U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, prior to a bilateral meeting for a new round of Nuclear Talks with Iran at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Geneva, Switzerland. File. | Photo Credit: AP Washington and Tehran have not had diplomatic relations for decades, but before Iran’s…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that he had taken up the release of the Indian crew members during his conversation and also discussed the strikes. | Photo Credit: AP Iran said that it will allow Indian officials to meet with the 17 Indian crew members detained after its forces seized an Israel-linked ship MSC Aries…
NEW DELHI: The worsening Iran-Israel conflict has triggered pockets of turbulence in air travel, with Air India tweaking the timings of a few of its ultra-long-haul flights and temporarily suspending sorties to and from Tel Aviv.Pilots are reporting a spurt in GPS signal jamming and spoofing in the conflict region, prompting route planners to constantly…
Hailing the success of its air-defence system against an unprecedented attack by Iran involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, Israel on Sunday said its air-defence system involving exo-atmospheric interceptors destroyed ‘99% of missiles’ fired by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tel Aviv claimed that Iran fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise…
U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on April 14 over Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, the body’s president said. The meeting is aiming to be held at 4:00 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Sunday and is at Israel’s request, a spokesperson for…
Joe Biden has pledged to stand with Israel against Iran, the White House said. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel late on Saturday, an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies, with the U.S. pledging to back Israel. Israel’s military said more…
Sources say Air India flights to Europe took longer routes to avoid Iranian airspace. New Delhi: Air India flights have begun avoiding Iranian airspace amid soaring Middle East tensions as warnings grew of retaliation for Israeli strike on Iran’s embassy in Damascus earlier this month, sources said today. A London-bound Air India flight took longer…
