Fresh exchanges between Israel and Iran have exposed differences between Washington and Jerusalem, with Trump backing diplomacy while Netanyahu defends continued military pressure.
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.
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.
As the dust settles from the 12-day conflict that began with Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion” on 12 June 2025, and escalated with U.S. strikes on June 22, an urgent question arises: Were these pre-emptive attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities lawful under international law? Both countries claim the strikes were acts of self-defence against an existential nuclear threat.
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that his country is ready to resume indirect negotiations with the US if sanctions are lifted and Tehran's right to use nuclear technology for "peaceful" purposes is respected.
The 2020s are proving to be the most troubled decade in recent history, with conflicts breaking out at the drop of a hat ~ not in far corners of the world, but in our immediate neighbourhood.
V Solomon Nesakumar, additional commissioner of police, urged two-wheeler riders to drive carefully and observe traffic rules.
