The helicopter crash involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the nation's foreign minister, and other officials is poised to have significant repercussions throughout the Middle East.
Oman is important to India as it provides the gateway to the Strait of Hormuz, a major transit point for global shipments. The planned deal with Oman also gives a competitive edge to India as the Gulf Cooperation Council negotiates with Pakistan and India.
During a joint address, Pakistan PM Shehbaz praised Iran's continuous support of the Kashmir issue. However, the statement did not elaborate further.
Middle East tensions: The Tata-run airline has offered one-time waiver for passengers rescheduling their flights amid the Middle East conflict.
Israel reportedly launched a drone attack in a tit-for-tat response to Iran's 300 missiles and drones fired on Saturday as tensions escalate in the Middle East. However, Iran has denied any external attack and says it shot down all drones over Isfahan.
Israel reportedly launched an attack on Iran in a tit-for-tat response to Tehran's assault on Saturday, as explosions were heard in Isfahan city. However, Iranian officials said that no damage was done in the overnight attack and drones spotted above Isfahan city were promptly shot down.
Iran's direct attack has sparked concerns of an all-out war breaking in the Middle East after decades of shadow war between the two adversaries. However, their relations were not so adversarial as Iran and Israel once shared close relations after the latter's formation in 1948.
Iran launched 300 missiles and drones in retaliation for an airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus on April 1, that killed 12 including a military commander. The world is now on edge for a possible Israeli retaliation that is certain to escalate into a wider conflict in the Middle East.
Among the deceased in Oman were some schoolchildren who were swept away in a vehicle with an adult. Meanwhile, the Royal Oman Police began airlifting people and taking them to safety after heavy downpour paralysed operations in the country.
Iran launched air-attack toward Israel late Saturday in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the West Asia ever closer to a regionwide war.
The statement came after Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said his country has no intention of continuing the military operation against Israel but added it would respond if the US and Israel plan any counterattack on Tehran.
President Joe Biden convened the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Sunday to coordinate a rebuke to Iran for its unprecedented and largely unsuccessful aerial attack on Israel and to prevent a wider regional escalation.
A suspected Israeli attack on Iran's embassy in Syria, killing 12, has dramatically raised the stakes in the Middle East as nations prepare for Iran's retaliation. This can result in an expansion of the war in the region and would have repercussions in the oil market, including India.
Amid escalating tensions sparked by an Iranian threat to strike Israel, Russia, Germany, and Britain have called for restraint in the Middle East. This comes after an airstrike on Iran's embassy compound in Damascus claimed the lives of a top Iranian general and six other military officers.
The suspected Israeli bombing of an Iranian consulate in Syria killed 12 people, including seven Revolutionary Guard members, for which Iran has vowed to retaliate. The recent flare-up of tensions has put the US on high alert as an Iranian retaliation may further lead to geopolitical complications.
Jaishankar highlighted that Europe shifted to the Middle East for energy procurement and that India cannot share the same view as European countries on Russia. He also highlighted that Western countries preferred Pakistan over India for arms supply, but the trend has changed in the last decade.
India and the UAE signed at least eight agreements, including a Bilateral Investment Treaty, an Intergovernmental Framework Agreement on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and MoUs linking payment systems, following talks between PM Narendra Modi and the President.
According to local reports, the Pentagon is planning "waves of attacks" on Iran-backed forces as Biden faces pressure to respond without escalating a wider war. At least three American troops were killed and around 40 injured after a drone struck US base Tower 22 in Jordan.
The strikes were carried out by F/A-18 aircraft off the USS Dwight D Eisenhower carrier, said an official. Attacks by the Iran-allied Houthi militia on ships in the Red Sea since November have impacted trade between Asia and Europe and raised international alarm amid the escalating Israel-Hamas war.
No injuries or significant damage was reported aboard MV Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier owned and operated by the US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping. The Houthis on Sunday launched an anti-ship missile against in the direction of the USS Laboon, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
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