Malaysia supports Ocean Infinity's renewed MH370 search: transport minister

Malaysia's government is in support of the resumption of the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which vanished 11 years ago, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

On the fateful day of March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, inexplicably disappeared from radar screens, leaving behind a devastating loss of 239 lives.

In 2018, search efforts of Ocean Infinity, a UK-based exploration firm, for the missing plane came to a close, with no signs of the aircraft found, leaving the mystery unsolved.

Although parts confirmed to be from the plane have washed ashore, the main fuselage has never been found — leaving one of the world's biggest aviation mysteries unsolved.

Calling the efforts by Ocean Infinity as a positive development, Loke emphasized that the renewed search will benefit from the insights and information gathered during previous searches.

Ocean Infinity has already started to mobilize their ships, the minister said at a press conference, adding that Malaysian government welcomes the move, and has given principal approval for the resumption of the search.

"Ocean Infinity has given us that, number one, they combined all the findings from the various experts, various researchers, they have combined all the data. They feel very confident that the current search area is more credible. They are confident this area will come back with a positive result," Loke said.

Eleven years after flight MH370 disappeared, questions and heartache still linger for the next of kin. Grace Nathan, whose mother was on board the flight, has been a leading voice for the MH370 family members.

"It still weighs very heavily on my mind. There's not a day that goes by that this doesn't affect my life. I still count time in terms of years since the plane disappeared," she said.

Nathan expressed cautious optimism that the latest search effort will succeed where previous attempts have faltered, and finally bring closure to the families by locating the missing airplane.

"Along the way the need for closure lessened and the need for answers increased because I still believe, as I have believed for the last 10 years, that if we don't find the plane and find out what happened to it there is no way from preventing this from happening again," she said.

Malaysia supports Ocean Infinity's renewed MH370 search: transport minister

Malaysia supports Ocean Infinity's renewed MH370 search: transport minister

Malaysia supports Ocean Infinity's renewed MH370 search: transport minister

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Iran has obtained extensive documents and evidence linking the recent unrest across the country to the U.S. and Israel, noting that Mossad agents attempted to direct such "terrorist acts."

Araghchi said at a press conference in Tehran that since Dec 28, 2025, Iran had seen peaceful demonstrations organized by industry associations and economic professional. In the following days, more participants joined, and the situation gradually escalated from peaceful rallies into violent clashes.

Beginning on Jan 8, terrorists and armed groups carrying weapons entered protest sites and opened fire on police and civilians, with the aim of steering demonstrations toward violence, bloodshed and chaos, he said.

"Israeli media reports are rife with claims that Israel has designed and conducted operations in Iran. Mr. [Mike] Pompeo, who was Trump's CIA director, said on his X that 'Happy New Year to every Iranian in the streets. Also to every Mossad agent walking beside them.' This clearly shows that Mossad agents attempted to direct such terrorist acts," the minister said. Addressing military threats from the U.S. and Israel, Araghchi said Iran does not seek war but is fully prepared to face up to war. He added that Iran is ready for serious and pragmatic negotiations with the U.S., but the talks must be based on fairness, equality and mutual respect, rather than unilateral pressure or directives from Washington.

On the same day, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned the U.S. and Israel at a regular press briefing in Tehran. He said the two countries have made "extensive interventionist remarks" regarding Iran's situation, saying such statements are intended to foment chaos, violence and instability.

The spokesman said Iran is closely monitoring the development of the situation and remains fully prepared, warning that Iran's armed forces will respond to any act of aggression by its enemies.

Mossad agents attempt to direct terrorist acts: Iranian FM