Trump vows US role in choosing Tehran’s next leader, cheers Kurdish push into IranUS President Donald Trump stated America must help select Iran's future leader. He also voiced support for Iranian Kurdish forces to launch...
06 Mar, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
Trump’s ambitions for Iran are now clear: He wants everythingOperation Epic Fury, launched by President Trump, aims for regime change in Iran with ambitious goals including eliminating its nuclear pro...
01 Mar, 2026, 08.40 AM IST
Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes: Iran’s supreme leader dies at 86 after 36 years in powerAyatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 36 years and shaped it into a leading anti-U.S. force in the Middle East, has died at 86 in air ...
01 Mar, 2026, 08.40 AM IST
No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens TrumpIran faces uneasy calm after deadly protests, with a hard-line cleric demanding death for detainees and threatening President Trump. Trump,...
17 Jan, 2026, 06.20 AM IST
Iran warns neighbours it could strike US bases if Washington intervenes in protestsThree diplomats said some personnel had been advised to leave the main U.S. air base in the region, although there were no immediate signs...
14 Jan, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Why Iran's clerical regime still holds as protests rageIran's government faces significant challenges from nationwide protests and international pressure. Despite these stresses, the ruling elit...
13 Jan, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Security forces clash with protesters in Iran's main market as toll rises to 36Protesters demonstrated at Tehran's Grand Bazaar over Iran's struggling economy, leading to security forces using tear gas to disperse the ...
07 Jan, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
Assad’s fall shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad betThe fall of Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad, was influenced by a range of factors, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s offensive and Turkey'...
09 Dec, 2024, 09.12 PM IST
Syrian rebels tighten grip on Damascus, aim to topple iron-fisted Assad's regimeSyrian rebels, led by opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have made rapid advances into the city of Homs and its suburb...
07 Dec, 2024, 09.01 PM IST
Foreign armies in Syria and how they came to be thereForeign powers have been deeply involved in the Syrian conflict since 2011. Turkey supports rebel groups and opposes Kurdish forces, while ...
06 Dec, 2024, 01.10 PM IST
Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government's counteroffensive against insurgentsIranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to support the Assad government against a strong insurgent offensive led by Hayat Tahr...
02 Dec, 2024, 09.24 PM IST
Iran 'flexes muscles' amid Gaza war fallout: analystsOn Tuesday, Khamenei hailed the Yemeni rebels for their actions saying "these efforts will continue until victory." Iran says it sees it as...
16 Jan, 2024, 08.28 PM IST
UN rights body launches Iran human rights probeThe Council, meeting in a special session in response to the crisis that was sparked by the death in September in police custody of 22-year...
25 Nov, 2022, 08.25 AM IST
What kept Iran protests going after first spark?The death of Mahsa Amini, who had been picked up by Iran's morality police for her allegedly loose headscarf, or hijab, has triggered darin...
21 Sep, 2022, 05.00 PM IST
View: As United States leaves Afghanistan, new regional 'Great Game' loomsFor China, that means deepening discussions with long-term partner Pakistan and the authorities in Kabul, reportedly including a potential ...
08 Jul, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
'Kill Russians', urges Syrian Qaeda as Moscow's embassy hitOn the Golan, Israel responded to two stray rockets from Syria by targeting two regime military posts, without specifying if they were hit.
13 Oct, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
Putin wins no friends in overture to Assad enemiesPresident Vladimir Putin's overture to opponents of Russia's bombing campaign in Syria was snubbed, with Saudi sources saying they had warn...
12 Oct, 2015, 09.55 PM IST