Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz: top security councilIran has established a new authority to manage the Strait of Hormuz. This vital waterway has been effectively closed by Tehran, which inten...
18 May, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Pakistan is shaping up an idea that can worry IndiaPakistan is pushing a proposed “Islamic NATO” with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan, aiming to build a regional defence bloc that r...
15 May, 2026, 06.31 AM IST
A war again over Hormuz? Trump's team likely planning a 'short & powerful' move against IranUS Central Command has developed a plan for limited strikes on Iran to break nuclear negotiation deadlock, though President Trump has not a...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
For the first time in nearly four decades, US Navy uses deck gun; USS Spruance fires at Iranian cargo shipA US Navy destroyer, the USS Spruance, fired its main gun at an Iranian ship on April 19, 2026. This marks the first such action in almost ...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
Sri Lanka sends 238 Iranian sailors homeSri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors. This group includes 32 survivors from a US torpedo attack that sank their vessel, the IRIS D...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
Iran demands reparations from 5 Arab states over alleged role in 'US-Israeli aggression'In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Security Council President Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Iran's Ambassador and ...
14 Apr, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Iran slams US plans of blockade of its ports, says no Gulf port will be safe if its maritime security is threatenedAn Iranian Armed Forces spokesperson called U.S. restrictions on vessels in international waters “illegal” and said they amount to piracy, ...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
'Deadly retaliation' awaits enemies over killing of sailors in Indian Ocean, warns Iran Navy chiefIran’s navy has warned of “deadly retaliation” after a warship was attacked and sank near Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors. Shahram Ira...
17 Mar, 2026, 08.49 AM IST
Iran's Army chief says attack on IRIS Dena "will not go unanswered"Iran's Army chief has issued a stern warning following the deaths of crew members from the IRIS Dena warship. The vessel was reportedly tor...
14 Mar, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarineThe US and Iran offer conflicting accounts of an Iranian warship's sinking in the Indian Ocean. Washington rejects Tehran's claim the vesse...
09 Mar, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
22 Iranian sailors of IRIS Dena discharged from Sri Lankan hospitalTwenty-two Iranian sailors from the IRIS Dena, a ship torpedoed by a US submarine, have been discharged in Sri Lanka. Ten sailors continue ...
09 Mar, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
Days before IRIS Dena sinking, India approved urgent docking for Iranian ship in KochiIran war: The ship, IRIS Lavan, developed urgent technical issues and was granted emergency docking approval on March 1, following a reques...
06 Mar, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
'Baseless' and 'preposterous': Govt sources on claim that Indian Navy provided intelligence on Iran's IRIS DenaIndian government sources have strongly refuted claims that the Indian Navy shared intelligence with the United States regarding an Iranian...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Sri Lanka escorts stranded Iranian ship IRIS Booshehr to harbour, moves crew to naval camp after Dena sinking: SourcesSri Lanka is assisting a second Iranian naval vessel, the IRIS Booshehr, and its 208 crew members. This follows the sinking of an Iranian w...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Iran's Revolutionary Guards begin military drills in Strait of HormuzIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has commenced military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil transit route, ahead of ta...
17 Feb, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Russia set to hold joint naval exercises with China, Iran in Indian OceanRussia, China, and Iran will conduct joint naval exercises titled 'Security Belt-2025' in the Indian Ocean near Iran. The drills aim to enh...
09 Mar, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
Navies of India, Iran discuss ways to enhance cooperationIndian Navy Deputy Chief Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti and Iran's Commodore Jalil Mughadam discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two...
21 Feb, 2024, 09.50 AM IST