5.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Iran amid Israeli airstrikes

[ad_1] A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook northern Iran on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, as Israel pounded the country with repeated waves of air strikes. Official news agency IRNA reported no casualties and only “minimal damage”. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) some 37 kilometres (23 miles) southwest of the … Read more

Iran fires 20 missiles in strikes on Israeli military sites, leaving two injured

[ad_1] Listen to article Iran fired missiles at Beersheba in southern Israel early on Friday and Israeli media said initial reports pointed to missile impacts in Tel Aviv, the Negev and Haifa after further attacks hours later. About 20 missiles were fired in those latest Iranian strikes, an Israeli military official said, and at least two people … Read more

Relieved Pakistanis recall ‘horrifying nights’ in Iran

[ad_1] TAFTAN: Mohammad Hassan anxiously returned to Pakistan from neighbouring Iran this week after witnessing drones, missiles, and explosions tear through Tehran’s sky during what he called long, “horrifying nights”. The 35-year-old University of Tehran student is one of about 3,000 Pakistanis who, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have returned home since Israel … Read more

No refugee or military aid request from Iran: FO

[ad_1] Listen to article The Foreign Office on Thursday clarified that Iran has not sought any military assistance from Pakistan nor made any request to relocate Iranian refugees to Pakistani territory, amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv. Speaking at the weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan confirmed that no formal request had been … Read more

Israel, Iran trade strikes as air war escalates with no end in sight

[ad_1] Listen to article Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight, as a week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an exit strategy from either side. Following the strike that damaged the Soroka medical centre in Israel’s southern city of Beersheba, Prime Minister Benjamin … Read more

Russia warns US against military action on Iran

[ad_1] Listen to article Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington will enter the war alongside Israel. Moscow issued its warning after Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a phone call condemned Israeli attacks on Iran and urged … Read more

Ships advised to keep their distance from Iran around Hormuz Strait

[ad_1] LONDON: Commercial ships are sailing close to Oman and are being advised by maritime agencies to avoid Iran’s waters around the Strait of Hormuz, with the risk of the conflict between Israel and Iran escalating, shipping sources said on Wednesday. Iran has in the past threatened to close the critical Strait of Hormuz to … Read more

Trump has not made ‘a final decision yet on Iran’

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had not taken a final decision on whether to bomb Iran and warned that the current leadership in Tehran could fall because of the Israeli attack, a day after demanding of Iran to surrender unconditionally. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump said that … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg faces backlash after comparing U.S. to Iran on The View

[ad_1] During a heated segment on The View aired June 18, 2025, co-host Whoopi Goldberg drew strong reactions after stating that life in the United States is “the same” as life under Iran’s authoritarian regime. The comment was made during a political debate with co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin. Goldberg, 69, argued that racial injustice and … Read more

Time for a national govt in Iran to push back deceit, aggression

[ad_1] Listen to article Not many are sure of it being an Armageddon, but the war underway between Iran and Israel has led to a psychological divide. World public opinion has split for all times to come, and the Israel-US duo has blundered by attacking a sovereign state merely on the accusation that it is not ready … Read more