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Israel hits Iran’s Defence Ministry headquarters
Dubai: Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran on Sunday, targeting its energy industry and Defence Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of deadly strikes. The simultaneous attacks represented the…
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Iran launches fresh attacks on Israel amid rising conflict
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a “large-scale combined offensive operation” against Israel, involving a significant number of missiles and drones, media reported. The IRGC’s aerospace division carried out the…
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Iran-US nuclear talks cancelled amid Israel’s strikes, says Oman
Muscat: Oman’s foreign minister says planned talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme “will not now take place” after Israel’s strikes targeting the Islamic Republic. Badr…
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India refrains from speaking on Israel-Iran conflict
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday, June 14, stated that India did not participate in the discussions on the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) joint statement regarding the…
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Tehran no longer immune, Israeli jets flying freely: IDF
Jerusalem: Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin on Saturday claimed that the Israeli Air Force has achieved aerial freedom of action over Tehran, which is “no longer immune.” Defrin said…
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India issues fresh safety advisory amid Israel-Iran conflict
New Delhi: Amid escalating regional tensions, the Indian Embassy in Israel issued a fresh safety advisory on Saturday for Indian nationals residing in the country as the conflict between Iran-Israel escalates. In…
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Israel’s military apologises for incorrect depiction of India’s map
Jerusalem: The Israeli military on Saturday apologised for posting a map that incorrectly depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan after objections from Indian social media users, clarifying that the image…
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Iran calls nuclear talks with US meaningless after Israeli strikes
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday called further nuclear talks with the United States “meaningless” after Israeli strikes on the country, state television said. The comments by Esmail Baghaei put further…
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Israeli strike on Iran nuclear site caused radioactive, chemical contamination: IAEA
An Israeli airstrike on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility led to radioactive and chemical contamination inside the site, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
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Iran’s UN envoy says 78 people killed, over 320 injured in Israeli attacks
Tehran: Iran’s UN ambassador said on Friday that 78 people have been killed and over 320 injured in Israeli attacks. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told an emergency meeting of the UN Security…
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Iran launches 100 missiles in retaliatory strike on Israel; 41 injuries reported
Tel Aviv: Nearly 100 missiles were launched from Iran toward central and northern Israel in two massive barrages, causing significant damage and injuring 41 people, according to the Israeli military and the…
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US shifts military resources in Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions
Washington: The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran, according to two US…
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Israel attacks Iran, tests Trump’s foreign policy pledge
Washington: Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto tattered threads of hope that a long-simmering dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme could be…
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Israeli forces shut down Al-Aqsa Mosque after strikes on Iran
Israeli forces shut down Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday, June 13, just hours after launching a large-scale attack on Iran. According to local sources cited by the Wafa News Agency, Israeli…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard chief Gen Hossein Salami killed in Israeli strikes
Tehran: Iranian state television confirmed that Gen Hossein Salami, head of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, was killed in Israeli strikes on Friday morning. Salami, 65, led one of Iran’s most powerful institutions,…