(By Khalid Masood) On 21 June 2025, President Donald Trump, in a brazen act of executive overreach, ordered US B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and Tomahawk missiles to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—without congressional approval, plunging the United States into Israel’s escalating war against Iran. Hailed by Trump as a “spectacular military success”…
(By Khalid Masood) On 22 June 2025, the skies over Iran roared with the ominous hum of US B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, unleashing a barrage of Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs and Tomahawk missiles on three of the nation’s nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Orchestrated at Israel’s behest, this unprecedented direct US intervention marks a…
(By Khalid Masood) In the treacherous world of global diplomacy, gratitude is often the first casualty. Principles are bartered, friendships sacrificed, and history rewritten in the pursuit of short-term gain. But few betrayals cut as deep as the one unfolding today between India and Iran—a tragic tale of trust misplaced and loyalty unrepaid. The question…
(By Khalid Masood) As missiles streak across the skies of the Middle East in June 2025, with Israel and Iran locked in a perilous exchange of strikes, a million-dollar question echoes across the Muslim world: Where is the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)? The 57-member body, founded to safeguard Muslim interests, has issued only perfunctory…
(By Khalid Masood) The Middle East, a crucible of conflict and ambition, stands at the precipice of a new conflagration. As Israel and Iran exchange missile and drone strikes in June 2025, the spectre of U.S. military intervention looms large, threatening to engulf the region. U.S. President Donald Trump’s refusal to rule out providing Israel…
(By Khalid Masood) In a seismic shift that reverberates through the heart of the Middle East, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has entrusted the full spectrum of his authority to the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This is no mere bureaucratic reshuffle; it is a bold, unyielding declaration of Iran’s…
(By Khalid Masood) In a blazing testament to its resolve, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has thrust the Fattah-1 hypersonic missile into the global spotlight, claiming its deployment against Israel in the escalating conflict of June 2025. Dubbed the “Israel-striker” by the IRGC, this missile—unveiled in June 2023 under the gaze of Supreme Leader…
(By Khalid Masood) In a breathtaking triumph of vigilance and resolve, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has obliterated a sinister espionage network orchestrated by India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Israel’s Mossad, aimed at destabilising Pakistan and Iran. Through simultaneous raids across eight cities and border towns in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, the IRGC arrested…
(By Khalid Masood) In the past 24 hours (i.e. 17-18 June), the Israel-Iran conflict has escalated to unprecedented levels, plunging the Middle East into a state of heightened uncertainty and fear. Israel’s relentless airstrikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities, coupled with Iran’s retaliatory missile barrages, have pushed the region to the brink of a…
(By Khalid Masood) As of June 17, 2025, media and social media reports indicate a significant U.S. military buildup in the Middle East, aimed at deterring Iran and supporting Israel amid rising tensions. The deployment includes carrier strike groups, B-2 stealth bombers, special munitions stockpiles, and Army and Marine units, signaling a posture for potential…
