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Pentagon Assesses Iran Nuclear Program Set Back ‘1 to 2 Years’
‘Certainly all of the intelligence that we’ve seen suggests … those facilities were completely obliterated,’ Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell said.
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Iran Formally Suspends Cooperation With UN Nuclear Watchdog
The nation has limited IAEA inspections of its facilities in the past during negotiations over its nuclear program.
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Kurdish PKK May Disarm Within Days After Decades of Violence, Turkey’s AK Party Says
For the past 40 years, the Kurdistan Workers Party has waged a violent insurgency against the Turkish state.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Says Fordow Nuclear Site ‘Heavily Damaged’
Iran’s new law requires any future International Atomic Energy Agency inspection to be approved by the country’s Supreme National Security Council.
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Trump: Israel Agrees to 60-Day Gaza Cease-Fire
‘The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal,’ the U.S. president said.
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Taliban’s Oil Deal Divorce With China Tests Beijing’s Checkbook Diplomacy: Analysts
Kabul scrapped a $540 million oil pact after China failed to invest, spotlighting the limits of Beijing’s big-money promises in unstable Afghanistan.
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Infographic: Inside the Secret Mission That Took Down Iran’s Nuclear Plants
Following years of concerns about Tehran’s true motives, Israeli and U.S. military strikes dealt significant blows to the Iranian nuclear program.
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How Iran War Exposed Limits of Chinese Influence in Middle East
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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Pentagon Assesses Iran Nuclear Program Set Back ‘1 to 2 Years’
‘Certainly all of the intelligence that we’ve seen suggests … those facilities were completely obliterated,’ Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell said.
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Iran Formally Suspends Cooperation With UN Nuclear Watchdog
The nation has limited IAEA inspections of its facilities in the past during negotiations over its nuclear program.
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Kurdish PKK May Disarm Within Days After Decades of Violence, Turkey’s AK Party Says
For the past 40 years, the Kurdistan Workers Party has waged a violent insurgency against the Turkish state.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Says Fordow Nuclear Site ‘Heavily Damaged’
Iran’s new law requires any future International Atomic Energy Agency inspection to be approved by the country’s Supreme National Security Council.
|
Trump: Israel Agrees to 60-Day Gaza Cease-Fire
‘The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal,’ the U.S. president said.
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Taliban’s Oil Deal Divorce With China Tests Beijing’s Checkbook Diplomacy: Analysts
Kabul scrapped a $540 million oil pact after China failed to invest, spotlighting the limits of Beijing’s big-money promises in unstable Afghanistan.
|
Infographic: Inside the Secret Mission That Took Down Iran’s Nuclear Plants
Following years of concerns about Tehran’s true motives, Israeli and U.S. military strikes dealt significant blows to the Iranian nuclear program.
|
How Iran War Exposed Limits of Chinese Influence in Middle East
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.
|
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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