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World must guarantee threat of nuclear Iran never returns, says Israel

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council called by Iran that the US strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities removed the greatest existential threat facing the free world. Danon on Sunday said diplomacy was tried over and over but claimed Iran used the negotiating table as camouflage, a delay tactic, a way to buy time while building missiles and enriching uranium. Danon said Israel gave Iran years, but it wouldn't move, so Israel acted and when the world stood at the edge of a nuclear catastrophe, America stepped forward. Now the world must ensure Iran is never a nuclear threat again, he said.

US eliminated top threat to humanity with strikes on Iran: Israeli envoy

Warning of the global consequences of inaction, the envoy added, A nuclear Iran would have been a death sentence

Americans react to US strikes on Iran with worry, support for Israel

One of Layton Tallwhiteman's earliest memories was watching the news at his uncle's house in Montana in 2003 and seeing the US bomb Baghdad to launch the war in Iraq. Recollections of that war waged in part to find weapons of mass destruction that did not exist flooded back for Tallwhiteman after President Donald Trump ordered weekend bombing strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities amid its escalating conflict with Israel. The administration has indicated it wants to avoid getting pulled into all-out war. Tallwhiteman, who grew up on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation southeast of Billings, is sceptical. Their idea is to eliminate the threat. Like Bush said in Iraq, We're going to eliminate the threat. We're going to find weapons of mass destruction and eliminate them.' Did that work the way he planned? No, obviously it didn't, said Tallwhiteman. The 30-year-old driver for a food distribution company said he usually votes Libertarian, but backed Democrat Kamala Harris over Trump last

Anti-war protests rock New York after US strikes Iran; cities on high alert

Protesters were also calling out to Israel for initiating the conflict with Iran, as well as their military operation in Gaza

How US stealth bombers struck Iran's nuclear sites without detection

It was an unprecedented attack years in the making, with some last-minute misdirection meant to give the operation a powerful element of surprise. US pilots dropped 30,000-pound bombs early Sunday on two key underground uranium enrichment plants in Iran, delivering what American military leaders believe is a knockout blow to a nuclear programme that Israel views as an existential threat and has been pummelling for more than a week. American sailors bolstered the surprise mission by firing dozens of cruise missiles from a submarine toward at least one other site. Dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, US officials say the plan was characterised by a precision strike that devastated the Iranian nuclear programme, even as they acknowledged an assessment was ongoing. For its part, Iran denied that any significant damage had been done, and the Islamic Republic pledged to retaliate. Taking off from the US heartland, B-2 stealth bombers delivered a total of 420,000 pounds of explosives, aided

Operation Sindhu: India to operate 3 more evacuation flights from Iran

After receiving 285 Indians evacuated from Iran, MoS Margherita said 162 others who crossed into Jordan from Israel would be repatriated within a day or two

Israel's equity stocks rise on hopes US strikes may ease Iran conflict

The Boursa Kuwait Premier Market Index and the MSX30 Index in Muscat added 0.4 per cent each. Qatar's benchmark was 0.2 per cent higher

Iran MPs approve Hormuz closure, US warns of oil, trade disruption

Iran's Parliament has approved closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to US strikes on its nuclear facilities, raising fears of global energy and shipping disruptions

Israel-Iran Highlights: Explosions rock Iranian cities of Bushehr and Yazd; cause unclear

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UN Security Council to meet on Iran as Russia, China push for a ceasefire

The US is likely to oppose the draft resolution, seen by Reuters, which also condemns attacks on Iran's nuclear sites and facilities

Vance says Iran renewed chance to pursue 'path of peace' after US attack

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America does not seek war with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country's nuclear sites while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a renewed chance of negotiating with Washington. The mission, called Operation Midnight Hammer, involved decoys and deception, and met with no Iranian resistance, Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a Pentagon news conference. This mission was not and has not been about regime change, Hegseth added. Caine said the goal of the operation destroying nuclear sites in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan had been achieved. Final battle damage will take some time, but initial battle damage assessments indicate that all three sites sustained extremely severe damage and destruction, Caine said. Vance said in a television interview that while he would not discuss sensitive intelligence about what we've seen on the ..

Another flight from Iran with 311 Indians lands in Delhi; 1,400 evacuated

India on Sunday evacuated more than 300 Indian nationals from Iran amid the escalating tensions between the Persian Gulf nation and Israel following the US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said 311 Indians landed in Delhi on a special flight from the Iranian city of Mashhad. With the fresh batch of evacuees, the total number of those brought back from Iran now stands at 1,428. Three-hundred eleven Indian nationals arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1630 hours on June 22, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. He said a total of 1,428 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Iran so far. India launched Operation Sindhu last week to bring back Indians from Iran and Israel in view of increasing hostilities between the two nations. Israel and Iran have fired hundreds of missiles and drones at each other's cities and military and strategic facilities since the hostilities began over a week back.

