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Trump meets National Security Council on Iran

President Donald Trump met his National Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the Iran-Israel war, the White House said, as the US leader considered whether to join Israel’s air campaign against Tehran...

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‘I may do it, I may not do it’: Trump

US President Donald Trump said he was considering Wednesday whether the United States will join Israeli strikes on Iran and said that Tehran had reached out to seek negotiations on ending the conflict.

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Businesses fear trade disruption

The concerns among businesses in Bangladesh are growing due to the conflict between Iran and Israel, which broke out on Friday, after a surprise attack by Israel on Iran...

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Oil price rises, global stocks mixed

Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors tracked the Israel-Iran conflict and a looming US interest rate decision...

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Israel-Iran war: a wake-up call

THE Middle East stands once again at the edge of a dangerous precipice. In a recent and highly controversial move, Israel launched an unprovoked military strike on Iran, causing extensive damage to critical infrastructure and resulting in the loss of many lives, including senior officers of the Iranian armed forces. In swift retaliation, Iran responded with missile...

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Khamenei says Iran will ‘never surrender’

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the nation would never surrender as demanded by US President Donald Trump and warned the United States it would face ‘irreparable damage’ if it intervenes in support of its ally.

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Israel destroyed two Iranian centrifuge production sites: UN

The UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said Israel destroyed two buildings making centrifuge components for Iran’s nuclear programme near Tehran, while Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles as the arch foes traded fire for a sixth day.

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Israel army kills 53 near aid site

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces on Tuesday killed more than 50 aid seekers in the southern city of Khan Yunis, the latest deadly incident near an aid site in the Palestinian territory...

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Xi ‘deeply worried’ by Iran, Israel conflict

Chinese president Xi Jinping said Tuesday he was ‘deeply worried’ by Israel’s military action against Iran, as China also accused US leader Donald Trump of ‘pouring oil’ on the mounting conflict.

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Stop Netanyahu before he gets us all killed

FOR nearly 30 years, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has driven the Middle East into war and destruction. The man is a powder keg of violence. Throughout all the wars that he has championed, Netanyahu has always dreamed of the big one: to defeat and overthrow the Iranian Government. His long-sought war, just launched, might just get us all killed in a...

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America’s last throw of dice

ISRAEL has been called America’s unsinkable ship in the Middle East. Terrifyingly accurate Iranian missiles have been piercing its acclaimed Iron Dome to target the ship’s hull as it were. The war that began as a threat to Iran is looking like a threat to Israel. The Western world looks jolted by Iran’s furious response to Israel’s initial blitzkrieg on Thursday night despite...

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21 nations condemn Israeli strikes on Iran

Twenty-one Arab and Muslim countries issued a joint statement on Monday condemning Israel’s airstrikes on Iran and calling for regional de-escalation, nuclear disarmament ‘without selectivity’ and respect for international law, according to Egypt’s official news agency MENA .

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Israel says top Iran commander killed in their raid

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it killed Iran’s top military commander, Ali Shadmani, in an overnight strike, calling him the closest figure to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

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Israel, Iran trade blows as conflict rages into 5th day

Israel said on Tuesday it targeted military sites in Iran and killed a senior commander in fresh strikes, prompting Tehran to fire missiles in retaliation on the fifth day of escalating clashes between the arch foes.

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Israeli fire kills 20 waiting for aid in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli troops killed 20 people waiting to collect food on Monday, the latest deadly incident near a US-backed aid centre in the Palestinian territory’s south...

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Iran-Israel conflict: Bangladesh fears energy, economic crisis

With no sign of de-escalation of the tensions in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz under Iran’s consideration, Bangladesh appears to face a wave of fresh economic crises due to a surge in energy prices and a potential supply shortage...

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Understanding Washington’s war on Iran through Netanyahu

THE attack was repeatedly predicted by observers and analysts, including the US attempt to distance itself from the reckless adventure despite providing Israel with all the weapons used. There is a very high possibility that the US was directly involved...

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Israel urges evacuation of Tehran district

Israel’s military urged residents of a northern district of Tehran to evacuate ‘immediately’ on Monday, saying it intended to carry out air strikes there.

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G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis

Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks on Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues, including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.