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ISIS Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 22 and Injures 59 at Saint Elias Church in Damascus

This is Beirut 23/06 09:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A shooting and suicide bombing at a Damascus church during a packed service on Sunday killed at least 22 people, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented attack. The international community condemned the attack, the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler ...

AnalysisStrategic Forecasts

Charles Chartouni 23/06 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The strategic dilemmas facing Israel at this point should be summarized as how to achieve the double and intertwining objectives of the Iranian nuclear weaponization containment and the downfall of the Islamist regime and its imperial outreach. The inner relationship between the two variables is unmistakable and begets the crucial question of how ...

Day 11 of The Iran-Israel War: Latest Developments

This is Beirut 23/06 08:35 - Reading : 9 minute(s)

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As the eleventh day of the Iran-Israel conflict unfolds, the situation remains fraught with military escalation, diplomatic tension, and worldwide market and political ramifications. Missile exchanges continued Monday between Iran and Israel, which is persisting in targeting specific objectives within the Islamic Republic. In the morning, Tel ...

Iran Threatens US Bases, New Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut 23/06 05:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran on Sunday threatened US bases in the Middle East after massive air strikes that Washington said had destroyed Tehran's nuclear program, though some officials cautioned that the extent of damage was unclear. With aerial assaults between Iran and Israel raging -- including fresh strikes by Israel on what it said were military targets in ...

VideosISIS Suicide Bomber Attacks Church in Damascus, Killing at Least 22

Lyne Sammouri 23/06 01:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Syrian Interior Ministry reported on Sunday that a member of the Islamic State (ISIS) carried out a suicide bombing at St. Elias Church in Damascus. The attacker opened fire before detonating an explosive belt, killing at least 20 people and injuring others, according to emergency services.

Germany Presses Tehran to Negotiate with the United States

This is Beirut 23/06 01:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday called for a swift return to diplomacy after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran overnight, his spokesman said. Iran must "immediately enter into negotiations with the US and Israel and to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict", Merz said, according to his spokesman Stefan ...

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Iran Accuses U.S. of "Waging War Under Fabricated Pretexts" at UN Security Council

This is Beirut 23/06 00:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States has launched a "war" against Iran "under absurd and fabricated pretexts," Iran's ambassador to the United Nations accused on Sunday before the UN Security Council. "The United States, a permanent member of this Council, has once again resorted to the illegal use of force, launching a war against my country under absurd and ...

Netanyahu: Bringing Back Gaza Hostages “Will Take Some More Time”

This is Beirut 23/06 00:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday insisted gains in the conflict against Iran would help with the country's war footing in Gaza and bringing the hostages home but said "more time" was needed. "We are getting closer, step by step, to our objectives: defeating Hamas and bringing our hostages home... I am ...

Israel Close to War Goals Against Iran, Says Netanyahu

This is Beirut 22/06 23:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel is "very, very close" to achieving its goals in Iran after US President Donald Trump ordered overnight bombing raids on the Islamic republic's nuclear sites, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. Restating his objectives as destroying Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities, Netanyahu told journalists: ...

UN Chief Warns of Cycle of Retaliation after US Bombs Iran

This is Beirut 22/06 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday against yet "another cycle of destruction" and retaliation following the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, which he said marked a "perilous turn" in the region. "I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East," the ...

Netanyahu Hails US Strikes on Iran, Links Operation to Goals in Gaza

This is Beirut 22/06 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the US military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, describing them as a turning point for regional stability and a crucial step toward Israel’s broader strategic goals. In a nationally televised address following the overnight US operation, Netanyahu expressed deep gratitude to US ...

Iran’s Uranium Stockpile Remains Intact After Strikes, Says Ali Shamkhani