India’s Chabahar port pact to counter Pakistan, China: India is poised to enter into an agreement with Iran for the management of Chabahar Port for the next decade. This move, taking place amidst a busy election season, is seen as a significant geopolitical outreach to Iran with major regional implications.Reliable sources were quoted in an…
NEW DELHI: Iran‘s recent comment on the nuclear doctrine dropped a hint that the Middle East tension can further escalate and also raised concerns amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.Sayyid Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said that Iran will have to change its nuclear doctrine if its existence is threatened…
NEW DELHI: The 16 Indian crew members still on board an Israel-linked cargo ship seized by Iran are safe and will be released once their contractual obligations are accomplished, MEA on Thursday said. “One girl who was there has returned. We had asked for consular access for the rest and we received that… our officers…
NEW DELHI: A disruption in oil and gas shipments from West Asia looks improbable at this point of hostility between Israel and Iran, but it could lead to inflationary pressure as speculators play on risk premia to keep prices on the boil.Benchmark Brent had surged past $90 per barrel in the wake of Iran’s April…
DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation – a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war.The limited scale of the attack and Iran‘s muted response appeared to signal a successful…
NEW DELHI: Following Israel‘s retaliatory strike on Iran, Indian govt is closely monitoring the situation but whether it asks Indian nationals in the two countries to leave will depend on whether there is any further escalation.While Israel did launch an air strike on Iran, its actions so far have been limited in scope, intended perhaps…
NEW DELHI: A senior officer from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Ahmad Haghtalab, has issued a stern warning that Iran possesses the capability to target Israeli nuclear sites in retaliation if its own facilities are attacked.Brigadier General Haghtalab, who is responsible for the security of Iranian sites, was quoted by the Tasnim…
TEL AVIV: Israel was mere moments away from an air strike on April 1 that killed several senior Iranian commanders at Iran‘s embassy complex in Syria before it told the US what was about to happen. Israel’s closest ally had just been caught off guard. Publicly, US officials voiced support for Israel, but privately, they…
NEW DELHI: The Indian woman crew member on board the container vessel, which was seized by Iran for its links with Israel, has been released by Iranian authorities. The Indian embassy in Tehran is in touch with the remaining 16 Indian crew members and is hopeful that they will also be released soon.“With the concerted…
NEW DELHI: An Indian woman cadet, who was a part of 17 Indian nationals onboard the seized vessel MSC Aries has returned home, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday.“With the concerted efforts of Indian Mission in Tehran and the Iranian Government, Indian deck cadet Ms. Ann Tessa Joseph from Thrissur, Kerala, who was…
