A written message attributed to the third Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been issued following the killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence chief Majid Khademi.
In the message, the killing was condemned and blamed it on the US and Israel. Israel has confirmed that it targeted Khademi. Khamenei repeated the rhetoric of Iranian officials, stating that the deaths of commanders would not cause any “disruption” to the ideology of Iranian forces because the “ranks are vast”. Several IRGC commanders have... Read More
US–Iran consider ceasefire plan as Hormuz standoff grows-
On the eve of a US deadline, the United States and Iran were considering the framework of a plan to end their five-week-old conflict, even as Tehran pushed back against pressure to swiftly reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump has threatened to rain “hell” on Tehran if it did not make a... Read More
Measles: Why Bangladesh is seeing a deadly spike in cases Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign after a fast-spreading measles outbreak is suspected of killing more than 100 people –
Mostly children, in what may be the country’s most lethal wave of the disease in recent history.The campaign, which began on Sunday, comes amid more than 7,500 suspected measles cases since 15 March, according to health ministry data. More than 900 of these cases have been confirmed – a sharp increase from 2025, when just... Read More
Iran says intelligence chief killed by US-Israeli strike, as Trump threatens ‘hell’ if deal not made-BBC
Iran says the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Majid Khademi, was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Monday morning – Israel later claims responsibility Earlier, US President Donald Trump appeared to set a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz of 20:00 ET on Tuesday (01:00 BST Wednesday) In an... Read More
Hungary’s Viktor Orban alleges plot to blow up gas pipeline ahead of election” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has convened an emergency meeting of the National Defence Council after explosives were found near a pipeline that transports Russian gas to Hungary-
The discovery in a border area of neighbouring Serbia comes as Orban’s party is badly trailing in opinion polls ahead of crucial elections next Sunday. Opposition leader Peter Magyar accused him of “panic-mongering” orchestrated by “Russian advisers”, days after security experts warned of a possible “false flag” operation that could be blamed on Ukraine.Orban, an... Read More
NY oil futures hit $115 a barrel on latest Trump Iran threat.New York WTI crude oil futures jumped overnight to a one-month high-
The gain came as traders priced in fresh risk to global supply amid the threat from US President Donald Trump to widen the conflict in Iran. The benchmark oil contract rose to the 115-dollar a barrel range before easing back. It traded around 113-dollars on Thursday. The market was closed Friday for a holiday. Market... Read More
Trump vows ‘hell’ for Iran if Strait stays shut, says a deal is possible –
President Donald Trump threatened to rain “hell” on Tehran if it did not make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, as he praised US special forces who rescued an airman in a high-risk mission from deep inside Iran. The US and Israel have pounded Iran with missiles and airstrikes... Read More
Pepsi drops Wireless Festival sponsorship over Kanye West booking and antisemitic remarks .Beverage company Pepsi has withdrawn its sponsorship of Wireless Festival after the event booked Kanye West as headliner, following his Nazi-related remarks-
Pepsi, the main sponsor of Wireless Festival under the branding “Pepsi presents Wireless,” withdrew its support after the festival booked West, also known as Ye, as headliner for three nights in July at Finsbury Park, north London. A Pepsi spokesperson told ITV News on Sunday: “Pepsi has decided to withdraw its sponsorship of Wireless Festival.”The... Read More
Trump says ‘good chance’ of deal with Iran on Monday-
“I think there is a good chance tomorrow, they are negotiating now,” the president told a Fox News journalist. “If they don’t make a deal and fast, I’m considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil,” he added. Earlier on Sunday, Trump said in an expletive-laden social media post that the US would target... Read More
American commandos deployed deep into Iranian territory to rescue a downed airman, US news outlets reported on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump announced that the crew member had been recovered “safe and sound.”
Tehran said this week it had shot down an F-15 warplane, the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war. Washington has not confirmed the details of how the fighter went down. Trump said early on Sunday the US military had “pulled off one of the most daring... Read More