War
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West Asia
War and Sympathy!
Military respect by Iran’s national volleyball team at the World Championship By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war situation resulting from the Israeli attack on Iran has reached its sixth day. Seeing the situation in Tehran – the most dangerous and deserted capital in the world these days –…
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East Asia
Mohsen Makhmalbaf tells AsiaN: Peace is not an option; it is a necessity
Film Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf By Lee Sang-kiPublisher of The AsiaN, former president of the Journalists Association of Korea SEOUL: Amid the growing risk of military conflict between Iran and Israel, Iranian film director and human rights activist Mohsen Makhmalbaf sent a short but powerful message on war and peace to…
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West Asia
The War on the Media Land
Arash in Tehran By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war of Israel and Iran on the fifth day of the battle of the narratives. On Monday, President Trump told the people of Tehran to leave the city. Some media interpreted the message as follows: America has decided to enter…
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West Asia
Attack on Iranian TV-Report on the fourth day of the war
Iran’s state-run TV station engulfed in flames <Photo by Alireza Bahrami> By Alireza Bahrami,Correspondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war has entered its fourth day. Tehran became noticeably quieter on the fourth day of the war (Monday). Hundreds of thousands of people left Tehran by car on Sunday evening. Yesterday, the…
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West Asia
Iranian teacher and student siblings killed in Israeli bombing
Iranian siblings Parnia Abbasi (left) and Parham, who were killed in the bombing By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Parnia Abbasi would have celebrated her 24th birthday in 10 days. Her poems were published in a poetry magazine a few months ago. She was an English teacher. Her father was a retired…
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West Asia
Tehran in Flames and Silence
A building in Tehran, Iran, destroyed by Israeli airstrikes (Yonhap News Agency) By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Loud at night and very quiet during the day. This is the best description of the situation in Iran and its capital Tehran these days. Finally, it happened; an Israeli attack on Iran. Since…
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People
India, Pakistan carry out airstrikes on airbases
Pakistan fires missiles on Indian air bases – Photo courtesy of Radio Pakistan website By Nasir aijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has initiated retaliatory action in response to the ongoing Indian aggression in the wee hours of Saturday, according to Radio Pakistan, the state-run broadcasting house. The operation has…
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Pakistan shoots down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones used by India
Parts of Indian drone being collected in Karachi city in Sindh By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Amidst reports of contact between the National Security Advisors of two rival countries, India continues drone attacks targeting various locations in Pakistan, including Karachi, the southern port city, capital of Sindh province, and…
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Politics
8 killed, 33 civilians injured in India missile strikes on Pakistan
Photo: Dawn newspaper By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: At least eight innocent civilians, including two minor girls, were killed and another 33 injured in missile strikes launched by India under ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the night of May 6, 2025. The Indian missiles targeted six places in Kotli and Muzaffarabad…
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West Asia
Beirut: War generated surrealistic photography tourism
By Bilal B. BEIRUT: The sight of thousands of displaced Lebanese families returning to their homes and trying to pick up their lives after weeks of incessant bombardment was mesmerizing. They were coming to ruined areas offering an eerie sight with homes levelled with the ground, buildings cleaved in half,…
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