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Pakistan vows to ‘stand behind’ Iran, calls for Muslim unity against Israel

11:34 17.06.2025

Pakistan vows to ‘stand behind’ Iran, calls for Muslim unity against Israel

Pakistan on Saturday vowed to “stand behind Iran” and called for Muslim unity against Israel after attacks on Iran, Anadolu reports. Speaking at the National Assembly, Pakistan Defense Minister Khwaja Asif said that Muslim nations should now launch an initiative to show unity against Israel. “Israel has targeted Iran, Yemen, …

Israel urges U.S. to join war with Iran ‘to eliminate nuclear program’

11:31 17.06.2025

Israel urges U.S. to join war with Iran ‘to eliminate nuclear program’

Israel has asked the Trump administration over the past 48 hours to join the war with Iran in order to eliminate its nuclear program, according to two Israeli officials, AXIOS writes. The big picture: Israel lacks the bunker buster bombs and large bomber aircraft needed to destroy Iran's Fordow uranium …

Israeli-Iranian conflict: words and actions

15:01 16.06.2025

Israeli-Iranian conflict: words and actions

Iran has no intention of ending its retaliatory military strikes, the Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry spokesman said, quoted by Iran International. "We have started a brutal war and [we] will continue it with force," he stated. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the country’s Health Ministry, Hossein Kermanpour, said that a total …

Asian leaders condemn Israeli strikes on Iran

12:20 16.06.2025

Asian leaders condemn Israeli strikes on Iran

Top officials from countries across Asia have denounced Israel’s attack on Iran – among them Russia, China, Japan, Iraq, Oman, and Saudi Arabia – with many slamming the assault as an act of aggression and a severe breach of international law, ‘Defend Democracy’ stresses. During a regular press briefing on …

View from London: Israel’s air defences buckle under powerful new Iranian missile barrage

12:19 16.06.2025

View from London: Israel’s air defences buckle under powerful new Iranian missile barrage

Scenes of devastation on the streets of Tel Aviv have prompted alarm over what some believed to be the impenetrable layers of protection over Israel, including the Iron Dome, writes ‘The Telegraph’. At least 13 people, all identified as civilians, have been killed since Tehran started its long-range barrages late …

When Trump says it's 'possible' US 'could get involved' in Israel-Iran conflict, Pentagon split over Trump’s Israel policy

12:18 16.06.2025

When Trump says it's 'possible' US 'could get involved' in Israel-Iran conflict, Pentagon split over Trump’s Israel policy

President Donald Trump told ABC News that "it's possible we could get involved" in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. The president made the comments to ABC News' Rachel Scott. He also reiterated that the U.S. is "not at this moment involved" in the conflict. Trump also said that …

UK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders

12:16 16.06.2025

UK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders

The UK and Spain have struck a “historic” deal over Gibraltar’s future, ending the long-running dispute over the territory after Brexit and easing the movement of people and goods across the border with Spain, ‘The Guardian’ reports. The Foreign Office said the agreement “resolves the last major unresolved issue from …

View from London: Israel has taken an audacious but terrifying gamble

11:15 15.06.2025

View from London: Israel has taken an audacious but terrifying gamble

In attempting to spare the Middle East from Iranian aggression, Israel risks trapping it in a cycle of violent destruction and instability. In its own way, that poses an existential threat to Israel, too, ‘The Economist’ stresses. For three decades, Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has warned that Israel’s gravest …

Vassily Nebenzia at a UN Security Council: “Unprovoked attacks against the territory of sovereign Iran and targeted strikes on peaceful nuclear facilities cannot be justified in any way”

11:14 15.06.2025

Vassily Nebenzia at a UN Security Council: “Unprovoked attacks against the territory of sovereign Iran and targeted strikes on peaceful nuclear facilities cannot be justified in any way”

Statement by Russian Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing following Israel's strikes on Iran: “First of all, we would like to express our condolences to the people and the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) regarding the numerous victims, including among civilians, as a result of …

The American Conservative: “Ukraine’s ‘Spider’s Web’ could ensnare Kiev and the West”

11:14 15.06.2025

The American Conservative: “Ukraine’s ‘Spider’s Web’ could ensnare Kiev and the West”

Ukraine’s Zelensky called the operation an “absolutely brilliant outcome.” Over 100 Ukrainian-made drones, hidden inside wooden sheds on trucks parked near five airbases deep inside Russian territory, were released and remotely steered into Russian warplanes in an intelligence operation code-named “Spider’s Web” that took 18 months to plan. Operation Spider’s …

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