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How Iran War Exposed Limits of Chinese Influence in Region
Beijing has to revisit its strategies and reconsider its approach to the Trump administration, experts say.
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Lift Sanctions on Syria
The White House said it was a way to support the country’s path to stability.
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Iranian UN Official Says Country’s Nuclear Enrichment Will ‘Never Stop’
It comes after Trump asserted that the United States ‘obliterated their nuclear facilities’ and added that he isn’t offering Iran any deal.
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Trump Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
The Israel Defense Forces warned that it will operate with ‘extreme force’ in several neighborhoods in Gaza City and Jabalia.
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Israel Issues Evacuation Orders for Northern Gaza
‘For your safety, evacuate immediately to the south, to the Al-Mawasi area,’ the IDF said.
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Trump Says He Will Not Be Offering Anything to Iran, No Plans for Talks
The president said in a social media post that he is not talking to Iran after B-2 bombers ’totally obliterated their nuclear facilities.’
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‘Let Bibi Go,’ Trump Tells Israel Prosecutors of Netanyahu Corruption Trial
The Jerusalem District Court cancelled this week’s trial hearings after initially rejecting Netanyahu’s request for delay.
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says Iran Could Return to Enriching Uranium in Months
The chief said there was ‘a very serious level of damage’ to Iran’s nuclear sites but that the capacity still exists for Iran to enrich uranium.
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Israel Says It Has Eliminated Key Hamas, Hezbollah Terrorists
The Israel Defense Forces reaffirmed that it would continue to work towards eliminating any threats in the region posed to Israel.
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Iran Turns Against International Atomic Energy Agency
Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, cast blame on the agency and its director general, Rafael Grossi, for the strike made by the United States.
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Pope Leo XIV Reaffirms Commitment to Ending Schism With Orthodox Churches
Representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, also expressed their hope in reuniting with Rome.
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Trump Dismisses Media Reports of $30 Billion ‘Non-Military Nuclear’ Offer to Iran
‘Never heard of this ridiculous idea,’ the U.S. president says.
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Trump Says Cease-Fire in Gaza War Could Potentially Happen Next Week
‘I think it’s close, I just spoke with some of the people involved,’ President Donald Trump told reporters.
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Trump Says He Would Bomb Iran Again If It Enriched Uranium
Trump also said he was not worried about whether Iran had a secret nuclear program.
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Iran’s Top Diplomat Concedes ‘Serious’ Damage to Nuclear Site
The statement from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appears to contradict a comment made by Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a day earlier.
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Senators Receive Classified Briefing on Iran Strike
However, they appeared to remain divided on just how long it will take Iran to recover its nuclear progress.
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The Secret 15-Year Plan Behind US Strikes on Iran
Clandestine Pentagon program developed the bunker buster bombs specifically to take out Iran’s nuclear program.
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Trump Says Iran Didn’t Take Anything Out of Facility Ahead of Strike
‘Would take too long, too dangerous, and very heavy and hard to move,’ the U.S. president says.
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How 44 US Soldiers Defended a Key Base From Iranian Missile Attack
The oldest soldier on base was a 28-year-old captain.
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How Iran War Exposed Limits of Chinese Influence in Region
Beijing has to revisit its strategies and reconsider its approach to the Trump administration, experts say.
|
Trump Signs Executive Order to Lift Sanctions on Syria
The White House said it was a way to support the country’s path to stability.
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Iranian UN Official Says Country’s Nuclear Enrichment Will ‘Never Stop’
It comes after Trump asserted that the United States ‘obliterated their nuclear facilities’ and added that he isn’t offering Iran any deal.
|
Trump Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
The Israel Defense Forces warned that it will operate with ‘extreme force’ in several neighborhoods in Gaza City and Jabalia.
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Israel Issues Evacuation Orders for Northern Gaza
‘For your safety, evacuate immediately to the south, to the Al-Mawasi area,’ the IDF said.
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Trump Says He Will Not Be Offering Anything to Iran, No Plans for Talks
The president said in a social media post that he is not talking to Iran after B-2 bombers ’totally obliterated their nuclear facilities.’
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‘Let Bibi Go,’ Trump Tells Israel Prosecutors of Netanyahu Corruption Trial
The Jerusalem District Court cancelled this week’s trial hearings after initially rejecting Netanyahu’s request for delay.
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says Iran Could Return to Enriching Uranium in Months
The chief said there was ‘a very serious level of damage’ to Iran’s nuclear sites but that the capacity still exists for Iran to enrich uranium.
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Israel Says It Has Eliminated Key Hamas, Hezbollah Terrorists
The Israel Defense Forces reaffirmed that it would continue to work towards eliminating any threats in the region posed to Israel.
|
Iran Turns Against International Atomic Energy Agency
Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, cast blame on the agency and its director general, Rafael Grossi, for the strike made by the United States.
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Pope Leo XIV Reaffirms Commitment to Ending Schism With Orthodox Churches
Representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, also expressed their hope in reuniting with Rome.
|
Trump Dismisses Media Reports of $30 Billion ‘Non-Military Nuclear’ Offer to Iran
‘Never heard of this ridiculous idea,’ the U.S. president says.
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Trump Says Cease-Fire in Gaza War Could Potentially Happen Next Week
‘I think it’s close, I just spoke with some of the people involved,’ President Donald Trump told reporters.
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Trump Says He Would Bomb Iran Again If It Enriched Uranium
Trump also said he was not worried about whether Iran had a secret nuclear program.
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Iran’s Top Diplomat Concedes ‘Serious’ Damage to Nuclear Site
The statement from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appears to contradict a comment made by Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a day earlier.
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Senators Receive Classified Briefing on Iran Strike
However, they appeared to remain divided on just how long it will take Iran to recover its nuclear progress.
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The Secret 15-Year Plan Behind US Strikes on Iran
Clandestine Pentagon program developed the bunker buster bombs specifically to take out Iran’s nuclear program.
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Trump Says Iran Didn’t Take Anything Out of Facility Ahead of Strike
‘Would take too long, too dangerous, and very heavy and hard to move,’ the U.S. president says.
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How 44 US Soldiers Defended a Key Base From Iranian Missile Attack
The oldest soldier on base was a 28-year-old captain.
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