‘We would have taken him out’: Israeli defence minister confirms Khamenei’s elimination was on cards; rules out need for US consent

File photo: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz (left) and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayotollah Khamenei (Picture credit: ANI) Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Thursday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was marked for assassination during the recent 12-day conflict, but evaded elimination by going underground. “If Khamenei had been in our sights, we…

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Israel-Iran conflict LIVE: CIA says intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear program severely damaged

India has evacuated 272 Indian and three Nepalese nationals from Iran following the conflict with Israel, officials said on Thursday. A special flight carrying them arrived in Delhi a little past midnight from the Iranian city of Mashhad. “#OperationSindhu update 272 Indian and 3 Nepalese nationals were evacuated from Iran on a special flight that…

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‘100% communist lunatic’: Trump slams Indian-American Zohran Mamdani after NYC primary win; mocks Democrats

US President Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani (AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Indian-American politician Zohran Mamdani “a 100% communist lunatic” after he won the Democratic primary in New York City, Trump’s former hometown.“It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem…

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Iran Passes Bill To Suspend Cooperation With International Atomic Energy Agency: Reports | World News

Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 12:45 IST The legislation aims to halt IAEA inspections and limit access to Iran’s nuclear sites, signaling a significant step back from international nuclear oversight. A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran. (IMAGE: REUTERS) Iran’s parliament has…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirm head Ali Shadmani’s killing in strikes, vow ‘harsh’ revenge | World News

The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards’ command centre, Ali Shadmani, has died of wounds sustained last week during the Israeli strikes. As per Iranian media, the IRGC has vowed “harsh revenge” for the killing of the Major General.  Israel had said that Ali Shadmani was the closest figure to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.(AFP)…

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‘Like Hiroshima’: Trump says US strike on Iran ended war; ‘set nuclear programme back by decades’

US President Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran’s nuclear programme has been “set back decades”, a day after he claimed to have brokered a truce between the Shiite state and Israel.“They’re not going to be building bombs for a long time,” said Trump, insisting that US strikes caused ‘total obliteration’…

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Israel-Iran conflict LIVE: Netanyahu declares ‘historic’ win, vows to campaign against Iran axis, Hamas

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (June 24, 2025) expressed concern over the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict and urged the Centre to take diplomatic initiatives to help end the hostilities between the two West Asian nations.  The conflict has seen hundreds of missiles and drones exchanged between Israel and Iran since tensions escalated over…

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