official sources said on Thursday (January 15, 2026). MEA sources have told The Hindu that the Embassy of India in Tehran…

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U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran over crackdown on protesters

January 15, 2026 admin

A file image of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States on Thursday (January 15, 2026) imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials it accused of ‍being behind the crackdown on protests and warned it was tracking Iranian leaders’ funds being wired to banks around ‌the world, as U.S. President Donald…

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J&K Government names nodal officer for safety of students in Iran

January 15, 2026 admin

People hold posters of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a funeral ceremony for a group of security forces, who were killed during anti-government protests, in Tehran, Iran. File | Photo Credit: AP The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday (January 15, 2026) appointed a nodal officer to coordinate with the Centre and…

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Air India says flights overflying Iran will use alternative route, warns of delays

January 15, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Air India said in a statement on Thursday (January 15, 2026) that flights overflying Iran may lead to delays as they are using an alternative route due to closure of Iran’s airspace, following tensions in Iran and anti-government protest over the economic crisis. “Due to the emerging situation…

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