Countdown to WWIII? Will Iran’s response to US strikes spark the first Nuclear-age war?WWIII: With US airstrikes hitting Iran’s main nuclear facilities and President Trump warning of more, West Asia faces a dangerous tipping p...
22 Jun, 2025, 09.28 PM IST
Abandoned on the battlefield: Iran leaves Houthis exposed as Donald Trump’s strikes intensify and Ayatollah scrambles to prepare for imminent U.S strikesIran abandons Houthis just as Trump unleashes powerful U.S. airstrikes, leaving the rebels isolated in Yemen. With growing fears of a wider...
04 Apr, 2025, 09.17 PM IST
Yemen rebels get 'unprecedented' outside military support: UN reportYemen's Huthi rebels are transforming themselves into a "powerful military organization" due to "unprecedented" military support from outsi...
02 Nov, 2024, 06.51 AM IST
Who is Esmail Qaani? Iran’s Quds Force commander reported missing after Israel’s strikes on BeirutIsrael-Iran War: Iran’s Quds Force Commander, Esmail Qaani, has been missing since Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut last week. Qaani, who succ...
08 Oct, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
What to know about the Axis of Resistance, the Iran-backed militia networkHassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. This event has put a spotlight on Iran-supported groups like...
01 Oct, 2024, 08.34 AM IST
Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crashIran interred late President Ebrahim Raisi at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad after a fatal helicopter crash. Acting President Mohammad Mok...
24 May, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
What is Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'?The Axis includes not only Hamas, the Palestinian group that ignited the war by attacking Israel on Oct. 7, but also: the Hezbollah movemen...
14 Apr, 2024, 07.49 AM IST
Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with IsraelIran's Revolutionary Guard commandos seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, a move attributed to Iran amid growing tensions bet...
13 Apr, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with IsraelThe head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut to discuss potential Israeli attacks on Lebanon's Hezbollah with its leader. The meeting follo...
15 Mar, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
What is the military strength of Yemen's Huthi rebels?The Samad-3 can be fitted with 18 kilogrammes (40 pounds) of explosives, according to rebel media sources and analysts. The Huthis' drones ...
12 Jan, 2024, 07.23 PM IST
Iran vows revenge after biggest attack since 1979 revolutionIran's elite Revolutionary Guards and First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber have pledged revenge for the recent explosions at a ceremony co...
04 Jan, 2024, 05.48 PM IST
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron brands Iran 'malign influence' after shipping attacksIn a recent interview, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron strongly condemned Iran as a significant destabilizing force, accusing it of supp...
24 Dec, 2023, 07.29 AM IST
Yemen rebels seize UAE ship; hackers hit Israeli newspaperThe seizure of the Rwabee marks the latest assault in the Red Sea, a crucial route for international trade and energy shipments. The Irania...
03 Jan, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off YemenWhile no country has claimed the Mayun Island air base in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, shipping traffic associated with a prior attempt to bui...
25 May, 2021, 02.05 PM IST
Yemen's Houthis say they fired missile at Saudi Aramco site in JeddahA Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said the attack was carried out with a Quds-2 type winged missile. He also posted a satellite ima...
23 Nov, 2020, 11.32 AM IST
Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani assassination: Why India should be prepared to act on multiple frontsFor India, the bigger strategic choice will have to be made if the region does descend into an overt conflict situation between the Arab st...
04 Jan, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
With 10m Indians in Gulf, MEA calls for restraint after Soleimani’s deathIndia is concerned for the welfare of diaspora in the Gulf region after Trump's airstrike on Iran.
04 Jan, 2020, 02.59 PM IST