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Trump Knew About Israeli Strikes on Iran, Warns Tehran Against Targeting US Interests

This is Beirut, 13/06 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

US President Donald Trump told Fox News he was aware Israel was going to conduct strikes on Iran before it happened, and stressed that Tehran "cannot have a nuclear bomb," according to the US broadcaster. His comments to Fox came after Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including nuclear and military ...

Israel Army says had Intel Iran Nuclear Programme Nearing 'Point of No Return'

This is Beirut, 13/06 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said on Friday that the intelligence it had gathered showed Iran was approaching the "point of no return" on its nuclear programme. "In recent months, accumulated intelligence information has provided evidence that the Iranian regime is approaching the point of no return," it said in a statement. "The convergence of the ...

Israel Strikes Over 100 Targets in Iran; Three Senior Iranian Commanders Killed

This is Beirut, 13/06 08:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military has announced that more than 100 targets across Iran were struck overnight in a large-scale air operation involving over 200 fighter jets. According to the Israeli army, the operation successfully eliminated three senior leaders of the Iranian military and security establishment. The army named the high-ranking figures ...

Who Was Hossein Salami, Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Killed in Israeli Airstrike?

This is Beirut, 13/06 05:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted military and nuclear facilities across Tehran. Born in 1960 in the city of Golpayegan, in central Iran, Salami rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful ...

Attacking Iran, Israel Brazenly Defies ‘Man of Peace’ Trump

This is Beirut, 13/06 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday implored Israel not to attack Iran and declared once again his goal was to be a peacemaker. Hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of Trump's closest international allies, brazenly defied his advice by unleashing a major military campaign described as a "preemptive" strike ...

Israel Launches Massive Strikes on Iran, Targeting Nuclear Sites and Top Officials

This is Beirut, 13/06 03:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel launched a series of coordinated strikes against Iran, targeting nuclear facilities, missile bases and high-ranking military personnel. The strikes began in the early hours of Friday. According to Iranian and international media reports, explosions were heard across several Iranian cities, including Tehran, Natanz, Isfahan and Mashhad. ...

Surge in Violence in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 12/06 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone strike killed one person on Thursday in the town of Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, targeting a motorcycle in the latest escalation along the southern Lebanese border. Shortly after the strike, two Israeli air raids were reported in the Zaghrin area of Jabal al-Rihan, also in southern Lebanon. Moreover, Israeli warplanes launched two ...

Trump Sends Mixed Signals, Urges Restraint from Israel Ahead of Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut, 12/06 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Donald Trump on Thursday urged Israel to exercise restraint toward Iran, reiterating his preference for a diplomatic solution as crucial nuclear talks are set to take place Sunday in Muscat. However, he did not rule out an Israeli strike, with U.S. approval, on Tehran, urging it to make concessions on its nuclear program. “We're quite close to ...

Syria Says Israeli Overnight Incursion Killed One, Abducted Seven

This is Beirut, 12/06 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's interior ministry said an Israeli overnight incursion killed one civilian and abducted seven people on Thursday, with the Israeli army saying it seized members of Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Israeli army said on X that its soldiers seized several suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas in a "targeted" ...

Iran Defies US on Enrichment Ahead of Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut, 12/06 18:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran on Thursday vowed to significantly increase its output of enriched uranium in defiance of US demands ahead of a round of nuclear talks overshadowed by fears of an imminent Israeli attack. The announcement came after the UN nuclear watchdog—the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)—accused Iran of non-compliance with its obligations, ...

Rights Group Says Israel Deporting Six Gaza Aid Boat Activists

This is Beirut, 12/06 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli NGO representing activists detained aboard a boat attempting to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza said Thursday that six were being deported, including two who were already on planes. "After more than 72 hours in Israeli custody following the unlawful interception of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in international waters... six volunteers ...

Israeli Drone Attack Leaves One Dead in Nabatiyeh al-Fowqa, South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 12/06 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A drone strike targeted a motorcycle on Thursday evening in the Al-Deir neighborhood in Nabatiyeh al-Fowqa, killing one person. Earlier, one person was injured in an Israeli drone attack targeting as well motorcycle in the southern Lebanese town of Deir Siryan, in the caza of Marjayoun. Meanwhile, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) made a ...

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