West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iran`s foes planning to occupy our island, says Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Oil prices jump as Iran says no direct talks with US to end war

Global oil prices jumped to cross $100 per barrel on Thursday after Iran said it was not engaged in direct negotiations with the US to end the war. Brent crude futures rose 1.21 per cent to $103.46 per barrel while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude jumped 1.35 per cent to $91.54 per barrel, as Middle East tensions continued to escalate: IANS 

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iran`s IRGC warns US-Israel against possible ground operation

Iran`s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning to the US-Israel forces on considering a possible ground operation within Iranian territory. "Don`t send your children to hell with the deceit of Netanyahu and Trump. The invading soldiers will be deeply drowned and disappear in the million-strong sea of the Iranian nation," the statement warned. In a direct appeal, the IRGC addressed the American people, warning that they are being misled by warmongers such as Trump and Netanyahu through lies and distortion of battlefield realities: ANI

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Shock waves of conflict fallling hardest on poorest, most vulnerable, says UN chief Antonio Guterres

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) warned that the ongoing West Asia conflict is disproportionately affecting the "poorest and the most vulnerable populations", callling for an immediate end to the war and a renewed push for diplomacy. In a post on X, Guterres said the humanitarian consequences of the conflict were being borne by civilians who had no role in the conflict: ANI

West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iranian missile hits Dimona near Israeli nuclear site

A missile fired from Iran has evaded Israel`s air defence systems and struck the city of Dimona, near which Israel`s main nuclear facility and reactor are located, state-owned Kan TV reported: IANS