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  Iran's President says Tehran ready to end nuclear standoff with West, urges for 'new era' of ties

  World | September 25, 2024 7:14 IST

  Masoud Pezeshkian's remarks came after Iran's clerical establishment opened the doors for renewed talks with the US over the nuclear deal scrapped by Donald Trump in 2018. His remarks came as regional tensions remain high over Israel's conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah.

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  Iranian Army bans communications devices after pagers, walkie-talkie blasts kill 39 Hezbollah member

  World | September 23, 2024 16:49 IST

  Iran has started a large-scale operation to inspect all devices, not just communication equipment that have been used in IRGC. Most of these devices were either homemade or imported from China and Russia.

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  Pakistan: Convoy of 12 foreign diplomats including Russia, Iran attacked with bombs in Swat Valley

  World | September 22, 2024 21:01 IST

  A policeman was martyred while three were injured on Sunday when their vehicle, part of a convoy escorting dignitaries from 12 countries, was caught in an explosion on Malam Jabba Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district, police said.

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  Iran: 51 killed, over 20 injured after methane gas leak causes massive explosion at coal mine

  World | September 22, 2024 14:28 IST

  A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 51 people and injuring 20 others, Iranian state media reported Sunday. The rescue operation in block B has been completed.

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  US: FBI accuses Iranian hackers of sending stolen Trump data to Biden's campaign

  World | September 19, 2024 7:14 IST

  The FBI and other federal agencies alleged that Iranian hackers sent emails containing stolen material from Trump's campaign to people associated with Biden's campaign. Trump's campaign had earlier said it was hacked by Iranian hackers, who stole and distributed sensitive internal documents.

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  Lebanon: Death count from most advanced pager attack climbs to 12, more than 200 still critical

  World | September 18, 2024 19:28 IST

  Health Minister Firas Abiad said that two-thirds of the wounded needed hospitalization, adding that the scale of the incident was far greater than the thousands wounded in the massive Beirut Port explosion in 2020.

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  Iran accuses Israel of 'mass murder' after deadly pager explosions in Lebanon

  World | September 18, 2024 14:05 IST

  At least nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 were injured after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah militant group exploded on Tuesday. Hezbollah has promised "fair punishment" for Israel and said it was the "biggest security breach" the country has seen in years.

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  What is a pager, and why are Hezbollah militants still using such outdated device?

  World | September 18, 2024 0:01 IST

  The long-forgotten communication device has recently resurfaced in the spotlight following a series of explosions that injured over a thousand people in Lebanon.

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  Lebanon: Hezbollah blames Israel for series of pager blasts, says will get 'fair punishment'

  World | September 17, 2024 23:36 IST

  A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detonation of the pagers was the "biggest security breach" the group had been subjected to in nearly a year of war with Israel.

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  What is Hezbollah, the Lebanese group hit by most advanced pagers explosion?

  World | September 17, 2024 21:19 IST

  Hezbollah is a powerful part of the "Axis of Resistance", an alliance of Iran-backed groups across the Middle East that also includes the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which ignited the Gaza war by attacking Israel on October 7.

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  Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, injured in mysterious pager explosion

  World | September 17, 2024 22:28 IST

  "Amani has a superficial injury and is currently under observation in a hospital," Fars quoted a source as saying. More than 1,000 people across Lebanon, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded.

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  India rebukes Iran over Ayatollah Khamenei's 'suffering of Muslims' remark: 'Look your own record'

  World | September 17, 2024 0:03 IST

  Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) firmly rejected Ayatollah Khamenei's comments, describing them as "misinformed and unacceptable". India also advised countries to look at their own record before commenting on conditions of minorities in India.

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  Iran successfully sends 'Chamran-1' satellite into space, sparks Western concerns

  World | September 14, 2024 15:35 IST

  Iran's Chamran-1 satellite, weighing 60 kg, reached a 550-km orbit in space aboard the Qaem-100 satellite carrier. Western countries, including the US, have long accused Tehran of using satellites to advance its nuclear missiles programme.

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  US diplomatic facility attacked in Baghdad 'to disrupt Iranian President first visit to Iraq'

  World | September 11, 2024 18:55 IST

  United States diplomatic facility in Baghdad came under attack late on Tuesday but there are no reports of casualties and a damage assessment is underway, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.

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  'Iran's president Raisi's chopper crash due to climatic conditions, no signs of sabotage…': Report

  World | September 01, 2024 22:35 IST

  Raisi, 63, was confirmed killed along with his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials when their helicopter crashed as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog.

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  Iran further increases its enriched uranium stockpile amid chances of renewed nuclear talks

  World | August 29, 2024 22:41 IST

  As of August 17, Iran has 164.7 kg (363.1 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60 per cent, just short of enough needed to create four nuclear bombs if enriched further. This came as Iran opened doors for restarting negotiations with the US on the now-scrapped nuclear deal.

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  Iran ready to negotiate with US over its nuclear program, says 'no harm in engaging with enemy'

  World | August 28, 2024 11:42 IST

  Iran's supreme leader suggested that there might be an opportunity for renewed negotiations with the United States regarding his country’s accelerating nuclear program, indicating to the civilian government that engaging with its "enemy" posed "no harm."

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  Netanyahu's stern message to Hezbollah after drone attack: 'Whoever harms us– we will harm them'

  World | August 25, 2024 12:06 IST

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the start of a Cabinet meeting, said the military had eliminated “thousands of rockets that were aimed at northern Israel” and urged citizens to adhere to directives from the Home Front Command.

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  'Everyone's scared': Panic grips Ben Gurion Airport after Hezbollah attack to avenge top commander

  World | August 25, 2024 11:47 IST

  Israeli media cited the Israel Airports Authority for news of the flight cancellations. Flight-tracking data showed at least two El Al flights swinging far south and diverting after the announcement.

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  Israel declares 48-hour emergency after Hezbollah launches massive drone attacks, flights cancelled

  World | August 25, 2024 11:16 IST

  Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones against Israel in retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander in Beirut last month, the Iranian-backed movement said, as Israel's cabinet met to prepare a response.