live Middle East conflict: Key developments on Wednesday as U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as ...
A series of new appointments and reassignments have been made within the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, according to a statement by Presidential Press Secretary Sherzod Asadov.
Bekzod Mavlonov has been appointed Assistant to the President of Uzbekistan. In light of this new role, he has been relieved of his previous position as Advisor to the President on Legal Expertise and Comprehensive Analysis. Mavlonov has held several senior positions in the past, including Head of the Department of Legal Expertise and Comprehensive Analysis, Deputy State Advisor, and Deputy Prosecutor General.
Aziz Magrupov has been appointed Advisor to the President on Foreign Investments. He had served as the President’s Assistant since 2018 and was released from that role in connection with his new assignment.
As previously announced, Saida Mirziyoyeva, former Assistant to the President, has been appointed to the newly established position of Head of the Presidential Administration.
Additionally, Komil Allamjonov has been appointed as an Independent Advisor to Saida Mirziyoyeva. He will serve in a voluntary capacity, offering strategic guidance on key issues such as innovation-driven economic development, investment promotion, freedom of speech, and support for independent media.
The same presidential decree includes the dismissal of several officials from their positions within the Presidential Administration:
Saidlaziz Saidkarimov has been relieved of his role as Head of the Inspection Department, due to reassignment.
Utkirjon Kodirov, formerly Head of the Department for Regional Engagement and Analytical Materials, has also been dismissed.
Jahongir Ibragimov has been released from his post as Deputy Head of the Department for Planning and Information Support under the same grounds.
The staff changes reflect ongoing efforts to optimize the structure and performance of the Presidential Administration in alignment with national priorities, according to the President's office.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as the Iranian conflcit entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
Shahid Motahari Sub-Speciality Hospital in northern Tehran and parts of the Golestan Palace were bombed on day two of the U.S.‑Israel strikes. AnewZ Touraj Shiralilou is in Iran's capital city and said that the facility was flattened in an airstrike.
A U.S. submarine strike sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, leaving at least 80 dead, the country’s deputy foreign minister said. Meanwhile, Iran postponed the funeral of its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to state media.
The election of Iran’s next supreme leader could provide an opportunity to end the ongoing regional war involving Israel, the U.S. and Iran, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said.
The U.S. Department of Defense has released a video of a submarine strike on an Iranian warship off the southern Sri Lankan coast. At least 80 people died in the U.S. attack on the vessel, Sri Lanka's Deputy Foreign Minister said.
Rising tensions in the Middle East are beginning to affect Kazakhstan’s economy and citizens, disrupting grain trade across the Caspian Sea and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of Kazakh nationals from several countries in the region.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the country’s expanding gas exports to Europe and its renewable energy ambitions during the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council’s 12th Ministerial Meeting and the Green Energy Advisory Council’s 4th Ministerial Meeting in Baku on Tuesday (3 March).
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