Morning brief: Iran may avoid 'escalation' in retaliatory attack; Putin ridicules Ukraine 'peace' talks, more

According to a report, Iran is likely to launch a direct attack on Israel in the next 24 to 48 hours. Iran has hinted to the United States that it will respond to the attackin a way that no 'major escalation' takes place. Also,United States President Joe Biden said that Washington's defence commitments to Japan and the Philippines were "ironclad"amid the two countries' territorial disputes with China. In other news from around the world,Russian politician Alexei Navalny's memoir will be released posthumously on October 22.

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Iran is likely to launch a direct attack on Israel in the next 24 to 48 hours, as per a report. According to a report published in The Wall Street Journal, the attack can happen within the next 24 to 48 hours.Iran has hinted to the United States that it will respond to the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus in a way that no 'major escalation' takes place and that no hasty decisions will be taken.

United StatesPresident Joe Biden said on Thursday (Apr 11) that Washington's defence commitments to Japan and the Philippines were "ironclad" as he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. amid the two countries' territorial disputes with China.

Late Russian politician Alexei Navalny's memoir will be released on October 22, Alfred A. Knopf, the US publisher of the book announced on Thursday (April 11). Navalnystarted writing his novel in 2020 after he was poisoned and completed it before passing away in a Russian prison in 2024.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ridiculed the Ukraine peace talks, a round of which is set to be held in Switzerland, on Thursday (April 11) and said that no enforced plans, which ignore Moscow's interests, will be accepted.