Putin on Iran, Khamenei, regime change, Ukraine and NATO

June 20, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the following comments to senior news agency editors on the conflict between Iran and Israel, NATO and the war in Ukraine, Reuters reports. The remarks were translated from Russian by Reuters reporters. ASKED ABOUT HIS REACTION IF ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES KILLED IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI: “If […]Continue Reading

US moves military assets, limits access to its largest Middle East base

June 20, 2025

The U.S. military has moved some aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East that may be vulnerable to any potential Iranian attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The moves come as President Donald Trump kept the world guessing whether the United States would join Israel’s bombardment of Iran’s nuclear […]Continue Reading

Starmer urges diplomacy as Trump considers Iran attack

June 20, 2025

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged further negotiations rather than an escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, BBC reports. His latest call comes as President Donald Trump considers whether to join Israeli strikes, with the BBC’s US partner CBS reporting he has approved attack plans but has not made a final decision. Conservative shadow foreign […]Continue Reading

Israel-Iran air war enters second week as Europe pushes diplomacy

June 20, 2025

Israel and Iran’s air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after President Donald Trump said any decision on potential U.S. involvement would be made within two weeks, Reuters reports. Israel began attacking Iran last Friday, saying it aimed to prevent its longtime […]Continue Reading

Trump to decide whether US will strike Iran ‘within next two weeks’

June 20, 2025

United States President Donald Trump will decide on whether his country will join the Israel-Iran conflict in the next two weeks, the White House has said, amid growing speculation of US involvement and fears of wider escalation, Al Jazeera and news agencies report. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump […]Continue Reading

Erdogan vows fully independent defence industry amid Israel-Iran conflict

June 18, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that his country’s defence industry would become fully independent, producing its own warplanes, tanks, drones and frigates, as Israel and Iran traded strikes for a sixth day, Middle East Eye reports. “We will further increase our domestic and national production rate, which we have raised from 20 Continue Reading

Iran leader rejects US demand for surrender; Trump says patience has run out

June 18, 2025

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected Donald Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender on Wednesday, and the U.S. president said his patience had run out, though he gave no clue as to what his next step would be, Reuters reports. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump declined to say if he had made […]Continue Reading

Love Wins: Marma woman marries Bengali man despite pressure

June 17, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT A young couple in Rangamati’s Kaukhali upazila got married through court despite facing legal trouble, threats, and strong opposition from a regional armed group. Nichungma Marma, 23, from Bardulupara in Kalamati Union, tied the knot with her partner Md Fahim, a Bengali youth from Poyapara area, at the Rangamati court on June 15. […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshis in Tehran at risk, relocation begins: Foreign secy

June 17, 2025

The government has expressed deep concern over the safety of around 400 Bangladeshis currently residing in Tehran, following recent Israeli attacks in the Iranian capital. “We are in contact with around 100 Bangladeshis in Tehran and have already started providing them with financial assistance to facilitate their relocation to safer areas outside the capital,” said […]Continue Reading

Iran says it used new, undetectable missile in strike on Mossad site

June 17, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Iran’s Defense Ministry says it used a new, undetectable missile for the first time in a strike targeting an Israeli intelligence facility, claiming the attack successfully penetrated layered air defense systems supported by the United States, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported. Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesperson for the Ministry of Continue Reading