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Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate US President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran.
ByREUTERS A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026.(photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >
Russia says Iran crisis resolvable only by diplomacy taking account of Iranian interests
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Two Jordanian flotilla activists returned home after diplomatic efforts
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Twenty Iranian sailors returned home after capture by US
Israel's defense industry races to develop defenses against Hezbollah's deadly fiber-optic drones
Among the solutions proposed by the defense industries are systems for kinetic interception and energy-based systems, including one that uses electromagnetic force designed to capture the drone.
ByAVI ASHKENAZI An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
South Korea says nationals held by Israel released after Gaza aid vessel seizure
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Iran has 'received, weighing US' proposal', country's foreign minister says - report
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Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
