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AlinaHashmi

Journalist and contributing author covering breaking developments, national politics, and analysis for Pakistan Times Today.

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Iran warns of domestic gas shortages from war this winter

Iran's government has warned of worsening internal gas shortages this winter after damage to processing plants in ⁠the war with the US. "If ​the level of consumption is high, it is possible that gas cuts ⁠will occur all over the country including in Tehran," government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said. Iran, a major oil producer, ⁠controls part of the world's biggest natural gasfield but has ​sometimes ⁠faced difficulty meeting domestic demand ‌because of outdated equipment, worsened by international sanctions. It is now ​subject to a US blockade of its ports. Read More…

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Eisenkot says Israel should not return to war for now

Israel should not return to war in the coming weeks unless it comes under "immediate threat", prime ministerial contestant Gadi Eisenkot has said. Amid tricky coalition talks in Israel, Mr Eisenkot said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should avoid "dangerous moves that can wait until a new government". He warned of a "constitutional conflict" if Mr Netanyahu orders troops into battle, in what would be seen by many as a ploy to stay in power. His appeal comes as US President Donald Trump considers resuming strikes on Iran. Iran's top security… Read More…

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Iran threatens strikes on Europe if war resumes

Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei says any new US attack could be met with counter-strikes "far beyond the region", including Europe. Mr Rezaei said the targets could extend to areas "previously thought to be outside the range of Iranian missiles". "If American aircraft take off from a distant military base and come to bomb Iran, we will target that base as well," he told Lebanese TV network Al Mayadeen. Read More…

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G7 expresses 'grave concern' over Iranian involvement in plots, including UK's RAF Fairford

​G7 ​foreign ​ministers at a meeting in ⁠Paris this week "expressed ⁠grave ⁠concern over ​Iranian involvement in ⁠violent plots", ​according ⁠to ‌a ​joint declaration issued by the British government today. Ministers from the G7 also recognised Britain's attribution of Iran's involvement ​in ‌an ⁠incident ​at the ​RAF Fairford ‌military base ⁠on September 27. ⁠Iran's ambassador to Britain has denied any involvement. Read More…

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Iran won't allow enriched nuclear material to leave country: Security chief

Iran ​will ⁠not ⁠allow even ​a single particle ⁠of enriched nuclear material ⁠to leave ​the country, ⁠Iranian ‌security ​chief Mohsen Rezaei said in an interview with Lebanon's pro-Iranian Al Mayadeen TV. Washington has said ​nuclear ‌issues ⁠must be ​part ​of ‌any initial ⁠negotiations with Iran ⁠aimed at ending the war between the ​two countries. Read More…

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Pezeshkian accuses US of using military threats to pursue diplomacy with Iran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the US of using military threats to pursue diplomacy with Tehran. “They waged war, claiming to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Then they used the PrSM missile in Lamerd for the first time. Now they invoke the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ to pursue diplomacy through threats,” Mr Pezeshkian said in a post on X. “There is no contradiction, but a disgrace. Who threatens global peace and security?” he added. Read More…

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Oil tanker catches fire after striking mine east of Hormuz: Iran

An oil tanker caught fire early today after striking a naval mine east of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s army navy said, according to state news agency Ilna. The navy described the area as “insecure and prohibited” and said its forces were closely monitoring and maintaining control over waters east of the Strait of Hormuz. The navy reiterated that vessels seeking safe passage through the strait must co-ordinate with Iran’s armed forces and comply with maritime regulations. Read More…

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Iran security chief says US fabricating news on talks

Iran’s security chief accused Washington of fabricating reports on peace talks with Tehran, after US President Donald Trump said negotiations were going well. “The war on Iran has already wrecked the US government,” Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei wrote on X, urging Washington to stop reporting “imaginary talks”. “Time to surrender to the seven conditions Iran has repeatedly set out,” he added. Read More…

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