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Tehran: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian met Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei recently, said the latter's office on Sunday, without revealing details of the meeting, and when and where it took place. The meeting holds significance as Khamenei has not appeared before the public since assuming the charge as Supreme Leader. "Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian met Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and spoke with him at the start of his third year in the presidency," a statement by Khamenei's office read.  The meeting is crucial as Pezeshkian had recently said that communication with 56-year-old Khamenei has become "extremely difficult", even as he insisted the…

Arizona (USA): A 20-year-old Indian man wanted for the murder of his 19-year-old girlfriend in Arizona has been arrested in Germany, as per US media reports. Varun Batchigari is suspected of murdering college student Julissa Rubi Salazar, who was found inside her apartment near the University of Arizona in Tucson on Thursday. The police found her body with signs of trauma and they suspected of sexual assault, going with reports. The accused has been charged with first degree murder.  Motive for murder; here's what investigation revealed  Following the crime, Batchigari tried to flee United States and stole her phone, credit cards…

Tehran: Former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief Mohsen Rezaee has been appointed by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as his representative to Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), a decree published on Sunday said. He will replace Mohammad Baqir Zolghadr, who took up leadership of the council in March.  Seyyed Mohammad Mehdi Tabatabaei, Deputy of Communications and Information of the Office of the President, made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter). "In light of the resignation of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr from his position as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and his appointment to new functions, President Masoud Pezeshkian…

Washington: US President Donald Trump is ready to stop its conflict with Iran and give up on a nuclear deal if the Middle East nation decides to open the critical Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The report, citing US officials, said the 80-year-old Republican leader had spent weeks to declare a victory if Iran opens the strategic waterway through which nearly a fifth of global crude transits. It said the Trump administration is now focused on restoring traffic in Hormuz after finding that negotiations regarding the nuclear programme were difficult. The report…