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Egypt puts off opening of Grand Egyptian Museum
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt has announced a delay in the planned inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), originally set for July 3, amid rising hostilities between Israel and Iran. The postponement was confirmed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on...
Iran pledges ‘severe punishment’ for Israeli assault
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has pledged a decisive response following Israeli airstrikes that killed several senior Iranian commanders and nuclear experts, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced it had struck...
Israel, Iran exchange recent bundles of attacks
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel and Iran exchanged a new wave of attacks from Saturday into Sunday, marking an unprecedented escalation in their conflict. The Israeli Air Force struck key energy sites in Iran, including a refinery in South Pars — the world’s...
Israeli Strike Seeks to Eliminate Houthi Chief
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli troops carried out an aerial strike in Yemen on Saturday, allegedly intended to hit the Houthi movement’s top military officer, defense insiders informed a newspaper. “The Israeli Air Force tried to assassinate the chief of staff...
Iran Pledges Stronger Retaliation If Israel Continues Its Attacks
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) On Saturday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Israel’s ongoing assaults would trigger a more forceful and decisive response, during a phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Pezeshkian expressed...
Iranian Navy Blocks British Destroyer Aiding Israeli Missile Strikes
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The Iranian Navy intercepted a British destroyer navigating the northern Indian Ocean, which was reportedly on a mission to assist Israeli missile guidance targeting Iranian soil, a local news outlet reported Saturday. A statement from...
Iranian Navy Confronts British Warship
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The Iranian Navy reportedly intercepted a British warship in the northern Indian Ocean, which was allegedly assisting Israeli missile guidance aimed at Iranian territory, according to an official Iranian news outlet on Saturday. As stated...
Israel targets Houthi Leaders secret meeting in Yemen
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli airstrike targeted a secret meeting of top Houthi leaders in the Yemeni capital, according to local security sources and anti-Houthi media. The meeting reportedly included Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council,...
Israel targets Houthi Leaders secret meeting in Yemen
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli airstrike targeted a secret meeting of top Houthi leaders in the Yemeni capital, according to local security sources and anti-Houthi media. The meeting reportedly included Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council,...
Iran Weighs Hormuz Strait Closure
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) An Iranian legislator announced Saturday that Tehran is contemplating shutting down the vital Strait of Hormuz as a reaction to Israel’s recent military offensives. According to a state-owned broadcaster, parliamentarian Esmaeil Kowsari...
Israeli Attacks Damage Iranian Nuclear Facilities
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Four vital buildings at Iran’s Esfahan atomic compound sustained serious destruction due to Israeli aerial bombardments on Friday, according to a statement released Saturday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Sharing the...
Turkey is willing to step in to resolve Israel-Iran conflict
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has conveyed Türkiye’s willingness to step in and help prevent the growing hostilities between Israel and Iran from spiraling into a wider, uncontrollable conflict. In a phone call with US President Donald...
Iran Vows Stronger Retaliation
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian Leader Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Saturday that any further Israeli offensives will be met with an even "stronger, more decisive response." This assertion came during a phone discussion with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz...
Israel Conducts Another Airstrike on Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli Air Force has initiated widespread aerial assaults on vital energy infrastructure in the Bandar Abbas region of southwestern Iran, as well as on a nuclear installation located in the central city of Isfahan, according to an...
Iran’s Missile Strikes Leave Three Dead in Northern Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Early Sunday morning, Iranian missiles targeted multiple sites in northern Israel, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and injuring 13 more, according to Israeli news outlets. A local broadcaster, referencing Israeli emergency...
Israeli Air Force lunches attacks on key gas facilities in Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has launched widespread aerial strikes across multiple regions in Iran, focusing on crucial energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, according to reports citing Israeli sources. The air campaign reportedly includes attacks on gas...
Israel Launches Large-Scale Strike on Iran Gas, Nuclear Sites
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli Air Force has initiated a significant offensive targeting key gas installations near Bandar Abbas in southwestern Iran, along with strikes on the nuclear complex in Isfahan, according to a local newspaper, which quoted an...
Iranian missiles strike multiple locations in northern Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) A new wave of Iranian missile attacks has struck northern Israel, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuries to 13 others, according to local reports. “Three people were killed in the Haifa area in northern Israel, following the...
Iranian Nay confronts British warship in support of Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s naval forces have reportedly intercepted a British destroyer in the northern Indian Ocean that was suspected of aiding Israeli missile targeting efforts, according to state media sources. A statement from the First Naval Zone’s...
Trump cautions ‘everyone’ to escape Tehran
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Former US President Donald Trump has called on “everyone” to evacuate Tehran immediately, amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel. His warning, made on Truth Social on Monday, came without further details on where civilians...