Evening news wrap: CDS Chauhan says India can’t win modern wars with outdated weapons; Mamata slams BJP for anti-Bengali rhetoric & more | India News

CDS Chauhan, left, and Mamata Banerjee India’s chief of defence staff general Anil Chauhan, citing Operation Sindoor, stressed the urgency of replacing outdated weapons with indigenous, future-ready technology to tackle modern warfare. Meanwhile, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of targeting Bengali migrants across India, challenging allegations linking them to Rohingya Muslims. In…

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Middle East unrest: Khamenei calls fight against US and its ‘dog on a leash’ Israel ‘praiseworthy’; alleges plot to topple Iran’s system

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei (File photo) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday took a jab against US and Israel, declaring that fighting the United States and its “dog on a leash” Israel is “praiseworthy.”Khamenei also accused Israel of waging war with the broader goal of “overthrowing the system” in Iran, suggesting that Israel’s…

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‘Disrespectful’: Iran condemns Trump’s Khamenei remarks; asks US president if he is ‘genuine about a deal’

Donald Trump; Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday asked Donald Trump to withdraw his “disrespectful and unacceptable” remarks on its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and asked the US president if he is “genuine about wanting a deal.“Also Read | ‘Ugly and ignominious death’: Trump’s 4-word description of what he saved…

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‘Will attack more US bases if …’: Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei issues threat; first public comments after US strike

Iran Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his first televised address since the Iran-Israel ceasefire, warned on Thursday that they would target American military bases in the Middle East if the US launched future attacks.The 86-year-old Khamenei, speaking from an undisclosed indoor location with an Iranian flag and a…

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‘Step down’: Iran’s exiled ‘crown prince’ Reza Pahlavi says he’s ready to take over, Khamenei will receive fair trial if he resigns

Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi called for a regime change. Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, urged Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to step down now if he wants to get a fair trial, something that Reza said Khamenei never gave to any Iranian. Reza Pahlavi announced that he was…

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Watch: Smoke rises over Tel Aviv building as Iran fires missiles post US strike; several injured

Smoke rises over Tel Aviv (Video shared on X @PressTV) Just hours after the US targeted three of Iran’s nuclear facilities, Tehran launched a wave of missiles at Israel on Sunday that left 86 injured.A separate video showed damaged buildings and apartment complexes with smoke rising above them.Vehicles on the streets were parked chaotically, indicating…

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Iran’s Supreme era coming to end? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei names successors; son’s name missing

Staring at an uncertain future, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly named three senior clerics as potential successors marking an unprecedented move since the Iran-Israel war began, suggesting that he is preparing for the end of his more than three-decade rule.According to a New York Times report, Khamenei’s son Mojtaba, who is also…

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‘Naughty and playful?’ Khamenei’s decade-old tweets go viral; social media trolls Iran’s Supreme Leader

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is facing a storm of ridicule online after a series of odd, decade-old tweets resurfaced just as Iran entered a direct conflict with Israel. The newly dug-up posts, some from as far back as 2013, include light-hearted personal reflections that stand in sharp contrast to his current war-driven rhetoric….

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‘Fan of Les Miserables, 95 billion dollar empire’: 10 interesting things about Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

As Iran battles a waves of Israeli airstrikes targeting its nuclear infrastructure and military leadership, one man remains at the centre of the unfolding crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At 86, he has outlasted presidents, weathered international sanctions, and crushed domestic uprisings. Now, with his regime’s regional proxy network weakened and his own survival…

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Regime on edge: If Khamenei is slain, who will rule Iran? Behind the scenes of Supreme Leader succession battle

From left to right: Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Asghar Hejazi and Mohammad Golpayegani As Israeli bombs hit Tehran and top Iranian commanders are killed, 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is more isolated than ever. This has led to growing questions about who could replace him if he dies.Khamenei has lost several of his closest military…

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