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Moscow, June 15 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had discussed the situation in the Middle East in a phone conversation, the Kremlin said. “The conversation lasted for 50 minutes, it was substantive, sincere and very useful,” Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Saturday. “Naturally, it was focused on…

Tehran, June 14 (UNI) The Iranian military has said that it intends to continue attacking Israel and is also planning to strike US military bases in the Middle East, stating that Washington was an active accomplice of Tel Aviv’s missile strikes on Iranian facilities. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s (IRGC) official news agency Fars News, citing…

Tel Aviv/Tehran, June 14 (UNI) The chiefs of Iran’s military intelligence and the IRGC’s ballistic missile unit were killed in the Israeli strikes on Friday, the IDF has said. In all, some 20 top military Iranian commanders have been killed since Israel launched its operation against Iran on Friday, the IDF said. Gholam-Reza Marhabi, head…

Tel Aviv/Tehran, June 14 (UNI) Israel’s military strikes on Iran, code-named “Rising Lion”, were the result of years of preparation and mark just the beginning of what’s to come, Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli said in an interview with Eye for Iran. “This operation took years to prepare,” Chikli told Eye for Iran. “It’s the very…

Hanoi, June 14 (UNI) Vietnam has officially joined BRICS as a partner country, according to a statement from Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs — the BRICS chair for 2025. After expressing its desire to becoming a member of the powerful global body for some time, Vietnam has now become the 10th BRICS partner, aligning itself…

Jerusalem, June 14 (UNI) Nearly 100 missiles were launched from Iran toward central and northern Israel in two massive barrages, causing significant damage and injuring 41 people, according to the Israeli military and the national emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA). The MDA reported two people critically injured, two moderately, four lightly-moderately, while the remaining…

Tehran/Jerusalem, June 14 (UNI) Iran’s air defence has downed two Israeli Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets as well as a large number of micro aerial vehicles, capturing a female Israeli pilot, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The Iranian army has not officially confirmed the report. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) rejected the…

United Nations, June 14 (UNI) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Friday called for maximum restraint after Israeli attacks on Iran, including on nuclear facilities. “I reiterate that any military action that jeopardizes the safety and security of nuclear facilities risks grave consequences for the people of Iran, the region and…

Sydney, June 14 (UNI) A woman has died and a man has been hospitalised after a house fire on Friday night in Sydney in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW). The NSW Police said in a statement on Saturday that emergency services were deployed to the fire at a terrace house in Petersham in…

Jerusalem, June 14 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it detected a missile launch from Iran again. “A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the Israel Defence Forces said on Telegram. It said the Israeli Air Force is…