Russia and China are providing Iran with military technology, intelligence and other forms of assistance that could increase the costs of the war for the United States, as both powers seek to
by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka will disembark the crew of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Booshehr in Colombo before moving the ship to Trincomalee, where it will remain anchored until
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is poised to allow the Iranian naval ship IRIS Booshehr to make a port call, following the sinking of its sister vessel, IRIS Dena, which
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Five days after the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in what is widely reported as a US-Israel strike, India formally expressed its condemnation and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is in the process of rescuing hundreds of Iranian nationals stranded at sea from a second vessel after the first Iranian ship, IRIS Dena, was
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Latest Update Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa questioned in Parliament today whether the government is aware that another Iranian ship has arrived near the Port of Colombo. He
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When news broke about the reported death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, speculation quickly spread to prediction markets, where tens of millions of dollars were wagered on his removal from power.
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Over the weekend, the United States and Israel pulled off one of the most operationally impressive military campaigns in recent memory. In the span of 48 hours, they killed Iran’s Supreme Leader
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by Durga The Israeli military confirmed that airstrikes have targeted key government and strategic installations in Tehran and surrounding regions, while the United States has focused on eastern Iranian targets. Iranian authorities
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On February 28, a coordinated air campaign by the United States and Israel struck targets across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials, in what is being called
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Fahad al-Saif, Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed minister tasked with securing $70 billion in foreign investment by 2030, has faced an unexpectedly tumultuous start. Less than three weeks into his tenure, western business
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President Trump justified his June strikes on Iran, asserting that the United States could not allow Tehran to develop a nuclear weapon. He later claimed the attacks had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United States has confirmed that it was responsible for the devastating submarine attack that sank the Iranian naval warship IRIS Dena off the southern coast of
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by Eric At precisely 6 a.m. on a symbolic Saturday—the same weekday Hamas had launched its October 7 attacks—Israel executed a meticulously planned strike that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. For decades,
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A widening conflict in the Middle East sent tremors through global financial markets Tuesday, triggering sharp stock-market declines from New York to Seoul and briefly igniting a surge in oil prices that
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by Durga Velayudham As Iran reels from the shock of a US-backed Israeli missile strike that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, attention has swiftly turned to his second-oldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who
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