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Third senior leader killed in 24 hours as Netanyahu grants military ‘carte blanche’ to hunt officials News Desk TEL AVIV: Israel has claimed to assassinate Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, in a precision airstrike deep inside Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed last night. The killing marks the third high-ranking Iranian official to be eliminated in two days and signals a dramatic escalation in the ongoing conflict. Military fighter jets launched the overnight strike on the Iranian capital, targeting the minister directly. Khatib, a Shiite cleric and former student of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had overseen the…

News Desk TEHRAN: Iran has unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israel in retaliation for the martyrdom of security chief Ali Larijani and all other martyrs, claiming to have killed 200 Israelis in the strikes. According to Iranian media, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched intense attacks on Tel Aviv following Larijani’s assassination, asserting that 100 missiles struck their targets, resulting in 200 Israeli casualties including both killed and wounded. Iranian state TV reported that Tel Aviv was targeted with missiles carrying cluster warheads in response to Larijani’s martyrdom, with Israeli military installations also coming under fire. The IRGC…

News Desk TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held the United States responsible for attacks near civilian areas in Gulf countries, stating that American forces have begun moving from military bases into civilian neighborhoods and hotels. In an interview with an Arab television network, Araghchi claimed that this relocation by US forces has resulted in locations near populated areas becoming targets. The Iranian foreign minister said that wherever American forces or their installations were present, they were targeted, acknowledging that some of the targeted locations may have been near civilian areas. He expressed concern that these attacks have caused…

News Desk KABUL: The National Mobilization Front (NMF) has announced the formation of a front against the extremism and aggression of the Afghan Taliban regime, with the group comprising youth from Afghanistan’s northern and eastern provinces. According to the NMF, the Afghan people see no alternative but to stand against the Taliban, as a large segment of the population remains distressed by political, economic, cultural and social problems under the current administration. The NMF stated that if jihad against the Soviet Union was once deemed a religious obligation, confronting the Taliban today has become an even greater duty. The group…

News Desk TEHRAN: At least seven people have been martyred and 56 others wounded in US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s Lorestan province, according to Iranian officials. The deputy governor of Lorestan province confirmed that attacks targeted the city of Dorud, with international media reporting that rural areas in Chgeni district were also hit. In the Chgeni rural region alone, four people were killed and eight others wounded as American and Israeli forces expanded their bombing campaign deeper into Iranian territory. The strikes represent an escalation in the ongoing conflict that began on February 28 when the United States and…

News Desk GAZA: Hamas has condemned the Israeli strike that killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani, expressing solidarity with the Iranian people following his martyrdom. According to Arab media reports, the Palestinian resistance group extended its condolences to the Iranian nation, describing Israel’s actions against Iran as “a crime targeting the entire region” and a “treacherous attack.” Larijani, who served as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was killed alongside his son Morteza, his aide Alireza Bayat, and several bodyguards in an Israeli airstrike near Tehran. The 67-year-old was one of the most prominent political figures to emerge after…

News Desk TEHRAN: The martyrdom of Ali Larijani, Iran’s powerful security chief, has sent shockwaves across the Middle East, raising questions about whether his loss could fundamentally alter the Islamic Republic’s strategic decision-making and internal stability. Larijani was a unique figure who bridged the military (IRGC), religious leadership, and political elite—three pillars of Iran’s establishment that rarely find such unified representation in a single individual. Following the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Larijani had informally emerged as the most powerful figure within the system, functioning as the brain of the regime. As Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, he…

News Desk TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has asserted that the killing of senior Iranian officials, including Security Chief Ali Larijani, has not dealt a blow to the Iranian government, emphasizing the resilience and institutional strength of the Islamic Republic’s political structure. Speaking in an interview with Arab media, Araghchi firmly rejected any suggestion that the loss of top figures would weaken the establishment. “I do not know why the Americans and Israelis have not yet understood that Iran possesses a strong political framework with stable political, economic, and social institutions,” Araghchi stated, addressing the strategic calculations of Tehran’s…

News Desk TEHRAN: Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s National Security Council who was martyred in recent Israeli attacks, was among the most significant political figures to emerge in the Islamic Republic after the 1979 revolution, belonging to one of Iran’s most powerful religious and political families. Born in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, Larijani rose through the ranks after joining the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, eventually securing a prominent position within the establishment. Throughout his decades-long career, Larijani played an influential role in Iran’s domestic politics, parliament, and foreign policy, shaping the country’s direction through multiple critical junctures.…

News Desk BAGHDAD: The American embassy in the Iraqi capital was struck by a drone attack, with the defensive system activating to intercept the incoming aircraft. According to Arab media reports, the drone crashed within the embassy compound, marking the latest in a series of escalating strikes against American diplomatic and military installations across the region. Missile and drone attacks continue to target US bases in Gulf countries including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as regional hostilities expand beyond the Iran-Israel theater. International media reports confirmed that another Pakistani national has been killed in strikes on the UAE, bringing…