Updated 1:56 AM Strikes continuing on multiple fronts Israel’s military said its forces carried out “a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting the infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran” early on Friday. This came as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had carried out missile and drone strikes the previous day…
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It is not true that the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, means the immediate collapse of the regime. The conclusion is a hasty study, reflecting more wishful thinking than serious analysis. Yes, we are witnessing a seismic shock, the deadliest to hit the Islamic Republic since its founding in 1979. But the more…
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday (March 11) that it has destroyed several Iranian naval vessels, including 16 minelayers, near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM released a video on its official US forces destroyed several Iranian naval vessels on March 10, including 16 mines In a separate post, US Central Command…
Read for 4 minutes Updated: March 7, 2026, 07:28 PM IST What are cluster bombs?: Israel has accused Iran of using cluster munitions during the ongoing conflict with Israel, raising concerns about the dangers of such weapons for civilians. The Israeli military said the weapons had been launched several times since the war began and…
Read for 4 minutes Updated: March 5, 2026, 01:04 am IST Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, the US firmly declared “complete and absolute dominance” over Iranian skies in the next few hours. Hours after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said US defence forces spared “no expense or capability” to protect their citizens and…
Today so far US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, marking the first US attack on Iranian forces outside of the Middle East. More than 80 people were killed. In a press briefing at the Pentagon, Hegseth declared that “America is winning”…
