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Erdogan Blames Silence on Palestine for War in Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) During a phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that international "silence over occupation and genocide in Palestine" has emboldened Israel to escalate its actions...
Erdogan emphasizes Israel to not attack Iran to overshadow Gaza
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Israel’s recent attacks on Iran, attributing their boldness to the international silence surrounding the occupation and genocide in Palestine. Speaking with Pakistani Prime Minister...
Netanyahu instructs Iranians to rebel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the Iranian people to overthrow their government amid escalating tensions between the two nations. This call came shortly after Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military...
Australia, South Korea Call on Israel, Iran to Show Restraint
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Australia and South Korea stepped forward on Sunday, calling on Israel and Iran to halt further provocations amid renewed exchanges of attacks, local media revealed. Penny Wong, Australia’s Foreign Minister, emphasized the need for both...
Media reports Israel willing to attack Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel is poised to launch a military attack on Iran, according to multiple US media reports on Thursday. Concern over a potential Israeli assault and subsequent Iranian retaliation has already led Washington to reduce its diplomatic...
Netanyahu Implores Iranians to Revolt
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel’s premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, has implored the Iranian populace to depose its leadership after unparalleled hostilities flared between the two nations on Friday. Only hours beforehand, Israeli warplanes had struck nuclear and...
U.S. Lawmakers Push Bill to Repeal Assad-Era Sanctions on Syria
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) On Thursday, US Representative Joe Wilson revealed that he, alongside a bipartisan group of colleagues, has introduced legislation aimed at lifting the sanctions imposed during the Assad regime in Syria. Wilson stated, "The Caesar law...
Media reports Israeli airstrike taking 60 lives in Tehran apartment neighborhood
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli airstrike on a 14-story apartment building in Tehran killed at least 60 people, including 20 children, according to Iranian broadcaster IRIB News. The missile strike caused partial collapse of the residential block, with rescue...
Trump able to run both US, Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) US Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff raised eyebrows this week by suggesting that Donald Trump could serve as both US president and Israeli prime minister. His comments came amid reports of growing policy differences between Trump...
Iraq Calls on U.S. to Block Israeli Warplanes Over Iraqi Airspace
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) On Saturday, Iraq officially appealed to the United States to stop Israeli warplanes from traversing Iraqi airspace during attacks on Iran. According to a local news agency, a government insider revealed, “Iraq has asked the United States...
Iraq Urges U.S. to Stop Israel from Using Its Airspace
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) On Saturday, Iraq officially appealed to the United States to halt the passage of Israeli warplanes through its skies en route to conduct assaults on Iranian territory. According to an Iraqi news agency, quoting a governmental insider,...
IDF harms Palestinian during raid in West Bank
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya on Saturday, Israeli forces wounded a young Palestinian man. According to local sources, Israeli special units entered a neighborhood in the northern town,...
Azerbaijan Blocks Use of Its Territory in Iran-Israel Tensions
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Azerbaijan has made it clear it won’t allow any foreign nation to launch attacks against other countries from its territory, including its southern neighbor Iran, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stated during a Saturday phone...
Thousands Protest in Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) What commenced as religious festivities marking Ghadir Khumm in Iran on Saturday quickly turned into widespread rallies condemning both Israel and the United States, following the latest air assaults by the Israeli military. Masses of...
Croatia’s consul wounded in Iranian attacks on Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Croatia’s consul in Israel and his wife sustained minor injuries during Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman confirmed on X. He described their condition as non-life-threatening and...
Tucker Carlson criticizes Trump on Iran assault
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) American journalist Tucker Carlson has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s backing of Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iran, warning that it could lead to a full-scale war in the Middle East. The Israeli Defense Forces conducted...
Ex-Trump aide demands ‘America first’ over Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, has called on the US to prioritize its own interests over Israel’s, warning that the escalating conflict in the Middle East risks dragging Washington into a war with Iran. Speaking...
Trump vows US will defend Israel
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The US is ready to “defend itself and Israel” if Iran retaliates against Israeli strikes on its territory, President Donald Trump said in a phone interview with Fox News on Friday. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently struck numerous...
Exceptional escalation between Israel, Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched extensive airstrikes against Iran on Friday, prompting Tehran to respond with a wave of drone and missile attacks. Israel said the operation aimed to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons,...
Media reports many top Iranian commanders murdered in Israeli attacks
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli airstrikes on Iran have eliminated several senior Iranian commanders, including Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s chief of army staff,...