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Iran says it fires missiles at US airbase in Qatar, explosions heard over Doha

Traces are seen in the sky after Iran’s armed forces say they targeted The Al-Udeid base in a missile attack, as seen from Doha, Qatar, June 23, 2025. Reuters/Stringer By Reuters Iran’s military said on Monday it had carried out a “devastating and powerful” missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar, after

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UN chief warns of “rathole of retaliation” after U.S. strikes on Iran

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C, front) speaks at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, June 22, 2025. Photographer Xie E By Xinhua News Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned of “a rathole of retaliation” in the wake of U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

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Iran’s parliament approves closure of Hormuz Strait after US strikes on nuclear sites

By Anadolu Agency The Iranian parliament has approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz to naval traffic following US strikes on three nuclear facilities, a senior lawmaker said on Sunday. “The parliament has reached the conclusion that the Strait of Hormuz should be closed,” Major General Esmaeil Kowsari, a member of the parliament’s

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Trump says Iran’s key nuclear sites ‘obliterated’ by US airstrikes

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Photographer Carlos Barria By Reuters U.S. forces struck Iran’s

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Moscow backs Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, opposes weaponization: President Putin

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed Moscow’s opposition to the spread of weapons of mass destruction, including any potential acquisition by Iran, in an interview published Saturday. Putin told Sky News Arabia that Russia supports Iran’s right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

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Trump to decide on Iran action in 2 weeks: White House

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether he will order a strike against Iran in the next two weeks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at

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Trump has approved Iran attack plans, but has not given final order: Report

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump has told senior officials that he has approved plans to attack Iran, but has yet to give the final order to carry them out, according to a report published Wednesday. Trump is waiting to see if Iran will abandon its nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported,

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Macron opposes regime change in Iran, warns of deeper regional chaos

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 17, 2025. Credit Photo EPA By Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged restraint in the growing conflict between Iran and Israel, warning that military strikes aimed at

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Stocks wobble, oil jumps on Middle East tensions; BOJ in focus

Lights illuminate Petronor oil refinery, owned by Spanish multinational energy and petrochemical company Repsol, in Muskiz, Spain, February 23, 2025. Photographer Vincent West/File Photo By Reuters Global stocks slid and oil prices rose on Tuesday as fighting between Israel and Iran entered its fifth day, sowing fears of a broader regional conflict, while investors took

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China’s new energy technologies support green development in African countries

This photo taken on June 12, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province. Photographer Chen Sihan By Xinhua News Agency Green energy cooperation is a hot topic at the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, which is taking place in central China from

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