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At least 85 Iranian sailors were killed after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, with the Pentagon releasing footage of the moment the vessel was struck and sank.The ship, identified as the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, went down early Wednesday after being hit by a torpedo fired from a US…
Team TOI Plus TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Mar 02, 2026, 17:48 IST IST Clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan have intensified, with explosions reported in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on March 1. The Taliban government said it had thwarted a Pakistani airstrike targeting the Bagram airfield, a former US base, according to multiple reports.Several Pakistani fighter jets attempted to…
US President Donald Trump has set out four specific objectives for the war with Iran, seeking to answer mounting criticism that the United States had entered another Middle East conflict without a clearly defined endgame.Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said the joint US-Israeli offensive represented the “last, best chance” to strike at…
Israeli jets had been in the air for hours, carrying long-range munitions toward the Iranian capital. The strike package was lean by design, built for distance and precision, not spectacle.At 9.40am local time, long-range missiles hit a leadership compound in Tehran on Saturday. In near-simultaneous strikes “within 60 seconds,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed alongside…
The year’s first total lunar eclipse, a ‘Blood Moon,’ will occur on March 3, coinciding with Holi. Experts suggest this celestial event offers spiritual benefits, advising fasting and avoiding certain foods due to heightened energy impacting the body. The eclipse’s visibility in India depends on weather conditions. Eclipses are natural set of events that define…
The Afghan Air Force’s drone aircraft carried out strikes on key Pakistani military installations, including the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, the 12th Corps headquarters in Quetta, the Khowizoo Camp in Mohmand Agency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Ghulni military bases, all considered important defence facilities and operational centres.In a social media post on X,…
“A revenge is coming. A revenge is coming soon. They will see what they have done,” an Iranian state news channel declared after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israel airstrikes.During a live broadcast on Khamenei, PressTV anchor Maryam Azarchehr broke down on air as she announced the news. Iran State TV’s…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan expressed shock at Huawei’s 100+ top CPU architects, developing alternatives to advanced tools and lithography. He warned China is rapidly closing the semiconductor gap through engineering and infrastructure optimization, even excelling in older tech. Tan also highlighted China’s regulatory speed and the US trailing in open-source AI development, urging immediate action…
On 16 January 1979, the Shah fled Iran, leaving behind a collapsing monarchy and a revolutionary tide that would reshape the Middle East. From that upheaval emerged a new political order, an Islamic Republic built on the doctrine of clerical rule. Nearly half a century later, the system created in revolution has been shaken by…
Witnesses reported hearing an explosion and seeing a plume of smoke rise from Dubai’s iconic man-made island, the Palm Jumeirah, on Saturday as Iran launched counter offensive after US-Israel strikes. Authorities confirmed that four people were injured in an incident at the landmark location, news agency AFP reported.The blast came amid heightened regional tensions after…
