Iran’s top military official has voiced scepticism about Israel’s commitment to the recently brokered ceasefire that ended a 12-day conflict between the two nations earlier this month, Times of India reported. Speaking on Sunday, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, said Iran remains prepared to retaliate if hostilities resume, citing ‘serious doubts’ over Israel’s …

The proper thing to do when readers respond to a newspaper article is to respect their right of reply. There were two irate responses to my article last week, Not the Iran We Thought It Was: What Has Changed in the Persian Gulf. One, entitled, Not the Azu We Thought He Was, by Yakubu Musa, a guest author for 21st …

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has  announced the ‘end of the 12-day war’ imposed by Israel In a message to the nation on the official IRNA news agency, on Tuesday, Pezeshkian said: ‘Today, after the heroic resistance of our great nation, whose determination makes history, we are witnessing the establishment of a truce and the ending of this 12-day war imposed …

Foreign Minister of Iran, Abbas Araghchi says there’s no agreement on a ceasefire, but Tehran will halt attacks if Israel stops its ‘illegal aggression’. Araghchi made a post on his verified X handle after US President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran have agreed to a truce to bring an end to what he called the ’12-day war’. Israel is …

Iran launched missiles at US military bases in Qatar and Iraq on Monday evening, official media reported, in what state TV called a ‘powerful’ response to recent American strikes on key nuclear sites. ‘The operation of Iranian missiles against American bases located in Qatar and in Iraq has begun, and is called ‘Blessing of Victory’, the official press agency IRNA …

President Donald Trump said Saturday the US military has carried out a ‘very successful attack’ on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the crucial underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordo. Trump said a ‘full payload of BOMBS’ was dropped on Fordo, in a surprise announcement that came just two days after he had apparently opened a two-week window for diplomacy. He …

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly handpicked three potential successors in case he is killed during Israel’s ongoing military campaign — a revelation that signals unprecedented urgency inside Tehran’s highest ranks. According to an investigative report by The New York Times on Saturday, the 86-year-old Supreme Leader, now operating from a fortified bunker, privately …

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi arrived in Istanbul on Saturday, for a meeting with Arab League diplomats to discuss Tehran’s escalating conflict with Israel, Tasnim news agency reported, Around 40 diplomats are slated to join the weekend gathering of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as Israel and Iran continue to exchange missile strikes. ‘The Foreign Minister arrived in Istanbul this …

On paper, it looked like a mismatch. Iran is not only one of the oldest and most established places in the Persian Gulf but also at least 75 times the size of Israel, with a population nine to ten times larger. Size for size, it’s a modern-day David and Goliath match-up, with ancient history squarely on Iran’s side. At the …

The Federal Government has announced that it is finalising emergency evacuation plans for Nigerian citizens stranded in Israel and Iran following the recent escalation of hostilities between the two nations. According to a statement released by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Tuesday night, Nigerian embassies in Tel Aviv and Tehran are actively reaching out …