This is Beirut, 23/06 12:30 - Reading : less than a minute
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday called for renewed access to Iran’s nuclear sites in order to determine the status of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which is close to weapons-grade levels. “We need to allow inspectors to return and assess the uranium stockpiles, particularly the 400 ...
This is Beirut, 23/06 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A fire broke out Monday morning between Majdal Selm and Khirbet Selm, in the Bint Jbeil district of South Lebanon, after debris from an interceptor missile fell in the area. The blast was felt in several towns across the region, with residents reporting loud explosions that fueled fears among the population. Such incidents have become ...
This is Beirut, 23/06 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was due to hold "important" talks with key ally Vladimir Putin on Monday, 48 hours after a major US attack on Iran's key nuclear facilities. Moscow is a crucial backer of Tehran, but has not swung forcefully behind its partner since Israel launched a wave of attacks on June 13, strikes that triggered Iran ...
Michel Touma, 23/06 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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This may apply to individuals, but it is especially true when the future of a nation hangs in the balance. In moments of acute existential crisis, the need for self-examination becomes unavoidable — a time to evaluate past decisions and their consequences. In the uniquely complex case of the Islamic Republic of Iran, this means asking ...
Charles Chartouni, 23/06 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The strategic dilemmas facing Israel at this point should be summarized as how to achieve the double and intertwining objectives of the Iranian nuclear weaponization containment and the downfall of the Islamist regime and its imperial outreach. The inner relationship between the two variables is unmistakable and begets the crucial question of how ...
This is Beirut, 23/06 08:35 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
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As the eleventh day of the Iran-Israel conflict unfolds, the situation remains fraught with military escalation, diplomatic tension, and worldwide market and political ramifications. Missile exchanges continued Monday between Iran and Israel, which is persisting in targeting specific objectives within the Islamic Republic. In the morning, Tel ...
This is Beirut, 23/06 05:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Iran on Sunday threatened US bases in the Middle East after massive air strikes that Washington said had destroyed Tehran's nuclear program, though some officials cautioned that the extent of damage was unclear. With aerial assaults between Iran and Israel raging -- including fresh strikes by Israel on what it said were military targets in ...
This is Beirut, 23/06 01:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday called for a swift return to diplomacy after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran overnight, his spokesman said. Iran must "immediately enter into negotiations with the US and Israel and to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict", Merz said, according to his spokesman Stefan ...
This is Beirut, 22/06 23:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel is "very, very close" to achieving its goals in Iran after US President Donald Trump ordered overnight bombing raids on the Islamic republic's nuclear sites, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. Restating his objectives as destroying Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities, Netanyahu told journalists: ...
This is Beirut, 22/06 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the US military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, describing them as a turning point for regional stability and a crucial step toward Israel’s broader strategic goals. In a nationally televised address following the overnight US operation, Netanyahu expressed deep gratitude to US ...
This is Beirut, 22/06 21:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites "devastated" Iran's nuclear program, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as Washington insisted it was not seeking a change of government in the Islamic republic following its intervention alongside Israel. With the Iran-Israel in its 10th day, here are the latest developments: US intervention US ...
This is Beirut, 22/06 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hezbollah stated in a communiqué that “the U.S. administration sought, through this criminal aggression, to achieve what the Hebrew State failed to accomplish in their ongoing attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran and to compensate for their resounding failure in achieving its goals and in confronting Iran’s painful and ...