Pakistani Man Says Iran Forced Him Into Plot To Kill Trump, Media Say

A Pakistani national, Asif Merchant, has claimed in a United States court that he was coerced by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) into plotting the assassination of President Donald Trump. Merchant, facing charges of terrorism and murder-for-hire, insisted during his trial that his involvement was not voluntary but driven by threats to his family in Tehran.The Justice

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EAM Jaishankar Calls Iranian Counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi Amid Conflict

External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held a crucial telephonic conversation on Thursday with his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security environment in West Asia.The interaction comes at a time of heightened tensions in Iran and the wider Gulf region, where escalating violence and instability have raised alarms in major

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New Delhi’s Strategic Pivot: India Formally Condoles The Death of Ayatollah Khamenei

India has officially extended its condolences to Iran following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, marking a notable evolution in New Delhi’s diplomatic stance.Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited the Iranian embassy in Delhi today to meet with the ambassador and sign the condolence book. This formal gesture follows the Supreme Leader’s death on Sunday, which occurred shortly

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‘US Hits Iranian Ship in Our Backyard—PM Stays Silent’ Says Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi

The sinking of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena by a United States submarine near Sri Lanka has ignited a fierce political storm in India, as the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s perceived inaction.In a pointed statement, Gandhi argued that the volatile West Asia conflict has now breached India’s "backyard," suggesting that the

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Tehran’s Secret Approach To CIA For Talks Amid Imminent Airspace Collapse

Amid the intensifying US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, operatives from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence have made discreet contact with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).This indirect approach seeks to explore possibilities for peace talks to halt the ongoing hostilities. Officials briefed on the matter revealed the outreach to The New York Times, highlighting a potential shift in

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US Tests New Minuteman-III ICBM Amid Iran War: Inside The Nuclear Triad’s Stalwart Arsenal

The United States Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of
an unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman-III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on
3 March from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The missile, codenamed GT 255, lifted off at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time and
carried two test re-entry vehicles that streaked thousands of miles across the
Pacific to

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