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Washington: The United States (US) said on Monday that it would continue its operations against Iran, asserting that it will never allow the Islamic Republic to have nuclear weapons. Further warning Iran, the US said it would hit the Islamic Republic "surgically, overwhelmingly, and unapologetically", making it weaker with each passing day.  Addressing a press conference, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Washington hopes that Iranians would take "advantage" of the current situation and overthrow Khamenei's regime. He further reiterated that Iran, for the past 47 years, has waged a one-sided war against the US by bombing its embassies…

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday justified attacks on Iran, asserting that Tehran was aggressively advancing its ballistic missile program, which posed a threat to the United States. Trump stated that Iran was using its missile program to conceal its nuclear weapons development efforts. He added that an Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would have posed a significant threat to both the Middle East and the United States. “The (Iranian) regime's conventional ballistic missile program was growing rapidly and dramatically, and this posed a very clear, colossal threat to America and our forces stationed overseas.…

Abu Dhabi: Amid severe unrest in the Middle East, as many as 16 passenger flights successfully departed from Abu Dhabi on Monday. According to Flightradar24, these Etihad Airways flights were headed to destinations including Delhi, Islamabad, Mumbai, Karachi, Moscow, Paris, Amsterdam, Muscat, Cochin, Bengaluru, Cairo, Dhaka, Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh, and London. Notably, airspace has been closed in several regions of the Middle East following ardent missile exchanges between Iran and the US-Israel alliance.  Emirates to begin limited operations Emirates Airlines announced that it will resume limited operations starting the evening of March 2. Passengers with existing bookings will be given…

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "standing with Israel", as tensions continue to rage in the Middle East following Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. Though he didn't provide details regarding this conversation, he said people of India are admired in Israel a lot. "I spoke to our great friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and I thanked him for standing with Israel, standing for the truth and for the enormous friendship of the people of India. They are much admired in India. I won't get into the detail of the…