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Israel Orders Iranian Evacuation Near Arms Sites
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) On Sunday, Israel announced a directive for Iranians residing in proximity to arms production sites, urging them to vacate immediately due to anticipated aerial assaults. Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee declared in a statement shared in...
Israel Says Iran Crossed Red Lines
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, declared that Tehran’s retaliatory missile strikes had “crossed red lines,” promising that Iran would pay “a very heavy price” for its conduct. His comments came in the wake of a major escalation...
Iran states willingness to end assaults on Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) According to recent reports, Iran has announced it is prepared to cease its military response against Israel—provided that Israel halts its ongoing operations targeting Tehran. This statement was made by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas...
Iran Signals Halt to Strikes if Israel Stops Its Assaults
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Sunday that Iran is prepared to end its retaliatory attacks against Israel—if Israel first stops its military actions targeting Iran. Addressing a group of foreign diplomats in Tehran,...
Iran Offers to End Attack if Israel Stops
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on Sunday that Tehran is prepared to stop its counterattacks on Israel, provided that Tel Aviv discontinues its offensive operations against the Iranian capital. During a meeting with...
Iran Unleashes Missile Retaliation
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Late on Friday, Iran initiated a counterattack against Israel, launching a significant number of ballistic missiles described as “hundreds,” according to Iranian state media. The powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran...
Iran Strikes on Israel Kill Six, Injures Over One Hundred
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Early Sunday, Iranian aerial assaults resulted in the deaths of at least six individuals and left 140 others injured across Israel, according to official Israeli sources. The Israeli military reported that air raid sirens blared and...
Iran Says It Has No Intention to Widen War
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared on Sunday that Tehran has no intention of expanding the ongoing conflict beyond its borders or into the broader West Asia region, according to a local news agency. Speaking at a...
Iran Criticizes Macron’s Remarks
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran on Saturday harshly criticized French Leader Emmanuel Macron over his recent comments during the escalating conflict with Israel, accusing him of attempting to "spin" Tehran's atomic program. The Iranian government described Macron’s...
Iran plan to attack US military bases in Middle East
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Following Israeli airstrikes that killed 78 people and injured over 300 in Iran, Tehran signals potential retaliation against US military installations in the Middle East, according to a news agency citing an informed source close to...
Israel Warns Iran if Nuclear Talks Fail
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) According to a report by a journal on Thursday, Israel may initiate military operations against Iran as early as Sunday, should Tehran refuse the nuclear proposals presented by the United States. The article cites insights from both...
Iran-Israel war assists Russia in mitigating sanctions
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel may inadvertently help Russia by driving up oil prices and shifting international focus away from Ukraine, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Saturday. On Friday, Israeli airstrikes...
Israel urges US to partake in striking Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, Israeli authorities have asked the United States to participate in its military offensive against Iran, with the stated goal of dismantling Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure. The request comes amid heightened tensions...
Israel has green light from US to demolish what it wants
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel's persistent military operations across the Middle East — from Gaza and Lebanon to Syria, Yemen, and now Iran — are not isolated or spontaneous actions by a rogue state. Instead, they reflect a deeper, more systemic backing: that...
Iran Shoots Down Three Israeli Drones Over Qom Province
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian air defense units successfully brought down three Israeli drones in the skies above Qom province on Saturday, the Crisis Management Center in Qom reported, as tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv escalate sharply. According to the...
Israel keeps up campaign against Palestinians, neighboring states
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) For nearly two years, Israel has kept up a campaign against Palestinians and neighboring states — damaging Lebanon and Syria, repeatedly striking Iran and Yemen, and influencing political and media circles in the West to silence...
Iran launches ballistic missile wave at Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has launched a large-scale retaliatory missile assault against Israel late Friday, firing hundreds of ballistic missiles, according to Iranian state media and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Israel Defense Forces...
Iran reduces cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran will reduce its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in response to what it described as the watchdog’s “silence” following Israeli attacks on its territory, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister...
Israeli attack on oil depot in Tehran suburb causes great fire
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel struck an oil depot in Shahran, a suburb northwest of Tehran, adding to the ongoing exchange of attacks between the two adversaries on Saturday and Sunday. Footage from the scene shows large flames and thick black smoke billowing...
Iran Scales Back Nuclear Oversight Ties with IAEA
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has announced it will scale back its collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accusing the nuclear watchdog of remaining silent in the face of Israeli airstrikes that hit key sites across the country. The...