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June 20, 2025 3:46 PM

Israel says it hit dozens of military targets in Iran, including nuclear research site

The Israeli military said on Friday it carried out strikes on dozens of military targets in Iran overnight, including the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research that it said is involved in Iran's nuclear weapons development. An industrial plant in northern Iran was damaged in an attack, Iranian media reported on Friday, hours after Israel issued a warning for residents to move away from nearby areas. Earlier media reports said the plant in the Sefidrud industrial area was involved i...

June 20, 2025 10:02 AM

US top diplomat Rubio discussed Israel-Iran war with key partners

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met British foreign minister David Lammy on Thursday and held separate calls with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to discuss the war between U.S. ally Israel and its regional rival Iran. KEY QUOTES The U.S. State Department said that Rubio and the foreign ministers agreed that "Iran can never develop or acquire a nuclear weapon." Lammy said the same on X while addin...

June 18, 2025 3:39 PM

The Strait of Hormuz: The Oil Artery at the Heart of the Iran-Israel Conflict

One of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints, the Strait of Hormuz is central to discussions and analyses focused on the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict. Located between Oman and Iran, the strait connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is deep and wide enough to accommodate the world’s largest crude oil tankers, making it a vital artery at risk of disruption as tensions between Iran and Israel escalate. Although Iran has threatened to close the strait in the ...

June 18, 2025 3:07 PM

Iran will respond firmly if US becomes directly involved in Israeli strikes, says UN ambassador

Iran has conveyed to Washington that it will respond firmly to the United States if it becomes directly involved in Israel's military campaign, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Wednesday. Ali Bahreini told reporters that he saw the U.S. as "complicit in what Israel is doing". Iran would set a red line, and respond if the United States crosses it, he said, without specifying what actions would provoke a response. Israel launched an air war on Friday after saying it...

June 18, 2025 11:02 AM

Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel-Iran air war enters sixth day

Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day despite a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for Tehran's unconditional surrender. The Israeli military said two barrages of Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel in the first two hours of Wednesday morning. Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv. Israel told residents in a southwestern area of Tehran to evacuate so its air force could strike Irania...

June 17, 2025 2:16 PM

Israel says it killed Iran’s wartime chief, Khamenei’s close aide

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced that it had eliminated Ali Shadmani, Iran's wartime chief of staff and close aide of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an overnight strike. "Following accurate intelligence received by the Intelligence Branch and a sudden opportunity during the night, Air Force fighter jets attacked a manned headquarters in the heart of Tehran and killed Ali Shadmani, the Chief of Staff of the War, the most senior military commander and the man closes...

June 17, 2025 1:59 PM

Israel Intercepts 30 Iranian Drones as Arab Nations Call for De-escalation

Israel's military intercepted and eliminated 30 drones from Iran overnight, the Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday, describing it as the least impactful night by the Iranian attacks since the beginning of this operation. The IDF also reported Iran fired several ballistic missiles toward Israel, though the exact number was not specified. Around 20 missiles fired from Iran on Tuesday triggered sirens across Israel, including northern and southern areas, central Israel, Jerusalem, and the West Ban...

June 17, 2025 1:21 PM

Oil prices continue to surge amid growing Israel-Iran tensions

Oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran, raising fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. The prices jumped initially but later eased, as the market stayed cautious about any major disruption in oil supplies. Brent crude oil went up by as much as 2.2 per cent before falling slightly to trade just above $73 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) also rose and hovered near $72. This comes after oil prices had dropped on Monday...

June 17, 2025 12:19 PM

Trump says his G7 summit departure not linked to any Israel-Iran ceasefire offer

Donald Trump said late on Monday his early departure from the Group of Seven nations summit has "nothing to do with" working on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, refuting comments by French President Emmanuel Macron who said the U.S. president made a ceasefire proposal. Macron "mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit, in Canada, to go back to D.C. to work on a 'cease fire' between Israel and Iran," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform as he left the G7 summit in Canada to return to Was...

June 16, 2025 3:21 PM

IAEA chief says no further damage at Iranian enrichment facilities

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi provided an update on Monday on the situation at Iran's nuclear facilities after Israel launched military strikes and said there was no sign of further damage at the Natanz or Fordow enrichment sites. Grossi and the International Atomic Energy Agency he heads had previously reported that the smallest of Iran's three enrichment plants, an above-ground pilot plant at the sprawling Natanz nuclear complex, had been destroyed. While there was no sign of a p...