US President Donald Trump’s strike on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which he foreshadowed on and off for the past few days, has revealed a surprisingly broad middle ground in US politics, even as it has provoked controversy in the international…
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Persians gather in L.A. restaurant to find solace as war spreads
Late last week, before the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear targets, Shaheen Samadi sat inside the minimalist dining room of Azizam restaurant in Silver Lake, sipping ceylon tea with cardamom, a drink that reminds him of the tea he grew up…
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Iranian Parliament Considers NPT Withdrawal Following U.S. Strikes
Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Commission, announced that the meeting was held on Sunday, with the participation of commission members, a deputy from the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), and a deputy foreign…
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"America's interference in countries should end": Maharashtra SP chief Abu Azmi
Solapur (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): After the Washington bombed Iran’s three nuclear sites, Maharashtra Samajwadi Party President Abu Asim Azmi on Sunday said that the US ‘interference’ in other countries should end.
Speaking to the…
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"World leaders must act for peace": J-K's Ghulam Mir on US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 22 (ANI): Senior Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, Ghulam Hassan Mir, on Sunday expressed deep concern over the United States’ recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, describing…
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Israel strikes Fordow nuclear site and notorious Iranian jail for political prisoners — as it happened
Some Australians are trying to leave Israel. (ABC News: Hairdarr Jones) Aussies searching for a way to leave Israel amid the ongoing war with Iran will have to continue to wait, after a mercy flight to the UAE was cancelled on Tuesday.
Australia’s…
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Iran’s Health Ministry rejects radiation risk after attacks
In comments on Sunday, a deputy health minister rejected the risk of any radioactive contamination after the US and Israeli strikes, saying there is basically no nuclear fission in the Iranian nuclear facilities used for uranium enrichment.
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US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex-adviser says | Iran
The US did not ask to use UK airbases to support its overnight bombing of Iran because that would have required British ministers to take a view on the legality of the attack, according to a former government adviser.
Peter Ricketts, a former UK…
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Hezbollah Condemns U.S. Strikes on Iran as “Blatant Aggression”
The statement asserted that the strikes represent a blatant violation of international and humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Charter, both of which prohibit attacks on nuclear…
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"Consulting all left parties; will come out with strong statement condemning US bombing on Iran": CPI's D Raja
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 22 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja on Sunday condemned the recent United States airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his…
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