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The Israel army announced a series of targeted airstrikes on critical infrastructure sites in Tehran linked to Iran’s nuclear program. According to the army, these strikes hit the headquarters of the Iranian Ministry of Defense, the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, and other key facilities believed to be central to ...
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Iran announced it was firing a new salvo of missiles at Israel, the second carried out on Saturday night, on the third day of military confrontation between the two enemy countries. "A new wave of Operation Honest Promise 3 began a few minutes ago," state television reported at around 03:10 (Saturday 23:40 GMT), broadcasting live images ...
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Israeli strikes hit two fuel depots in Tehran, the Iranian oil ministry said Sunday, shortly after Iran announced the launch of a new wave of strikes against Israel. According to the oil ministry, the oil depots at Shahran northwest of Tehran and another reservoir south of the city were hit. Ministry said Tehran Refinery is in “excellent ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 23:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran launched a new wave of missiles against Israel on Saturday night, for the second night in a row, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. The target of the attack was Haifa, Israel’s main port and northernmost major city. Preliminary reports indicate that around forty projectiles were fired. Israel's emergency ...
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The Israeli army claimed on Saturday to have struck an underground missile launch facility in Khorramabad, western Iran, where surface-to-surface and cruise missiles were being stored. “This is a significant site that has even appeared in Iranian regime propaganda videos in the past,” said Israeli army spokesperson Brigadier General Effie ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 21:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army launched a new wave of attacks against Iran on Saturday evening, as tensions between the two adversaries continue to rise. Early in the evening, local media reported that air defense systems had been activated in the capital, Tehran, as well as in other locations, including Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Shiraz, Kandeh, Piranshahr, ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel launched on Friday “Operation Rising Lion,” a series of airstrikes targeting military and nuclear facilities, as well as the residences of high-ranking Iranian officials in Tehran. Among the casualties was Ali Shamkhani, the former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), who was seriously injured at his home in ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, held phone calls with his Israeli and Iranian counterparts on Saturday, the foreign ministry said, in which he made clear to both Beijing's support for Tehran. The two Middle Eastern powers exchanged fire on Saturday, a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that targeted Iranian nuclear ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned against a "devastating war" between Israel and Iran that could trigger a refugee crisis in a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two leaders were speaking as Israel and Iran exchanged deadly barrages of missiles and drones and amid fears the ...
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Iranian media reported a "massive explosion" on Saturday following an Israeli drone strike on the South Pars refinery in the southern port city of Kangan. "An hour ago, an Israeli drone hit one of the South Pars Phase 14 refineries, causing a massive explosion and fire in the refinery," the Tasnim news agency said, while the Fars agency reported ...
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Israel's strikes on Iran have taken aim at its nuclear facilities, amid fears that the Islamic republic is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, an accusation Tehran denies. Experts told AFP that while the attacks might have caused some damage to Iran's nuclear program, they are unlikely to have delivered a fatal blow. What Is the Extent ...
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Baghdad has asked Tehran not to target US interests on Iraqi soil, a senior security official said Saturday, as Washington's ally Israel and Iran traded blows, heightening tensions across the region. The government in Baghdad is a close ally of Tehran but also a strategic partner of Iran's arch-foe, the United States, which has some 2,500 troops ...