United States (U.S) President, Donald Trump, has expressed concerns about the safety of Iran national football team if they take part in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup scheduled to be hosted in North America. Trump made the remarks on Thursday, warning that the players’ “life and safety” could...
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Iran’s powerful clerical establishment has appointed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader, following the killing of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in recent strikes blamed on the United States and Israel. The decision was announced Sunday by the Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for selecting...
US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned of a possible escalation in military strikes against Iran, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that his country would never surrender despite a new wave of coordinated air attacks by the United States and Israel. The latest bombardment triggered fires at facilities...
Tensions across the Middle East deepened on Sunday after overnight air strikes by the United States and Israel targeted key oil facilities in Iran, while Tehran responded by attacking infrastructure in several Gulf states. Iranian authorities confirmed that five oil-related facilities in and around Tehran were struck during the...
United States President Donald Trump has said he wants a direct role in determining who becomes Iran’s next supreme leader following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking fresh debate over the future leadership of the Islamic Republic. Speaking in an interview with Axios on Thursday, Trump dismissed the...
United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that it is too late for Iran to pursue negotiations, despite signals from Tehran indicating interest in talks. In a post on Tuesday via the Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Their air defense, Air Force, Navy, and Leadership is gone. They want...
Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be laid to rest in the holy city of Mashhad, according to a report by Fars News Agency on Tuesday. Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 36 years, was killed at the age of 86 during a wave of US-Israeli airstrikes on...
Several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning, but all crew members survived, the country’s defence ministry has confirmed, as Iran continued its third day of strikes across the Gulf. In a statement, a defence ministry spokesman said:“Several US warplanes crashed this morning. Confirming that all crew members...
Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has reacted to the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, describing him as “a lucky soul” who “died in jihad.” In a post shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, Gumi said Khamenei lost his life while standing against what he...
Iran on Sunday launched a fresh wave of missile and drone attacks on United States military bases and Israeli targets, following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli strikes. According to Iranian state media, at least 27 US bases across the Middle East, Israel’s military...
Iraqi government has announced a three-day national mourning period following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was reportedly killed in joint military strikes by the United States and Israel. In a statement issued on Sunday, government spokesperson Bassem al-Awadi expressed deep sorrow over the incident,...
United States (US) and Israel on Saturday launched coordinated airstrikes on targets in Iran, triggering explosions and thick columns of smoke in Tehran. The attacks followed growing frustration by US President Donald Trump over stalled negotiations on Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes. Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, described the...
U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday after it ruled against his sweeping tariff programme. He vowed to turn to other tariffs’ powers and licenses but gave no details. Trump said on Saturday he would raise a temporary tariff from 10 per...
U.S. forces have begun withdrawing from the Qasrak military base in Syria’s Hasakah governorate and redeploying toward Iraq, Syria TV reported on Monday, without providing further details. The move marks another step in the drawdown of U.S.-led coalition forces from parts of the country. Earlier, Syria’s interim authority said...
United States (US) President Donald Trump has strongly criticized the Supreme Court of the United States after it struck down his global tariffs, accusing some justices of lacking patriotism and being influenced from abroad. Speaking at a White House press conference on Friday, he said, “I’m ashamed of certain...
Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that former President Donald Trump acted beyond his constitutional authority by imposing sweeping global tariffs under emergency economic powers. In a 6–3 decision delivered on Friday, the conservative-majority court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not grant...
After many days, I realize that wherever you go, the sun, earth and moon will be the same. I left everything back then, my mother, my brother and a few of my possessions too. I had to leave Neva, the old library where I used to read, as I...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged Nigeria’s support and commitment to the swift implementation of the provisions of the revitalised agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan. Prominent among the nation’s proposals as presented by the President is the immediate and unconditional release of the country’s...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly selected his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his potential successor, according to information shared by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) with lawmakers. The intelligence agency disclosed that Ju Ae, believed to be about 13 years old, has increasingly appeared...
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the country, according to officials and local media reports. His death was confirmed on Tuesday by his lawyer, Khaled al-Zaidi, and his political adviser, Abdulla Othman, who announced the development in separate...