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Israel, Iran trade attacks as toll from conflict mounts
By Natan Odenheimer, Farnaz Fassihi, Aaron Boxerman and Eric Nagourney New York Times Israel and Iran exchanged more missile attacks on population centers Sunday, brushing aside international calls to halt what has quickly become the fiercest...
Israeli media: We were duped by Iran’s sophisticated psychological and cyber warfare
Israeli media outlets have acknowledged falling victim to a meticulously orchestrated Iranian psychological and cyber warfare campaign, which exploited vulnerabilities in Israel’s missile defense systems. According to reports, Iranian hackers...

Israel-Iran battle escalates, will be high on agenda as world leaders meet
By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Jeff Mason TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel and Iran kept up their attacks, killing and wounding civilians and raising concern among world leaders meeting in Canada this week that the biggest...

Israeli ‘surgical accuracy’ means killing women and children, says Iran FM spox
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, has debunked the propaganda of “surgical strikes, no residential damage" peddled by the Zionist regime, calling it “routine barbarity.” In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Baghaei pointed to the...

Egyptian FM, US envoys discuss regional developments
CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed on Sunday the tense situation in the Middle East with two senior US diplomats. The discussions were held in two separate phone calls with the US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve...

Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vetoed by Trump
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a bill blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Image:...

Israel’s War of Survival
Stopping Tehran from becoming a nuclear-armed terror state. June 16, 2025 by Joseph Klein 1 Comment [Want even more content from FPM? Sign up for FPM+ to unlock exclusive series, virtual town-halls with our authors, and more—now for just...

Israel Adesanya admits he’s ‘finally a hater’ after telling fighter to retire at UFC Atlanta
Israel Adesanya says there’s one fighter on the UFC roster that really gets on his nerves. The former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion crossed paths with many rivals during his title reigns from Alex Pereira to Sean Strickland to current champ...

Turkish Foreign Minister calls for resumption of talks on Iran's nuclear program
ANKARA, June 16. /TASS/. In a phone conversation with his British counterpart David Lammy Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said it was necessary to urgently resume talks on Iran's nuclear program, a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry told...

Iranians have expressed mixed emotions about Israel’s airstrikes on their country and regime
When Israel launched its sustained assault on Iran’s nuclear programme and military leaders on Friday, Sareh began cycling through a range of emotions. “I felt happiness,” the Iranian woman said, at the deaths of leaders who had long repressed the...

Iran, Israel escalate strikes amid rising death toll
Skip next section What happened on day 3 of the Iran-Israel conflict? 06/16/2025June 16, 2025What happened on day 3 of the Iran-Israel conflict? Israeli strikes on Sunday killed the chief of Iran's armed forces intelligence unit, Mohammed Kazemi....
Iran confirms deaths of 3 IRGC officials in Israeli strikes
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 16 (ANI): Iranian state media officially confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' intelligence chief, Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi and his deputy, Hassan Mohaqiq, were killed in an Israeli strike, The...

Israel kills 41 in Gaza as thousands rally in Europe
• At least five shot dead near aid distribution site run by GHF • Israeli soldier killed in south Gaza • Massive protest in The Hague calls for ‘end to genocide’ CAIRO: Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 41 Palestinians across Gaza on...

Iranian citizen reveals why Islamic rulers built no shelters for airstrikes: ‘Culture of martyrdom’
An Iranian citizen claims the Islamic Republic didn’t build shelters for airstrikes because residents are expected to tough through the bombings and “enjoy martyrdom.” While Israelis have a plethora of public bomb shelters to help weather the...

Israel on the Defensive : Global Embassy Closures and Unprecedented Retrenchment Measures
This marks an unprecedented turning point in Israel’s history. For the first time since its founding in 1948, the Israeli state has shut down a significant number of its diplomatic missions worldwide, suspended the operations of several embassies...

Israel-Iran War: Iran confirms deaths of 3 IRGC officials in Israeli strikes
The Times of Israel, while quoting state media, also said on Monday that a third IRGC intelligence officer, Mohsen Bagheri, was also killed in the strike in Tehran. Iranian state media officially confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Iran wants to kill US President Trump: Israeli PM Netanyahu
Washington DC [US], June 16 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (local time) claimed that Iran's Islamic regime had pinpointed US President Donald Trump as a threat to its nuclear program and actively worked to assassinate...

Israel hits deep in Iran, kills intel commanders
Get The AJN Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up (THE TIMES OF ISRAEL) Israel on Sunday attacked dozens of sites in Iran – including energy infrastructure, radar systems, ballistic missiles and their launchers – and...
Egyptian FM, U.S. envoys discuss regional developments
CAIRO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed on Sunday the tense situation in the Middle East with two senior U.S. diplomats. The discussions were held in two separate phone calls with the U.S. Special Envoy for...

Israel-Iran conflict: Indian students relocated, nationals urged to stay vigilant as embassies issue advisories
The Indian Embassy in Iran is observing the security situation for Indian students and facilitating their relocation to safer areas amid the escalating tensions with Israel. The Embassy is also consulting with community leaders about welfare and...