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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...
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...
Moscow states Israeli attacks on Iran ‘completely unprovoked’
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, denounced Israel’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, calling them “completely unprovoked” and a violation of international law. During an emergency Security Council meeting on...
Putin makes phone conversations with Israeli Premier, Iranian leader
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin held phone conversations with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following Israel’s attack on Iran. The Israeli strikes, which targeted nuclear sites and...
Erdogan denounces Israel’s attacks on Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly denounced Israel’s recent attacks on Iran during a phone call with Iranian President Mesoud Pezeshkian on Saturday, warning that such actions threaten to ignite further instability across...
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...
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...
Media Says Israel Urged U.S. to Join Strikes Against Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) West Jerusalem has formally requested U.S. involvement in its military efforts to dismantle Iran’s nuclear capabilities, according to two Israeli sources cited by a news agency. Recent Israeli air raids have targeted multiple above-ground...
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,...
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...
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,...
Russian diplomate states it’s ‘perverted logic’ to label Israeli assault on Iran as self-defense
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s deputy UN envoy Dmitry Polyansky denounced Israel’s recent attack on Iran as a blatant violation of international law, dismissing claims that it was an act of self-defense as “perverted logic.” The strikes targeted Iranian...
US representatives respond to Israel’s assault on Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Top US officials have cautioned Iran not to attack American forces following Israeli strikes that eliminated Iran’s top general and nuclear experts and struck key nuclear sites. President Donald Trump, speaking to Fox News on Thursday,...
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...
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,...
Tensions in Middle East surge following massive Israeli air assault on Iran
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Tensions in the Middle East have surged following a massive Israeli air assault on Iran in the early hours of June 13. The attack, involving over 200 warplanes, struck more than 100 targets across Iran — from the capital, Tehran, and Qom,...
French President Calls on Iran to Re-engage in Nuclear Talks
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron reached out to Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday, urging Tehran to re-engage in negotiations aimed at resolving disputes over its nuclear program. “Iran’s nuclear program is a serious concern...
King Abdullah II discusses Jordan’s stance on Iran, Israel conflict
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, King Abdullah II led a National Security Council session on Saturday to address the latest escalation between Israel and Iran, and its broader implications for the region. During the discussion, the King denounced...