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Colombo, March 23 The Strait of Hormuz remains open to friendly countries, the Iranian envoy to Sri Lanka said on Monday, stressing that Tehran is ready to supply oil or other essential goods to the island nation if the need arises.The conflict in West Asia, involving the US, Israel, and Iran...

Colombo, March 14 Sri Lanka has repatriated the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who were killed when their frigate was sunk by a US submarine, an official said.Last week on Wednesday, Sri Lanka said it had recovered 84 bodies of Iranian sailors after the US submarine attack sank the Iranian...

New Delhi, March 9 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement in the Rajya Sabha regarding developments in West Asia "rings hollow and evasive," CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar said on Monday.The CPI leader, in a statement, said it read "less like a serious diplomatic assessment and more like a...

Colombo, March 7 Sri Lanka will repatriate the bodies of the Iranian sailors who were killed on the IRIS Dena, the first Iranian ship that was torpedoed by the US, the Deputy Defence Minister said on Saturday.Sri Lanka said on Wednesday that it had recovered 84 bodies of Iranian sailors after...

New Delhi, March 7 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar explained on Saturday India's decision to allow an Iranian naval vessel to dock in Kochi amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, saying the ships had been "caught in the wrong circumstances".Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in...

New Delhi, March 6 India has allowed the urgent docking of an Iranian ship in Kochi and provided accommodation to its 183 crew members, government sources said on Friday.The ship, IRIS Lavan, developed urgent technical issues and was granted emergency docking approval on March 1, following a...

Hyderabad, March 6 – AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded that the Indian government issue a clear statement and condemn the US Navy sinking an Iranian warship close to Indian waters.The Hyderabad MP wanted the government to clarify whether the Trump administration informed it...

Mumbai, March 6 – The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) raised concerns on Friday about the sinking of an Iranian naval vessel – which had participated in India’s joint military exercises – in the Indian Ocean after being struck by a torpedo from a US submarine. It stated that amid the...

Colombo, March 5 Sri Lanka on Thursday allowed a second Iranian ship to dock at the eastern port of Trincomalee and evacuated all 208 personnel on board, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, a day after another Iranian frigate was sunk near the island nation.In a televised address...

New Delhi, March 5 The BJP on Thursday lashed out at the Congress for wanting India to "blindly side with Iran," saying the country's foreign policy must be guided by national interest and the safety of its citizens, not by the "outdated ideological reflexes" of the opposition party.Several...

Mumbai, March 5 The US submarine that sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka did not issue any warning before launching the attack, an Iranian diplomat said on Thursday.Speaking to

New Delhi, March 5 India on Thursday expressed condolences for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid sharp criticism from opposition parties regarding the government's silence on the assassination as well as the sinking of an Iranian ship by the US off the Sri Lankan...

New Delhi, March 3 The Indian Navy said on Thursday that it joined the search and rescue operation after receiving a distress call from the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, which sank off the coast of Sri Lanka after being hit by a torpedo fired by a US submarine.The Iranian warship was returning...

New Delhi, March 5 Opposition parties on Thursday questioned the government's silence regarding the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine with a torpedo in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, with Rahul Gandhi stating that the conflict has reached "our doorstep and while...

Colombo, March 5 Sri Lanka said on Thursday that it is considering appropriate action after a second Iranian ship has sought entry to its territorial waters, a day after a frigate belonging to the Islamic country was attacked near the island nation.However, no decision was announced by 6 pm...

On March 5, a day after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, the Congress questioned the government's silence. Rahul Gandhi stated that while the country needed a strong leader, the current Prime Minister had "compromised our...

Colombo, March 5 Sri Lanka said on Thursday that it is considering appropriate action after a second Iranian ship has sought entry to its territorial waters, a day after a frigate belonging to the Islamic country was attacked near the island nation.Sri Lanka said on Wednesday that it had...

Jammu, March 5 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern on Thursday over the reported sinking of an Iranian warship, stating that the vessel and its crew were guests of India for a multilateral naval exercise.This comes after a major escalation in West Asia following...

New Delhi, March 5 A day after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, the Congress said on Thursday that it is shocking that there has been no response from the Modi government and claimed that the Indian government has never...

New Delhi, March 5 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the conflict in West Asia has reached India's doorstep, but he has not spoken, and while the country needs a steady hand at the helm, it has a "compromised PM who has surrendered our...