In a major mishap, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died as his chopper crashed near Azerbaijan border on May 19. As per the latest update, there has been no clue of any living person in President Raisi’s search, reported Press TV. Meanwhile, #mossad started trending on the microblogging platform ‘X’ after the reports of a helicopter crash. Netizens speculated that the Iranian Institute for Intelligence, Special Operations ‘Mossad’ behind the mishap. Soon after Iranian President Raeisi’s chopper crash, one of the netizens said, “It’s never an accident”. Notably, President Raisi was returning from a ceremony to open a dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan when his helicopter crashed. Ebrahim Raisi had been in Azerbaijan early on May 19 to inaugurate a dam with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. Raisi's death was confirmed in a statement by VP Mohsen Mansouri and on state television, Reuters reported. Recently, Iran rained a deluge of drones and missiles on Israel deepening conflict between the two countries. Iran’s had launched attack in response to a suspected Israeli strike that killed top Iranian officials in Syria.
20 May,2024 04:10 PM IST
India’s External Affairs Ministry has finally reacted to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Pakistan. Deadly airstrikes were carried out by Iran on terror outfit’s headquarters in Pakistan’s Balochistan. Pakistan claimed that two children lost their lives, two sustained serious injuries in the airstrikes by Iran. India took a pro-Iranian stance and emphasised ‘actions countries take for self-defense’. Pakistan condemned Iran’s actions and termed the attack as an “unprovoked violation” of its airspace. In 2019, India carried out airstrikes in Balakot in retaliation to the suicide attack by Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group in Pulwama.
18 January,2024 11:32 AM IST | Mumbai
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, the West and the Middle East are concerned about the growing conflict. The US has sent warships and fighter aircraft to the region over the last three weeks when the conflict started. Now the US has claimed that its troops have been attacked at least 12 times in Iraq, and 4 times in Syria in the past week. In retaliation, two US fighter jets struck weapons, and ammunition facilities in Syria on October 27. As per the Pentagon, the attacks were carried out on the orders of US President Joe Biden. The US launched airstrikes against the facilities used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and militia, which it backs.
27 October,2023 04:41 PM IST | Mumbai
During his address to the special parliamentary session in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Modi bid farewell to the old parliament building. In his speech, PM Modi recalled iconic speeches of Pandit Nehru, 'At the stroke of the midnight hour', to Atal Bihari Vajpayees', Sarkarein aayegi-jaayegi, partiyan banegi-bigdegi, lekin ye desh rehna chahiye'. PM Modi also recalled the contributions made by several leaders in the progress of the nation and added that it will keep inspiring us as we transition to the new parliament building.
18 September,2023 02:22 PM IST | MumbaiPresident Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his greetings and felicitations to Iraq on their National Day. The official twitter account of the Rashtrapati Bhavan shared the President's message via a series of tweets.
14 July,2015 01:18 PM ISTMEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Tuesday told that PM Narendra Modi discussed about Indians held hostages in Iraq and Libya with the President of Palestine during their meeting in New York.
29 September,2015 09:55 AM IST
Iraq's Ambassador to India, Fakhri-H-Al-Issa, on Thursday said that he has no information regarding the 39 Indians who were abducted by the Islamic State (IS). "I don't want to say anything. I have no information. Sometimes no news is good news. They might be in Badush prison," he said
21 July,2017 12:17 PM IST
Speaking about the 39 Indians missing in Iraq, External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said she cannot declare someone dead without any concrete proof
26 July,2017 08:58 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
