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A woman mourns at the grave of a person killed in an Israeli strike Lebanon. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Calls were mounting on Thursday (April 9, 2026) for the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran to be extended to Israel’s war with Hezbollah, after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed more…
Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday (April 9, 2026) for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday (April 9, 2026) for ships travelling through the Strait…
U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S.Vice-President J.D. Vance on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) said Tehran’s negotiators thought the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreed to on Tuesday (April 7, 2026)…
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People protest against military action in Iran near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response…
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Damage to the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi crude oil tanker, following a reported strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “It is as if there is a raging fire in the neighbourhood—close enough to feel the heat, yet not quite at your door.” Swapnil Ghosh, an electronics and instrumentation engineer working on an onshore oil…
U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration is considering a plan to punish some members of the NATO alliance that he believes were unhelpful to the U.S. and Israel during the Iran war, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (April 8, 2026), citing administration officials. The proposal would involve moving…
Majid Khademi, the Head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence organisation. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S.-Israeli strikes on Monday (April 6, 2026) killed Iran’s Revolutionary Guards intelligence chief, who earlier this year had been sanctioned by the United States for his role in suppressing anti-government protests. Major General Majid Khademi, who, according to a statement…
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Head of the intelligence organisation of Iran’s elite IRGC. Photo: WikiCommons The head of the intelligence organisation of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed on Monday (April 6, 2026) in a “terrorist attack by the American-Zionist (Israeli) enemy”, Iranian media said, citing a statement by the Guards. Majid Khademi, who becomes the latest…
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Iran launched fresh attacks across West Asia on Monday (April 6, 2026) and threatened “devastating” retaliation, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s expletive-laced warning that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reported a barrage of missile and drone strikes early on Monday (April 6). Iran-Israel war LIVE updates…
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A commercial plane is preparing to land at Beirut Airport as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on April 5, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP The U.S., Iran and a group of regional mediators are discussing the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a…
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