DUBAI — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63. The crash comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by the Israel-Hamas war, during which Raisi under Supreme Leader […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through “peaceful means based on the will of the people” of the region, said a joint statement issued by the two countries after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s maiden visit on Wednesday. President Raisi paid an official visit to Pakistan from April […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran have agreed to “de-escalate” tensions after an exchange of missile and drone attacks this week raised fears of further instability in the region, Islamabad said. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and the foreign minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, spoke via phone on Friday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a […]
ISLAMABAD — Retaliating to Iranian airstrikes on two bases belonging to the Jaish al-Adl militant group inside Pakistani territory, Islamabad has launched airstrikes in the neighbouring Iran. According to the local reports, Pakistan Air Force has conducted airstrikes on Baluch separatist camps inside Iran. The airstrikes by Pakistani Army came a day after Iran claimed […]
LAHORE — Pakistan on Wednesday issued a strongly worded condemnation of Iran’s ‘violation of its airspace’, during which Tehran claimed to have targeted two bases belonging to the Jaish al-Adl militant group. It also warned the neighbouring country that such actions can have ‘serious consequences’. Iran on Tuesday launched attacks in Pakistan, targeting what it […]
TEHRAN — At least 73 people were killed in Iran Wednesday, as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported. The blasts, which state television called a “terrorist attack”, came with tensions running high in the Middle East a day after […]
TEL AVIV — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Israel will pay a heavy price for killing Brig Gen Razi Mousavi of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in an airstrike in Syria. “Without a doubt, this action is another sign of frustration, helplessness, and incapacity of the usurping Zionist regime in the region,” the […]
OSLO — Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. She was recognized for her dedicated efforts in fighting against the oppression of women in Iran and her unwavering commitment to advancing human rights and freedom for all. Over the past two years, the Nobel […]
