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

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)

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

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,

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

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

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

By Anadolu Agency The conflict, which began on June 13 when Israel launched large-scale attacks targeting nuclear facilities in various cities in Iran, including the army’s high command, and to which the Tehran administration retaliated with missiles and drones, has entered its third day. While the International Energy Agency stated yesterday that supply in the

Riot police officers walk past burning vehicles during a demonstration against the death of a blogger in police custody last week, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya June 12, 2025. Photographer Thomas Mukoya By Reuters Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested a police constable in the death of a political blogger who was in custody, local media reported,

By Anadolu Agency The death toll from Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel rose to three, with 91 others injured, according to Israeli media reports. A woman, who was injured in the first wave of missile strikes from Iran, succumbed to her injuries, according to Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. Another two Israelis who were injured in