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Washington: Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously suggested military action against Iran to several American leaders, but the idea was rejected each time. Speaking on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Kerry said that multiple US administrations chose not to move ahead with such plans. He added that the matter had come up in internal discussions over the years. “Obama said no. Bush said no. President Biden said no. I mean, I was part of those conversations,” he said.  Former Presidents believed diplomacy not fully explored  Kerry explained that…

Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has indicated that critical digital infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, including undersea internet cables and cloud networks, could become targets amid rising tensions and a fragile ceasefire. Reports from IRGC-linked media underscore both the strategic importance and vulnerability of the region’s digital backbone, suggesting that systems supporting global connectivity may be drawn into the conflict. Importance of Hormuz for internet and communication The Strait of Hormuz serves not only as a vital global oil route but also as a key corridor for submarine communication cables carrying internet and data traffic across continents. IRGC-linked reports…

Washington: As clouds of uncertainty continued in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump has said that there is "no time" pressure over ending the war with Iran. The development comes even as the Islamic Republic continues to insist that a complete ceasefire will eventually depend on the lifting Trump's naval blockade of Iran. "There was ‘no time frame’ and no rush," Trump said in an interview with Martha MacCallum of Fox News. "People say I want to get it over because of the midterms, not true." Trump's clarification comes after several reports claimed that the ceasefire is just a…

Washington: Amid clouds of uncertainty over the ongoing tensions with Iran, the Pentagon on Wednesday (local time) announced that US Secretary of Navy John Phelan will leave the office "immediately". However, it didn't provide an explanation behind Phelan's sudden exit. "Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter). "On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy." "We wish him well in his…