Israel claims plane used by Iran’s late Supreme leader destroyed; Iran calls US Gerald Ford’ target’
Iran war news: Ram Mohan Naidu says over 4335 flights cancelled amid crisis:-
Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu informed the Lok Sabha of the number of flights cancelled by Indian carries and foreign carries due to the West Asia crisis and the number of Indian nationals who have returned during the 6th day of the parliamentary Budget Session. Naidu said that Indian carriers have cancelled a total of over 4335 flights. while the foreign carriers cancelled up to 1187 flights, according to ANI. “Indian carries have cancelled 4335 flights, foreign carriers have cancelled up to 1187 flights.
The first thing we have to remember is safety.If the airspace itself is closed, there is no need for U.S. to operate in this area,” he said. Furthermore, he informed that almost 2,197,80 people have travelled during this period of tensions in West Asia. “Our DGCA and Aviation department is in thorough communication with the authorities there,” he said.
Iran war news: Tehran calls US Gerald Ford ‘target’:-
Iran declared that logistical and service facilities supporting the United States aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Gerald Ford would be considered legitimate military targets. Tehran warned that any infrastructure assisting the carrier’s operations could face attacks as tensions escalate, news agency ANI reported citing press TV.
According to Iranian reports, authorities stated that support centres providing services to the American carrier group deployed in Red sea are now viewed as part of the operational network of the vessel and the fore legitimate targets under wartime conditions.
Iran war: What is happening on day 17 of US-Israel attacks?
Israel announced that it launched a new wave of strikes in Tehran. After this, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that Iran was responding to “hostile targets in the skies” over Tehran. The Iranian Red Crescent Society said the latest Israeli raids damaged one of its clinics and an aid relief post.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed:-
During an interview with CBS News on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed Trump’s claim that Tehran wants truce talks. “no, we never asked for a ceasefire, and we have never asked even for negotiation. We are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes,”he said Authorities in Dubai reported that a fire erupted after a drone-related incident in the vicinity of the Dubai airport.
Authorities said a fuel tank was affected, and the fire had been contained. Flights at the airport were temporarily suspended, but Dubai airport then resumed a limited schedule on Monday. A fire broke out at an industrial zone in the U.A.E.’s Fujairah after a drone strike, the emirate’s media office said, also on Monday. and in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the U.A.E.,a missile hit a car, killing a Palestinian resident. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted 37 drones in its east on Monday. Riyadh did in not say where the drones came from.
Iran Israel war: diplomacy with Iran possible if they stop the attacks”says Qatar:-
Diplomatic talks with Iran can only take place if Tehran halts its attacks, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said, as the country continues its missile and drone strikes across gulf states. Doha said meaningful negotiations would not be possible while such attacks persist and called for an immediate halt to the escalation.
If they stop the attacks, then we can find a way out with diplomacy. but as long as our countries are being attacks, this is not the time to establish committees, it’s the time to take a very principled position protecting us immediately, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said
Iran War News update:-
First non-Iran tanker transits Hormuz with transponder on since war started, reports Marine Traffic.This came as Iran said the strait of Hormuz would not be accessible to and country seeking to use the strategic waterway to carry out attacks on Iran.
Iran FM said ships would be allowed to pass only under special conditions because of what he described as regional insecurity created by Israel and the United States, adding that Iran’s armed forces oversee the passage.
Baghaei also said Iran, as a coastal state, has the right to take necessary steps in the strait to safeguard its national security and prevent what he called aggressors from exploiting the waterway.
Israel said on Monday that it was expanding its ground offensive in southern Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah, as president Trump’s demand for countries to send warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian attacks drew a muted response.
The American-Israeli air war against Iran, now in its third week, has drawn in much of the Middle East and killed over 2,000 people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon.
Global energy prices have skyrocketed with tanker traffic:-
Global energy prices have skyrocketed with tanker traffic all but stopped through the strait of Hormuz, a conduit for around a fifth of the world’s oil shipments. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, briefly reached $106 on Monday.
The Israeli military has denied reports that it is running out of missile interceptors more than two weeks into the war with Iran, saying it had “prepared for prolonged combat.” Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, a military spokesman, told reporters on Monday that Iran was firing far fewer missiles at Israel than the military had contended with at other times in the past two years of regional wars.
He added that he was not aware of any “urgent problem” with the stock of interceptors, adding that Israel had prepared for a “larger threat”.Karoline Leavitt, the While House press secretary, said on Monday that President Trump’s upcoming trip to China later this month may be delayed because of the war against Iran.
Trump and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping are expected to discuss a range of issues in the high-stakes meeting, including trade and Taiwan. “The dates may be moved,” Leavitt said . As commander-in-chief , it’s his No. 1 priority right now to ensure the continued success of this operation, Epic Fury”.
On Sunday, Trump threatened in an interview that he may delay the meeting as he called on China and other nations to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.