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Opinion | Deal Or 'Setup'? Why Both US And Iran Think This Ceasefire Is A Trap
Both Washington and Tehran have, rather predictively, sought to frame the outcome as a victory, even as early reports of minor violations hint at the fragility of the arrangement.
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'Make Them Men': Iran Urges Parents To Send Children To Battlefront
Last month, IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported that the organisation has called on "volunteers" aged 12 and above to enrol with the military in security roles in the capital and other cities.
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Father Dead, Officer Reduced To "Kilos Of Flesh", How Mojtaba Survived Attack
Iran's newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, survived the US-Israeli strike that killed his father and other members of his family, as he stepped outside the compound for some work minutes before the blast.
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Dubai Hit Again: Video Shows Smoke Above Buildings, Burj Khalifa In Background
Buildings in Dubai shook on Friday after loud explosions were heard, and a thick cloud of smoke rose over a central part of the city.
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Explosions In Downtown Dubai, Clouds Of Smoke Seen As Iran Continues To Strike
Authorities in Dubai reported a "minor drone incident" on Thursday after an AFP correspondent heard explosions in the city's downtown, as Iran continued its campaign against the Gulf in response to US-Israeli attacks.
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Pak Driver Killed As Debris From Aerial Interception Falls On Vehicle In Dubai
Dubai Media Office has confirmed that debris from an aerial interception fell onto a vehicle in the Al Barsha area, resulting in the death of a Pakistani driver.
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'Jets Overhead, But Life Normal': Indians In Dubai Amid Iran War
For Indian expats in Dubai, life has largely continued as usual even after tensions escalated in Middle East following the outbreak of hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
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Who Are The Kurds? Why Donald Trump Wants Ethnic Group To Join Iranian War
The Kurds are considered one of the biggest ethnic groups in the world without their own nation.
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"You'll Find Out Soon": Trump On Retaliation Over Drone Attack On US Embassy
A loud blast was heard and thick, black smoke was seen rising above the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, the latest of Washington's consulates in the Middle East to come under attack.
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'Bullet Won't Miss This Time': Iran's Assassination Threat To Trump
Iran issued a chilling threat against US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. A warning aired on Iranian state-run TV, which played clips of Trump's 2024 assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
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8 Killed, 18 Injured In Bombing At Mosque In Syria During Friday Prayers
An explosion hit worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on Friday, state media said, killing at least eight in the latest attack on the minority community.
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"Might Be Worse": Iran Executed Over 800 People In 2025, Says UN
More than 800 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
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Syria's Minorities Demand For Constitution That Guarantees Pluralism
Hundreds of representatives of Syria's various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentralised state and the drafting of a new constitution that guarantees religious, cultural and ethnic pluralism.
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Opinion | Syria's Druze Community, Bombed By Israel, Has A Curious 'India' Link
The massacre of the Druze minority by Islamist and government forces provided Israel with an excuse to again start bombing Damascus. This time, Israel may have the overt consent of many countries, both in the region and beyond.
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This Terror Group Is "Most Serious Threat" In South Asia, Has 2,000 Fighters
A recent United Nations report has described the so-called Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIL-K) as the "most serious threat" in South Asia, both regionally and internationally.
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Opinion | Deal Or 'Setup'? Why Both US And Iran Think This Ceasefire Is A Trap
Both Washington and Tehran have, rather predictively, sought to frame the outcome as a victory, even as early reports of minor violations hint at the fragility of the arrangement.
-
'Make Them Men': Iran Urges Parents To Send Children To Battlefront
Last month, IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported that the organisation has called on "volunteers" aged 12 and above to enrol with the military in security roles in the capital and other cities.
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Father Dead, Officer Reduced To "Kilos Of Flesh", How Mojtaba Survived Attack
Iran's newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, survived the US-Israeli strike that killed his father and other members of his family, as he stepped outside the compound for some work minutes before the blast.
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Dubai Hit Again: Video Shows Smoke Above Buildings, Burj Khalifa In Background
Buildings in Dubai shook on Friday after loud explosions were heard, and a thick cloud of smoke rose over a central part of the city.
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Explosions In Downtown Dubai, Clouds Of Smoke Seen As Iran Continues To Strike
Authorities in Dubai reported a "minor drone incident" on Thursday after an AFP correspondent heard explosions in the city's downtown, as Iran continued its campaign against the Gulf in response to US-Israeli attacks.
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Pak Driver Killed As Debris From Aerial Interception Falls On Vehicle In Dubai
Dubai Media Office has confirmed that debris from an aerial interception fell onto a vehicle in the Al Barsha area, resulting in the death of a Pakistani driver.
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'Jets Overhead, But Life Normal': Indians In Dubai Amid Iran War
For Indian expats in Dubai, life has largely continued as usual even after tensions escalated in Middle East following the outbreak of hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
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Who Are The Kurds? Why Donald Trump Wants Ethnic Group To Join Iranian War
The Kurds are considered one of the biggest ethnic groups in the world without their own nation.
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"You'll Find Out Soon": Trump On Retaliation Over Drone Attack On US Embassy
A loud blast was heard and thick, black smoke was seen rising above the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, the latest of Washington's consulates in the Middle East to come under attack.
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'Bullet Won't Miss This Time': Iran's Assassination Threat To Trump
Iran issued a chilling threat against US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. A warning aired on Iranian state-run TV, which played clips of Trump's 2024 assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
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8 Killed, 18 Injured In Bombing At Mosque In Syria During Friday Prayers
An explosion hit worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on Friday, state media said, killing at least eight in the latest attack on the minority community.
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"Might Be Worse": Iran Executed Over 800 People In 2025, Says UN
More than 800 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
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Syria's Minorities Demand For Constitution That Guarantees Pluralism
Hundreds of representatives of Syria's various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentralised state and the drafting of a new constitution that guarantees religious, cultural and ethnic pluralism.
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Opinion | Syria's Druze Community, Bombed By Israel, Has A Curious 'India' Link
The massacre of the Druze minority by Islamist and government forces provided Israel with an excuse to again start bombing Damascus. This time, Israel may have the overt consent of many countries, both in the region and beyond.
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This Terror Group Is "Most Serious Threat" In South Asia, Has 2,000 Fighters
A recent United Nations report has described the so-called Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIL-K) as the "most serious threat" in South Asia, both regionally and internationally.
