June 2025
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In a post on X, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has said Tehran will make the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, “pay” after the war is over. Ali Larijani’s threat would suggest Tehran believes the atomic agency played a role in triggering the conflict. A recent quarterly…
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Hours after a group of European foreign ministers met their Iranian counterpart for talks in Geneva on Friday, US President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss their push for negotiations. “Iran doesn’t want to speak to Europe, they want to speak to us,” the US president told reporters as he arrived in Morristown, New Jersey. “Europe…
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The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has called for de-escalation between Israel and Iran, warning that more people could be displaced. “This region has already endured more than its share of war, loss, and displacement — we cannot allow another refugee crisis to take root,” the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said. “The time…
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The Israeli military has released satellite images it says show destruction caused to the nuclear site in Isfahan following this morning’s strikes. The images suggest several above-the-ground facilities have been hit and damaged. Erdogan: ‘We are optimistic that victory will be Iran’s’ “We are optimistic that victory will be Iran’s,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
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We previously reported that the IDF had said it had killed two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders: Saeed Izadi and Behnam Shahriyari. Israel confirmed in a military briefing on Saturday that a third commander, Aminpour Judaki, who led a drone unit within the IRGC, has also been killed, AFP reports. Iranian Foreign Minister: US…
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The Iranian Minister of Communications has said that as of tonight, Iran’s internet connection will be “fully restored”, our colleagues from Euronews’ Persian and Arabic services report. Over recent days, internet connection in Iran has been significantly disrupted, creating a near-communication blackout for many. Internet-access advocacy group NetBlocks.org reported a “partial restoration in internet connectivity”…
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French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and vowed to accelerate diplomatic efforts to reach a negotiated settlement. “I am convinced that a path exists to end war and avoid even greater dangers,” Macron said in a post on X. “To achieve this, we will accelerate the negotiations led by France…
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The Israeli army has said that its Air Force fighter jets are carrying out fresh strikes on military targets in southwestern Iran. It comes as Iranian media report several “powerful explosions” in the oil-rich Khuzestan province, including in the vicinity of the city of Ahvaz. Smoke had also been seen rising above the port city of…
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An update on our previous reporting that Iran had partially recovered its internet connectivity. Internet-access advocacy group NetBlocks.org has now reported another collapse “following a brief period when residents could exchange messages with the outside world.” “Iran’s nation-scale internet shutdown remains in effect, limiting access to information as the conflict with Israel continues,” the group said.…
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Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named three successors to replace him should he be killed in an Israeli strike, and nominated commanders to replace his top military brass should more of them be killed, the New York Times reports. Citing three senior Iranian officials familiar with the plans, the New York Times reports Ali…
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The Turkish President asserted that ‘victory will be Iran’s’ on Saturday, after Iran and Israel continued to trade fresh strikes overnight. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. As the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its ninth consecutive day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he’s “optimistic that victory will be Iran’s”…
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President Donald Trump said Friday it would be “very hard” to ask Israel to halt strikes on Iran for the purpose of appeasing the Iranians to continue negotiations. Trump was reacting to comments made by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier in the day. Araghchi said there was “no room” for talks amid Israel’s “aggression.”…
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A State Department cable circulated to diplomats Friday revealed that hundreds of American citizens have fled Iran through its land borders in the week since Israel began bombing nuclear and military facilities inside the Islamic Republic. The cable showed that a large number of Americans were in harm’s way not only from Israeli strikes, but…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike, on Friday, described himself as the luckiest politician in Nigeria. Wike said he is surrounded by his friends from Abia, Enugu, Sokoto and Cross River States whenever he has events in Abuja. He spoke during the commissioning of the newly constructed Arterial Road N5 (Obafemi…
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Farmers in Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State have reportedly received threats from terrorists believed to be members of the Lakurawa group, warning them against replacing traditional cattle-driven farming methods with mechanised equipment. According to reports by security analyst Zagazola Makama, the terrorists warned that anyone found using mechanised tools in place of cattle…
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