Missile attacks, retaliatory airstrikes and diplomatic interventions dominated a tense day in West Asia as regional powers and global leaders scrambled to contain the fallout.
Following the rise in tensions in West Asia and the Gulf region, India, calling the developments a matter of utmost concern to the international community on Monday, reiterated its call for immediate de-escalation of the conflict.
The Indian Embassy has reiterated its advisory for Iran, asking citizens to avoid travel and urging those already in the country to leave through available transport routes.
Israel activated its air defence systems after detecting a projectile from Yemen, while fresh strikes in Iran and diplomatic efforts added to regional uncertainty.
Explosions reported across multiple Iranian cities and fresh missile exchanges have put renewed pressure on ceasefire efforts and ongoing US-Iran negotiations.
The three nations also emphasized expanding and deepening cooperation, especially in the fields of connectivity, including the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and Armenia’s "Crossroads of Peace” project during the third Trilateral Consultations which was held in Tehran on Monday to review the progress achieved as a result of decisions made at the first and second meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of Myanmar’s State Security and Peace Commission, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin.
Qambar Baloch, General Secretary of the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC), has called for urgent international action on the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan, following a landmark seminar hosted by BASC at SOAS, University of London on July 30.
A deadly armed assault was carried out this morning on the High Court building in Zahedan, the capital of Iranian (Western) Balochistan, in what has been described as one of the most significant militant attacks in the region in recent months, The Balochistan Post (TBP) reported.
In an unprecedented crackdown to safeguard the authenticity of traditional Kashmir crafts, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom on Friday issued a stern notice to all registered handicraft dealers, giving them a seven-day deadline to remove all machine-made products—largely imported from Turkey and Iran—from their showrooms.
