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Trump Administration Braces for Possible Iranian Retaliation in Next 48 Hours

This is Beirut, 2025-06-22 12:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Trump administration is bracing for potential retaliation from Iran, with the next 48 hours being of particular concern, according to two defense officials and a senior White House official. It’s unclear whether any retaliation would target overseas or domestic locations, or both, the officials said.  Two officials familiar with military ...

Iran Fires Two Waves of Missiles at Israel after US Attack

This is Beirut, 2025-06-22 11:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli Health Ministry reported on Sunday that 86 people were injured, while at least one impact was reported in central Israel. Iran launched two waves of missiles at the country following the US bombing of its nuclear sites, rescue services and reports said. Public broadcaster KAN 11 showed images of a devastated building surrounded by ...

IAEA Chief Calls 'Emergency Meeting' after US Strikes on Iran

This is Beirut, 2025-06-22 11:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced an "emergency meeting" at the organization's headquarters in Vienna for Monday after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran. "In light of the urgent situation in Iran, I am convening an emergency meeting of the @IAEAorg Board of Governors for tomorrow," Rafael Grossi ...

Iranian Plot to Attack Israelis in Cyprus Foiled

This is Beirut, 2025-06-21 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced Saturday that a planned Iranian attack on Israeli citizens in Cyprus had been thwarted with the help of Cypriot authorities. “The Revolutionary Guards (the ideological army of the Islamic Republic) attempted to carry out an attack on Israeli citizens in Cyprus,” Sa’ar wrote on X, without ...

Macron Says Europeans to 'Accelerate Negotiations' with Iran 

This is Beirut, 2025-06-21 19:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that France and its European partners would ramp up talks with Iran following more than a week of hostilities between the Islamic Republic and Israel. "I am convinced that there is a way out of war and to avoid even greater dangers," Macron said on X after holding phone talks with ...

Yemen's Houthis Threaten to Attack US Ships in Red Sea If It Strikes Iran

This is Beirut, 2025-06-21 18:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthis threatened on Saturday to attack US vessels in the Red Sea, despite a recent truce, should Washington get involved in Israel's bombardment campaign against Iran. Israel launched unprecedented attacks on Iranian nuclear and military sites last week, drawing retaliation from Tehran. The United States, a key Israeli ally, ...

Four Revolutionary Guards Fighters Killed in Northwest Iran

This is Beirut, 2025-06-21 17:31 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Four fighters from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in an Israeli attack on a training center in northwest Iran, the ISNA news agency reported. "Four people have died as martyrs and three others were wounded in an Israeli attack against a training camp of the Revolutionary Guards in Tabriz," ISNA reported. The ...

Khamenei Chooses Three Potential Successors, Fills Senior Military Posts from Bunker

This is Beirut, 2025-06-21 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has nominated three clerics as potential successors while hiding in a bunker as he faces threats of assassination by Israel in the ongoing war, The New York Times reports. Khamenei has also begun filling the posts of senior commanders eliminated by Israel, according to the report, which cites three Iranian ...

Lebanese Eurobonds Drop 13% Amid Regional Tensions

Liliane Mokbel, 2025-06-21 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese eurobonds, long regarded as one of the most profitable investments in emerging markets in 2024, have sharply declined by 13.15%. This downturn is mainly attributed to the recent outbreak of war between Israel and Iran last Friday, coupled with ongoing stalemates in structural reforms and sovereign debt restructuring. These ...

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