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Israel launched one of its most extensive military operations in decades, striking Iranian nuclear facilities, missile bases, and high-profile targets, including top generals and nuclear scientists. As casualties climb and the region stands on edge,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his soldiers Monday that Israel is close to “eliminating the nuclear threat and eliminating the missile threat” from Iran as the military conflict between the two countries entered its fourth day.
The most frightening scenario, considering the strategy Israel has employed in Lebanon, would be a series of attacks targeting lower-level figures, which could escalate to higher-level figures depending on the response or lack thereof, creating an even more frightening scenario than the current one.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned Israel’s strikes on Iran as a reckless provocation that violates international law and risks igniting a global catastrophe. Calling it a “strategy of bloodshed,
Democrats on Capitol Hill can’t catch a break. Just as Sen. Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) physical clash with Trump administration security officials had given them cause to unite on the otherwise divisive issue of immigration,
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Agence France-Presse on MSNKhamenei, Iran's political survivor, faces ultimate testIran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.
President Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Saturday that White House envoy Steve Witkoff is ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran's foreign minister, the Russian president's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said.
Iran launched three retaliatory waves of missiles at targets in Israel on June 13, as Israelis rode out the attacks in bomb shelters and world leaders discussed the deepening conflict. Plumes of smoke rose over central Tel Aviv and at least one building was hit and set ablaze.
Oil prices climbed over 2% on Tuesday as Iran-Israel tension intensified and U.S. President Donald Trump urged "everyone" to evacuate Tehran, increasing the prospect of deepening unrest in the region and disruption to oil supply.