A Pakistani national accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting senior American political figures has told a U.S. court that he was coerced by Iran’s powerful military force to participate in the scheme. Asif Raza Merchant, 47, is facing charges in the United States after prosecutors alleged he attempted to…
A torpedo fired by a United States submarine has sunk an Iranian naval vessel in the Indian Ocean near the coast of Sri Lanka, leaving dozens dead and marking one of the rare modern cases of a submarine destroying a warship in open combat. Sri Lankan authorities confirmed that rescue…
Iran launched a new wave of missiles toward Israel early Thursday, forcing millions of civilians into bomb shelters as the expanding conflict between the two regional powers entered its sixth day. The missile strikes came amid a broader escalation involving the United States and other international actors, intensifying concerns that…
Israel early Wednesday launched a new wave of attacks on Iran, as the United States military confirmed it has struck nearly 2,000 targets inside the Islamic republic since joining the conflict alongside Israel over the weekend. The escalation comes amid rising global energy prices, with President Donald Trump saying the…
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he ordered U.S. forces to join Israel’s attack on Iran because he believed Tehran was preparing to strike first remarks that contradicted explanations offered a day earlier by his own administration on how the conflict began. On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Rwanda Defence Forces and senior military officials over their involvement in ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Washington has also called for an immediate withdrawal of Rwandan forces from the mineral-rich region. The U.S. said Rwanda’s military actions undermine…
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the war with Iran could extend beyond initial projections, asserting that Washington has the capability to continue military operations well beyond the four-to-five-week timeframe previously outlined. The conflict began on Saturday with a strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and has…
Global markets reacted sharply on Monday following escalating conflict in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, including the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The crisis prompted a spike in oil prices, fears of a Strait of Hormuz shutdown, and turbulence across Asian stock markets.…
Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply over the weekend after Iran launched missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states in response to the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint U.S.-Israel airstrike on Saturday. The strikes prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to issue warnings…
President Donald Trump defended US military action against Iran early Saturday, describing the strikes as necessary to counter what he called “imminent threats” from Tehran. The attacks involved joint US and Israeli forces, targeting unspecified locations across the Islamic Republic. In an eight-minute video message posted on social media shortly…