Lyne Sammouri 2025-06-23 01:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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.
This is Beirut 2025-06-23 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 ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-23 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 ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-23 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 ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-22 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: ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-22 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 ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-22 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 ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-22 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Despite the US strikes that targeted three nuclear sites in Iran at dawn on Sunday, Iranian authorities claim that their nuclear program remains intact in its essential components. Ali Shamkhani, an advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stated on Sunday that Iran still possesses its stock of enriched uranium, emphasizing that the struggle is far ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-22 21:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites "devastated" Iran's nuclear program, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as Washington insisted it was not seeking a change of government in the Islamic republic following its intervention alongside Israel. With the Iran-Israel in its 10th day, here are the latest developments: US intervention US ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-22 18:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Senior White House officials hailed the recent air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities as a turning point, claiming they have dealt a significant blow to Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and restored American deterrence on the global stage. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the military operation as a success that brought ...
Lyne Sammouri 2025-06-22 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Senior Pentagon officials have revealed new details about Operation Midnight Hammer, the US airstrike that hit three Iranian nuclear facilities at dawn on Sunday.
This is Beirut 2025-06-22 18:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli military said its fighter jets had struck "dozens" of targets across Iran on Sunday, including a long-range missile site in Yazd in the centre of the country for the first time. A statement said that "approximately 30 IAF (air force) fighter jets struck dozens of military targets throughout Iran" -- including ...