China condemns US attack on Iran's nuclear sites; calls for ceasefire

China on Sunday strongly condemned the US air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities saying that it is a serious violation of the UN Charter and heightens tensions in West Asia. Beijing also called on parties to the conflict, Israel in particular, to reach a ceasefire as soon as possible, ensure the safety of civilians, and start dialogue and negotiation. The US on Sunday attacked Iran's Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites to destroy the country's nuclear programme. US President Donald Trump said that the US military had carried out a "very successful" attack on three nuclear sites and warned of additional strikes if Iran retaliates. China strongly condemns the US attacks on Iran and bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a comment posted on the ministry's website. The actions of the US seriously violate the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law,

US strikes on Iran pushing the West Asia to chaos, says Mirwaiz Farooq

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday condemned the US attacks on Iran, saying the American and Israeli aggression against Tehran has "further pushed the Middle East to the edge of destruction and chaos". "Violating all international rules, after Israel US aggression on Iran has further pushed the Middle East to the edge of destruction and chaos. We strongly condemn it," he said in a post on X. Farooq said the "military strength cannot guarantee immunity, nor bombs and blockades protection". "Unless justice is delivered to the people of #Palestine, security of middle eastern nations will remain uncertain, the region volatile and the world unstable. And Dialogue is the way to resolutions and peace," he added.

France expresses concern over US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

The French foreign minister said on Sunday that his country did not take part in the US strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities. Jean-Noel Barrot said in a message on social media that France has learned with concern of the US military action against three nuclear sites. It was neither involved in these strikes nor in their planning, Barrot said, adding that France urges the parties to show restraint in order to avoid any escalation that could lead to an extension of the conflict. Barrot also reiterated France's opposition to Iran gaining access to nuclear weapons. France is convinced that a lasting solution to this issue requires a negotiated solution within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, he said. It remains ready to contribute to this in conjunction with its partners.

Pakistan condemns US strikes on Iran after nominating Trump for Nobel Peace

Islamabad called the strikes a breach of international law and warned of wider conflict, hours after praising Trump for "averting war" between India and Pakistan

Israel targets Iranian F-5 fighter jets at Dezful, releases strike footage

Israel says it hit the aircraft at Iran's Dezful airport. The F-5s are part of Iran's aging fleet of fighter jets from the era of the shah. Israel released black-and-white footage showing one of the aircraft being destroyed. Israel previously hit F-14 Tomcats flown by the Iranian military in the war. However, it isn't clear if these aircraft were airworthy as many have been grounded over the years due to a lack of parts. Israel also said it struck other sites, including around Isfahan's airport. Iran has not acknowledged losses of aircraft or other materiel in the war so far. Meanwhile, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it launched 40 missiles, including its Khorramshahr-4, during the attack on Israel on Sunday morning. Iran has said the Khorramshahr-4 can carry multiple warheads.

Egyptian foreign minister calls off India visit amid West Asia tensions

Egyptian foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty's two-day visit to India beginning Monday has been called off in view of the escalating tension in the Middle-East following the US's bombing of three major nuclear sites in Iran. Badr was scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday. The visit of the foreign minister of Egypt has been postponed, said an official.

US launched dangerous war against Iran, says Iranian Foreign Ministry

Iran's Foreign Ministry said Sunday that "the US has itself launched a dangerous war against Iran after America attacked three nuclear sites in the Islamic Republic. The ministry made the remarks in a long statement posted Sunday morning. The world must not forget that it was the United States - during an ongoing diplomatic process - that betrayed diplomacy by supporting the aggressive actions of the genocidal and lawless Israeli regime, the ministry said. Now, by completing the chain of violations and crimes committed by the Zionist regime, the US has itself launched a dangerous war against Iran. It added: The Islamic Republic of Iran reserves its right to resist with full force against US military aggression and the crimes committed by this rogue regime, and to defend Iran's security and national interests. Earlier, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who posted on the social platform X, was the first ranking official to comment on the strikes on Isfahan, Fordo and Natanz by the ...

Response to US strikes on Iran only a matter of time: Yemeni Houthis

Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi movement's political bureau, told Al Jazeera Mubasher TV that its ceasefire deal with Washington was before the "war" on Iran