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New Delhi: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continued without any sign of a breakthrough as new attacks were reported in Iran, Israel and Lebanon. Israel carried out strikes on key infrastructure at several sites in Iran, while Tehran launched missiles towards Israel as well as the UAE. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6. He said he will hold off on bombing Iran's energy plants. The development comes even as earlier in the day, the two countries appeared at an impasse, hardening their positions over…

Tel Aviv: Amid intensified war in the Middle East, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday (local time) stated that a senior commander in Hezbollah's anti-tank array, Hassan Mohammad Bashir, has been "eliminated" in Israeli strike. Taking to X, the IDF stated that Bashir was reportedly involved in orchestrating numerous attacks against Israeli forces and civilians and noted that he had recently started working closely with Hezbollah's anti-tank units north of the Litani River, a strategic area in southern Lebanon. Bashir advanced hundreds of terror attacks against IDF troops "ELIMINATED: Hassan Mohammad Bashir, a senior commander in Hezbollah's anti-tank array in the Hajir area. Bashir advanced hundreds…

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced to extend the pause to attack Iran's energy facilities by 10 days, stating that discussions between Washington and Tehran are progressing positively. In a message posted on his Truth Social account, Trump said the decision was taken following a request from the Iranian government. "As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake…

Washington: Donald Trump on Thursday said that Iran is allowing "ten boats of oil" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture in ongoing backchannel talks, adding that the vessels appear to be operating under Pakistan flags. The revelation from the US president comes just after Tehran, through multiple sources, rejected the US proposal on reaching ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, calling it "one-sided" and protecting Israeli interestes and presenting its own demands. Trump's remarks followed earlier reference to a "very significant prize" from Tehran, which he suggested was linked to developments in the strategically vital waterway,…

Tehran: With the tensions unlikely to end in the Middle East anytime soon, Iran has decided to allow children as young as 12 years of age to participate in war-related roles, said an Iranian official on Thursday. This initiative has been named 'For Iran' by the Iranian officials, who have asked civilians to actively participate in patrolling and checkpoint duties. "Given that the age of those coming forward has dropped and they are asking to take part, we lowered the minimum age to 12," Rahim Nadali, a cultural official with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Tehran, was quoted…