NEW DELHI: Iranian foreign ministry on Monday said Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards seized the MSC Aries cargo ship because the freighter “violated maritime laws“. Tehran said it had no doubt that the vessel was linked to Israel. On April 13, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, which had 17 Indians onboard, in the Strait…
The huge salvo of missiles and drones launched from the arid plains of Iran toward Israel was the kind of direct conflict between the Middle East powers that the world had long feared would mark the explosion of a full-blown regional war.But behind the unprecedented nature of the attack was a dance of diplomatic signaling…
NEW DELHI: Air India on Sunday temporarily suspended flights to Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. An official said that the direct flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv will be suspended for now.Air India runs four weekly flights connecting the national capital to an Israeli city. The Tata group-owned airline resumed Tel…
NEW DELHI: Your flying time to and from Europe and UK will increase by anywhere upto an hour, likely sending airfares northward too.Air India, Vistara and foreign airlines have started avoiding overflying Iranian airspace due to the looming threat of Iran attacking Israel, which US President Joe Biden expects may happen “sooner than later”. IndiGo,…
NEW DELHI: Air India and western airlines flying to India have started avoiding overflying Iran due to the looming threat of escalating tension in the region — increasing flying time between India and the west by about an hour. US President Joe Biden has said he expects Iran to attack Israel “sooner than later.” There…
Residents reported heavy Israeli fire in central Gaza on Friday, with regional tensions soaring after Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals.As talks for a truce and hostage release dragged on, fears that Iran could soon launch an attack on Israel spurred France to recommend its citizens…
NEW DELHI: In light of the prevailing tense situation between Iran and Israel, the ministry of external affairs on Friday issued a travel advisory to Indian citizens. “In view of the prevailing situation in the region, all Indians are advised not to travel to Iran or Israel till further notice. All those who are currently…
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China’s foreign minister and other counterparts to use their influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department said Thursday.Blinken spoke by telephone over the past day to his Chinese, Turkish, Saudi and European counterparts “to make clear that escalation is not in anyone’s interest…
JERUSALEM: Israel is keeping up its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other areas, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, amid concern that Iran was preparing to strike Israel in response for the killing of senior Iranian commanders. “Whoever harms us, we will harm them. We are prepared to meet all…
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza policy was a “mistake” and urged Israel to call for a ceasefire, in an interview aired Tuesday.Biden’s comments were some of his strongest criticism yet of Netanyahu amid growing tensions over the civilian death toll from Israel’s war on Hamas and dire conditions inside…
