KOLKATA/HYDERABAD: “It is getting scarier by the day,” said Nilabja Roychowdhury from Madhyamgram near Kolkata, who is studying medicine at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, as the Israel-Iran conflict escalated on Wednesday. “The situation is tough… We have not seen something as threatening as this ever,” said Rajesh Medicherla from Telangana, who works as a…
Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had reportedly warned Hezbollah leader Syyed Hassan Nasrallah to flee Lebanon just days before his death in an Israeli airstrike, expressing serious concerns about Israeli infiltration within Tehran’s senior ranks, according to Reuters Iranian sources.Following an attack on Hezbollah’s communication devices on September 17, Khamenei had dispatched an envoy…
The Middle East edged nearer to a wider regional conflict following Iran‘s launch of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday, sending almost 10 million people into bomb shelters as projectiles and interceptors exploded in the skies above. Israel said it has initiated restricted ground operations in Lebanon, focusing on the Iran-supported Hezbollah militia.According to Israeli…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to make Tehran pay after it launched around two hundred missiles at Israel.“Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it,” said Netanyahu hours after the attack, and warned: “Whoever attacks us, we attack them.”The attack comes amid a ongoing crisis in the Middle East, threatening…
In an apparent bid to avenge Israeli military action against its proxies, Iran on Tuesday launched a barrage of rockets, including ballistic missiles, near Tel Aviv which comes amid Israel’s unabated aerial action against Tehan-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran’s retaliatory action to avenge Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah‘s assassination was looming large, even as the US…
The Israeli military announced on Tuesday the assassination of Muhammad Jaafar Qasir, a high-ranking Hezbollah commander responsible for orchestrating weapons transfers from Iran and its affiliates to the Lebanese militant group. The operation, a significant blow to Hezbollah’s supply chain, was confirmed in a statement released by Israel’s defense forces.Qasir, a central figure in Hezbollah’s…
The world has certainly become more straightforward since Community Notes gained popularity. A recent incident involving Iran‘s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, illustrates this point. He posted on X, formerly Twitter, stating, “Hezbollah is the victor.” This prompted several Community Notes contributors to challenge the claim, more so given Israel’s recent attacks against the terrorists organisation….
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (AP photo) In a rare move, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday addressed Iranians amid Israel‘s massive aerial onslaught on Lebanon territory with the aim to wipe out Iran-backed Hezbollah, which has played an active role in the Gaza war since Hamas‘s October 7 attack. Addressing citizens of the Shiite theocratic…
Representative Image (Picture credit: AP) A missile was fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday, which triggered air sirens in the country.As per the news agency AFP, “The missile force… carried out an operation targeting… ‘Ben Gurion’… Airport,” the Iran-backed group said in a statement, adding it had named the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday delivered a fiery speech at the UNGA, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a fresh wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Netanyahu’s remarks came amid rising tensions following a year of conflict with Hamas, and new reports of attacks involving Iran-backed groups, including Hezbollah and Yemen’s…
