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Tehran: Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israel airstrikes, confirms Iranian state media. Four relatives of Khamenei, including his daughter, grandchild and son-in-law, were also killed in the US-Israeli strikes, reported Iran's Fars News Agency Sunday, citing sources. Earlier, taking to Truth...

Dubai: Iran's parliament speaker Sunday called the leaders of the United States and Israel "filthy criminals" who will face "devastating blows" for their ongoing attacks on the Islamic Republic. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf commented in a televised address. Qalibaf is the highest-ranking official to appear on...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday not to escalate its attacks, writing online that America will strike back 'WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!" Trump's comments on Truth Social follow Iranian threats Sunday morning after acknowledging the killing of...

Kabul: Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, was attacked by Pakistani air power at around 5:40 a.m. local time Sunday, triggering a series of explosions and the Afghan air defence forces' fire response against aerial targets. This round of airstrikes lasted for about 20 minutes.In recent days, military...

Brussels: How long will it last? Will it grow? What will the conflict and the reported death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mean to us, and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world...

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Sunday that the country's air force and air defence forces have successfully intercepted and destroyed 137 ballistic missiles and 209 drones launched by Iran. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said 132 of the 137 missiles...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday held separate phone conversations with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar as the Middle East reeled under massive tension following a joint US-Israel military offensive against Iran. The external affairs minister...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Sunday announced that seven senior Iranian military commanders, including Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and the Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were killed in what it described as precise airstrikes carried out across Iran. Iran has...

Tehran: Iran's state media confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks. The Iranian government announced a 40-day mourning period after the report of the leader's death. Iranian state media confirmed Sunday that Khamenei was killed in US-Israel airstrikes. Four...

Dubai: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press Saturday. There was no immediate comment from the US or Iran on his status. The assassination of the...