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Iran supreme leader’s adviser threatens to sink United States ships in Hormuz strait

The military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday warned that Iran would sink American ships in the Strait of Hormuz if the United States decided to ‘police’

Iran arrests four alleged Israeli spies, says state media

Iran arrested four suspected Israeli spies, state media reported on Thursday. It came as US officials discuss possible peace talks with Iran after US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28

Russian FM visits China to discuss ME war

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov touched down in Beijing on Tuesday where he hopes to boost cooperation on issues including the war in the Middle East. Lavrov arrived in the

US, Iran officials hold direct peace talks in Pakistan

American and Iranian officials were holding face-to-face talks in Pakistan on Saturday, the most significant since the 1979 Islamic revolution as the foes try to end a war that plunged

Iran Guards say will deal ‘severely’ with military ships transiting Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to deal ‘severely’ with any military vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported Sunday, after the US Central Command said two US Navy warships

War succeeded in ‘crushing’ Iran’s nuclear, missile programmes: Netanyahu

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the joint US-Israeli campaign against Iran had succeeded in ‘crushing’ the Islamic republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Netanyahu’s comments came

Mojtaba Khamenei has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three

Iranian delegation arrives in Pakistan for ceasefire talks

Iranian negotiators have reached Pakistan in preparation for crucial discussions with the United States scheduled for this weekend, according to Iranian state media. Their arrival follows comments from US President