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

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

Starlink activates in Iran amid Israel tensions

June 16, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by US tech billionaire Elon Musk, has been activated in Iran following widespread internet restrictions imposed by Tehran amid escalating tensions with Israel, NDTV reports. According to the Indian broadcaster, Musk confirmed the activation in response to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that suggested the Continue Reading

Priyanka Gandhi slams India’s UN abstention on Gaza, calls it ‘shameful’

June 16, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Indian National Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has described the Indian government’s decision to abstain from a recent UN resolution on protecting civilians and upholding humanitarian obligations in Gaza as “shameful” and “disappointing,” India Today reported. According to the India Today report, Vadra argued that the move marked a Continue Reading

Israel-Iran clashes escalate, civilians urged to evacuate target areas

June 16, 2025

People gather in the street amid smoke following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Jun 15, 2025. ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilians on the opposing side […]Continue Reading

Israel and Iran strike at each other in new wave of attacks

June 15, 2025

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, stoking fears of a wider conflict after Israel expanded its surprise campaign against its main rival with a strike on the world’s biggest gas field, Reuters reports. Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had said were the only way to halt Israel’s […]Continue Reading