Israel Iran War
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Iran launches long-range Khorramshahr-4 missile with one-ton warhead as war enters Day 6
World | Mar 05, 2026, 06:18 PM ISTIran continued to launch missiles at Israel early Thursday as aerial attacks across West Asia entered a sixth day. The escalation followed the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine and Tehran’s warning that military and economic infrastructure across the region could face destruction.
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Middle East conflict: EAM Jaishankar speaks to Iranian Foreign Minister; second time in a week
World | Mar 05, 2026, 06:10 PM ISTMiddle East conflict: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with the foreign ministers of Iran and Oman, as the situation in the Gulf continues to remain tense. This is the second in around a week when Jaishankar held talks with the Iranian foreign minister.
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Breather for India? Iran to block only US, Israeli and European oil vessels in Strait of Hormuz
World | Mar 05, 2026, 05:52 PM ISTTehran on Wednesday indicated that it would permit passage only to Chinese-flagged vessels, a move officials described as a gesture of gratitude toward Beijing for its stance on the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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India mourns death of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, Foreign Secretary signs condolence book
India | Mar 05, 2026, 05:10 PM ISTIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint strikes by the United States and Israel in Tehran in the early hours of February 28.
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US strike on Iranian warship 'IRIS Dena': Why putting India in the dock is flawed logic | EXPLAINED
World | Mar 05, 2026, 04:31 PM ISTA United States submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in international waters off Sri Lanka while it was returning from the Milan naval exercise hosted by India.
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Israel releases footage of F-35 shooting down Iran's YAK-130 fighter jet | VIDEO
World | Mar 05, 2026, 03:54 PM ISTIsrael-Iran war: The Israeli Air Force has released a video that showed how its F-35 fighter jet shot down an YAK-130 aircraft of the Iranian Air Force over the skies of Tehran.
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'Military conflict can't fix any issue': PM Modi's big remark as US-Iran war intensifies
India | Mar 05, 2026, 04:45 PM IST"Be it Ukraine or West Asia, we will continue to support the swift end of conflicts and every effort towards peace," PM Modi said in his media statement.
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US-Israel-Iran war: Second Iranian warship heads towards Sri Lanka a day after US submarine attack
World | Mar 05, 2026, 04:15 PM ISTSri Lanka on Wednesday said it had recovered over 80 bodies of Iranian sailors killed after a US submarine attack sank the Iranian frigate - IRIS Dena - off Galle, the island's southern coastal town.
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US tests nuclear-capable Minuteman III doomsday missile off California coast as Iran war rages
World | Mar 05, 2026, 10:31 AM ISTThe Minuteman III ballistic missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads 20 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara.
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'Baseless and fabricated': India dismisses report claiming its ports used by US Navy to attack Iran
India | Mar 05, 2026, 08:46 AM ISTThe US and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iran on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In response, Iran launched missiles at Israel and at American bases in Gulf countries. The war entered its sixth day on Thursday, with no signs of easing tensions.
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Tanker hit by explosion off Kuwait, causing oil spill as Middle East conflict intensifies
World | Mar 05, 2026, 08:05 AM ISTThe war has disrupted the supply of the world's oil and gas, snarled international shipping, and stranded hundreds of thousands of travellers in the Middle East.
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Israel strikes Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, kills three in Beirut | What we know so far
World | Mar 05, 2026, 06:53 AM ISTIsrael's military issued warnings to residents of dozens of border villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate "immediately" on Wednesday as airstrikes on suburbs of Beirut intensified and Hezbollah claimed more attacks.
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Middle East crisis: Trump rates Iran war effort '15 out of 10', says US in very strong position now
World | Mar 05, 2026, 04:41 AM ISTUS-Israeli strikes have targeted nuclear infrastructure, missile launchers, government buildings in Tehran, and leadership compounds, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top military officials.
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US-Israel-Iran war: Tehran says 'no reason to negotiate', calls US attack on ship 'war crime'
World | Mar 06, 2026, 06:25 AM ISTUS-Israel-Iran War: The war has killed more than 1,000 people in Iran, more than 50 in Lebanon, and around a dozen in Israel, according to officials in those countries. The United Nations says 100,000 people fled the Iranian capital in the war's first two days alone.
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Top cleric says Iran close to choosing its next Supreme Leader days after Khamenei's killing
World | Mar 05, 2026, 01:16 AM ISTIranian state media reported that a planned mourning ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed. The event, which was expected to take place in Mashhad, will now be held at a later date amid ardent strikes by US and Israel.
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Airspace curbs in Middle East disrupt nearly 180 flights at Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru Airports
India | Mar 04, 2026, 11:13 PM ISTAccording to the Civil Aviation Ministry, a total of 1,221 flights operated by Indian carriers and 388 flights by foreign airlines had been cancelled until March 3 due to the prevailing situation.
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US submarine sinks Iranian warship IRIS Dena in Indian Ocean; Sri Lankan Navy recovers 87 bodies
World | Mar 04, 2026, 09:21 PM ISTOfficials from Sri Lanka’s navy and the country’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that at least 101 individuals could not be accounted for after the strike. In addition, 78 people were said to have been wounded.
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How Mojtaba Khamenei, tipped to be Iran's new Supreme Leader, survived the US-Israel attack
World | Mar 04, 2026, 09:20 PM ISTSources told Reuters that Mojtaba was not in Tehran when the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.
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As Iran picks new Supreme Leader, Israel says whoever it is will be 'a target for elimination'
World | Mar 04, 2026, 12:45 PM ISTIsrael targeted a building on Tuesday associated with Iran's Assembly of Experts, which will select the new supreme leader. Israel killed the 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a strike Saturday that started the war.
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Iran Guards claim 'complete control' of Strait of Hormuz, warn ships of risk from missiles, drones
World | Mar 04, 2026, 11:30 AM ISTThe Strait of Hormuz connects the Gulf to the Arabian Sea and is considered one of the most critical chokepoints in global energy trade.