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What's At Stake If Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates? 5 Worst-Case Scenarios
Israel on June 13 launched a sweeping aerial offensive, striking over 100 strategic targets, from nuclear facilities to military installations, across Iran.
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80 Killed In Iran, Israel Airspace Closed As Middle East Tensions Escalate
Israel and Iran exchanged fresh attacks early Sunday, with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claiming an "extensive series of strikes" on the headquarters of the Iranian Defence Ministry and a nuclear project.
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Middle East On Edge As Missiles Criss-Cross Israel, Iran: Top 10 Points
Tensions between Iran and Israel escalated early on Saturday amid several waves of airstrikes against each other, after the latter launched its biggest-ever offensive in a bid to prevent its longtime foe from developing a nuclear weapon.
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Iran And Israel's Open Warfare After Decades Of Shadow War
Israel said on Friday it carried out strikes in Iran, a day before talks between the Islamic Republic and the US about Tehran's escalating uranium enrichment program were set to take place in Oman.
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Tokyo Man Enters Japan's Expo 2025 Using 85 Years Old 1940 Ticket
A man was admitted to the World Expo in Japan with a ticket to a 1940 event that was called off as war escalated, organisers said.
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Yemen's Houthis Condemn Israel Strikes On Gaza, Threaten Attacks
Yemen's Huthi rebels condemned on Tuesday Israel's wave of strikes on Gaza, vowing to escalate its own operations in support of its ally Hamas after threatening to renew attacks on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea.
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Kremlin Vows 'Palpable Response' If Ukraine Fires US Missiles Into Russia
The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the 1,000-day-old war in Ukraine, promising a "palpable" response to any use of US long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia.
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Middle East At "Most Dangerous Juncture" Amid Escalating Iran-Israel War: UN
UN's special coordinator for Middle East peace, Tor Wennesland, made the remarks just days after Israel carried out air strikes on military sites in Iran in response to Tehran's October 1 missile attack.
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"Now Is The Time" To End Gaza War, Says US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday "now is the time" to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.
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"Delhi Can Play A Part": Iran President Meets PM Modi Over West Asia Crisis
With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, PM Modi on Tuesday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
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Israel And Iran-Backed Foes Hamas And Hezbollah Vow More War
Pledges from Israel and enemies Hamas and Hezbollah to keep fighting in Gaza and Lebanon dashed hopes on Friday that the death of Palestinian militant leader Yahya Sinwar might hasten an end to more than a year of escalating war in the Middle East.
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Israel's War With Hezbollah Escalates After 21 Killed In Strikes On Lebanon
Israel expanded its targets in its war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people in its first strike on the Christian-majority town of Aitou in the north, the Lebanese Red Cross said.
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Kremlin Condemns NATO's Nuclear Drills, Cites Escalation Amid Ukraine War
The Kremlin said that NATO's annual nuclear exercise involving nuclear-capable military aircraft, which began on Monday, was fuelling tensions in light of the "hot war" unfolding in Ukraine.
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Stop Israel From Bombing Iran's Oil Sites, Gulf States Urge US
Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran's oil sites because they are concerned their own oil facilities could come under fire from Tehran's proxies if the conflict escalates, three Gulf sources told Reuters.
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Airstrikes In Beirut, Missiles Hit Israel City As Gaza War Completes A Year
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged more fire ahead of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack, which triggered a war in Gaza and further escalated tensions in the Middle East.
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What's At Stake If Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates? 5 Worst-Case Scenarios
Israel on June 13 launched a sweeping aerial offensive, striking over 100 strategic targets, from nuclear facilities to military installations, across Iran.
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80 Killed In Iran, Israel Airspace Closed As Middle East Tensions Escalate
Israel and Iran exchanged fresh attacks early Sunday, with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claiming an "extensive series of strikes" on the headquarters of the Iranian Defence Ministry and a nuclear project.
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Middle East On Edge As Missiles Criss-Cross Israel, Iran: Top 10 Points
Tensions between Iran and Israel escalated early on Saturday amid several waves of airstrikes against each other, after the latter launched its biggest-ever offensive in a bid to prevent its longtime foe from developing a nuclear weapon.
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Iran And Israel's Open Warfare After Decades Of Shadow War
Israel said on Friday it carried out strikes in Iran, a day before talks between the Islamic Republic and the US about Tehran's escalating uranium enrichment program were set to take place in Oman.
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Tokyo Man Enters Japan's Expo 2025 Using 85 Years Old 1940 Ticket
A man was admitted to the World Expo in Japan with a ticket to a 1940 event that was called off as war escalated, organisers said.
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Yemen's Houthis Condemn Israel Strikes On Gaza, Threaten Attacks
Yemen's Huthi rebels condemned on Tuesday Israel's wave of strikes on Gaza, vowing to escalate its own operations in support of its ally Hamas after threatening to renew attacks on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea.
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Kremlin Vows 'Palpable Response' If Ukraine Fires US Missiles Into Russia
The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the 1,000-day-old war in Ukraine, promising a "palpable" response to any use of US long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia.
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Middle East At "Most Dangerous Juncture" Amid Escalating Iran-Israel War: UN
UN's special coordinator for Middle East peace, Tor Wennesland, made the remarks just days after Israel carried out air strikes on military sites in Iran in response to Tehran's October 1 missile attack.
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"Now Is The Time" To End Gaza War, Says US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday "now is the time" to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.
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"Delhi Can Play A Part": Iran President Meets PM Modi Over West Asia Crisis
With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, PM Modi on Tuesday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
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Israel And Iran-Backed Foes Hamas And Hezbollah Vow More War
Pledges from Israel and enemies Hamas and Hezbollah to keep fighting in Gaza and Lebanon dashed hopes on Friday that the death of Palestinian militant leader Yahya Sinwar might hasten an end to more than a year of escalating war in the Middle East.
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Israel's War With Hezbollah Escalates After 21 Killed In Strikes On Lebanon
Israel expanded its targets in its war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people in its first strike on the Christian-majority town of Aitou in the north, the Lebanese Red Cross said.
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Kremlin Condemns NATO's Nuclear Drills, Cites Escalation Amid Ukraine War
The Kremlin said that NATO's annual nuclear exercise involving nuclear-capable military aircraft, which began on Monday, was fuelling tensions in light of the "hot war" unfolding in Ukraine.
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Stop Israel From Bombing Iran's Oil Sites, Gulf States Urge US
Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran's oil sites because they are concerned their own oil facilities could come under fire from Tehran's proxies if the conflict escalates, three Gulf sources told Reuters.
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Airstrikes In Beirut, Missiles Hit Israel City As Gaza War Completes A Year
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged more fire ahead of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack, which triggered a war in Gaza and further escalated tensions in the Middle East.
