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Donald Trump in the Oval Office with senior US military leaders prior to dinner hosted by the President and First Lady at White House. (Photo: Twitter)

US president Donald Trump says 'you'll find out' after cryptic...

Reporters asked what he meant and Trump said: 'It could be, the calm, the calm before the storm'.

7 Oct 2017 8:55 AM

Previously, the earliest known chemical evidence of wine dated to 5400-5000 BC and was from an area in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. (Photo: Pixabay)

Worlds oldest wine dates back to 8,000 years

As a medicine, social lubricant, mind-altering substance, and highly valued commodity, wine became the focus of...

14 Nov 2017 8:26 AM

We expect the global leaders will understand our requirements, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.(Photo: File | PTI)

Despite US sanctions, India to buy Iranian oil in November

'We expect the global leaders will understand our requirements,' Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.

9 Oct 2018 4:01 AM

In May 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan had inked a pact which entailed the establishment of Transit and Transport Corridor among the three countries using Chabahar Port as one of the regional hubs for sea transportation in Iran. (Photo: File | AP)

India exempted from certain US sanctions over Chabahar port in Iran

US on Monday imposed 'the toughest ever' sanctions on a defiant Iran aimed at altering the Iranian regime's 'behaviour'.

7 Nov 2018 3:59 AM

The Sanchi, which was carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil from Iran, collided with Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter the CF Crystal in early January, setting off a desperate race by authorities to search for survivors and stave off a massive environmental catastrophe. (Photo: AP)

Oil slick from Iranian tanker off China's coast trebles in size:...

Authorities spotted three oil slicks with a total surface area of 332 square kms, compared to 101 square kms reported on...

22 Jan 2018 7:47 AM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: File/AP)

Some lessons that Pak needs to learn from Iran outbreak

Iran's experience also shows that the current tactic of hailing CPEC as the panacea for Pakistan's problems could...

15 Jan 2018 7:23 PM

Telegram, with 40 million users in Iran, in late December shut down a channel that Tehran had accused of encouraging violence.

Iran lifts block on Telegram app

An informed source announced that the filtering of the Telegram messenger has been ended and it is being used by users, ...

14 Jan 2018 5:27 AM

Police said the F16 crashed in the Jezreel valley in northern Israel. (photo: AFP | Representational)

Israeli jet crashes after attacking 'Iranian targets' in Syria

The exchange of fire was the most serious between arch foes Israel and Iran since the start of the civil war in Syria in...

10 Feb 2018 7:57 AM

A Russian pilot who ejected from his fighter jet after it was shot down in northwestern Syria on Saturday was killed by militants after he landed alive on the ground and resisted capture by an al-Qaida-linked group, Syrian monitors and a Syrian militant said. (Photo: AP)

Syrian rebels shoot down Russian warplane; pilot killed

The Russian plane was shot down, close to a major highway where the Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias are trying...

4 Feb 2018 4:11 AM

Damascus skies erupt with service to air missile fire as the U.S. launches an attack on Syria targeting different parts of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, early Saturday, April 14, 2018. Syrias capital has been rocked by loud explosions that lit up the sky with heavy smoke as U.S. President Donald Trump announced airstrikes in retaliation for the countrys alleged use of chemical weapons. (Photo: AP)

Israeli official justifies US-led strikes on Syria

Tensions have been running high between Israel and its arch-foe Iran, a key backer of the Syrian regime.

14 April 2018 9:25 AM

The oil ministry held a meeting with refiners on Thursday, urging them to scout for alternatives to Iranian oil, the sources said. (Representational Image/AFP)

Iran replaces Saudi Arabia to become second largest oil supplier to...

India, Iran's top oil client after China, shipped in 5.67 mn tonnes per day of oil from country in first three months of...

23 July 2018 12:39 PM

The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which vows to protect all customers from attacks regardless of geopolitical or criminal motive, follows a year that witnessed an unprecedented level of destructive cyber attacks.

US intel head warns of growing cyber threat to US infrastructure

Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are launching daily cyber strikes on the computer networks of US institutions.

14 July 2018 3:18 AM