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Amid escalating tensions in West Asia in the wake of US-Israel strikes against Iran, a leading Indian-American maritime executive has voiced concern over the impact on the crucial oil artery of the Strait of Hormuz and implications for global oil prices. “Shipping is the hardest-hit industry in any such turbulence in the geopolitical situation,” Chairman

Home / India / West Asia crisis: PM Modi-led CCS calls for cessation of hostilities, return to dialogue and diplomacy The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) directs all departments concerned to take necessary measures to assist Indian nationals affected by the developments New Delhi, Updated At : 11:14 AM Mar 02, 2026 IST Prime Minister

Home / India / PM Modi speaks to Benjamin Netanyahu, discusses West Asia situation PM Modi emphasises civilian safety and calls for early cessation of hostilities following US-Israel strikes PTI New Delhi, Updated At : 12:01 PM Mar 02, 2026 IST PM Narendra Modi and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. File Prime Minister Narendra Modi on

Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has grown into a powerful force within the country’s theocracy, answering directly to its Supreme Leader, it oversees Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and launches attacks overseas. The force is once again in the spotlight as Iran widens its attacks across the Middle East following the launch of a

Israeli and American authorities spent weeks tracking the movements of senior Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sharing information that allowed the strikes to be carried out in a surprise daylight attack, according to an Israeli military official and a person familiar with the operation. The eventual barrage of US-Israeli attacks on Iran

Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the US attacks on Iran, the military announced Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that President Donald Trump said could likely lead to more losses in the coming weeks. The three who were killed were US Army soldiers

Home / India / India mum as Iran’s mission in Delhi calls for support MEA monitoring West Asia’s situation as crisis continues New Delhi, Updated At : 02:00 AM Mar 02, 2026 IST Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in strike on Tehran. File The Indian government on Sunday maintained silence on the assassination of Iran’s

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader for nearly four decades and the most consequential architect of the Islamic Republic after its founding generation, was killed on February 28 in a joint US-Israel airstrike on Tehran, bringing a dramatic end to one of the longest and most ideologically rigid leadership eras in modern West Asian politics.

Home / Pakistan / Op Epic Fury: Mobs hit US missions in Pakistan, 23 dead Agencies Islamabad/Karachi, Updated At : 07:33 AM Mar 02, 2026 IST A police vehicle set ablaze by Shiite protesters in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday. Photo: AP At least 23 people were killed on Sunday after violent clashes and arson took

Home / Top Headlines / Khamenei: The cleric who shaped, polarised modern Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (April 19, 1939–February 28, 2026) New Delhi, Updated At : 07:42 AM Mar 02, 2026 IST Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, in 1989. Reuters file Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader for 36 years, was perhaps the most powerful