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Press releases published on June 18, 2025
Israel Anticipates US Support Against Iran
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel is reportedly counting on the United States to take part in its ongoing military operations against Iran, according to national media sources. A senior Israeli authority, who remained anonymous, stated that officials in Tel Aviv believe US …
Kremlin states Israel indifferent in Russian mediation of war with Iran
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has so far shown no willingness to peacefully resolve the conflict it sparked with Iran, despite Russia’s offer to mediate talks between the two countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated. Addressing the recent series of devastating …
Protests Flare as Canada’s PM Welcomes India’s Modi at G7
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney extended a formal welcome to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 summit on Tuesday, brushing aside ongoing controversy and public outcry linked to the 2023 assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in …
Iran’s Supreme Leader Rejects Israel Negotiations
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that Iran will persist in retaliating against Israeli military actions and firmly rejected any possibility of negotiations with the Israeli government. “We must give a strong response to …
Khamenei Confirms Firm Stance on Nuclear Talks
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that the nation will persist in answering Israeli assaults and flatly refuses to enter any dialogue with the state of Israel. “We must give a strong response to the terrorist …
Mexico, US Leaders Confirm Good Contact
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Mexican Leader Claudia Sheinbaum stated that she had a “very good” telephone discussion on Tuesday with her American counterpart, Donald Trump, following the cancellation of their anticipated meeting. The two presidents were initially set to …
Medvedev labels G7 as ‘dead club’
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed the G7 as obsolete and ineffective, saying it no longer plays a meaningful role in solving global problems. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Medvedev praised US President Donald …
Official Warns of Iran Mining Strait of Hormuz
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Heightening frictions across the region have prompted American authorities to warn that Tehran might seed the crucial Strait of Hormuz with naval mines should U.S. forces become involved in Israel’s offensive— a maneuver that could imprison U.S. …
U.S. Awards OpenAI USD200M to Enhance Defense AI Power
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The U.S. government has entered into a landmark $200 million agreement with OpenAI to deliver cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions over the next year, marking the tech firm’s inaugural formal partnership with the Pentagon . The Defense …
Iran Launches Retaliatory Attack on Israel
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran executed a counterattack on Tuesday, focusing on Israeli military airfields that it claimed were “used in the regime's terror attacks on Iranian civilians and infrastructure,” according to a report from a state-controlled news agency. This …
Israel Says U.S. Likely to Join Strikes on Iran
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel expects the United States to join its ongoing military actions against Iran, according to local media reports. A high-ranking Israeli official, speaking anonymously, revealed that intelligence assessments in Tel Aviv suggest President …
Trump says Iran’s supreme Leader “is an easy target”
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump declared that Washington knows the precise location of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, but emphasized he remains unharmed “for now.” In a pointed social media message, Trump stated, “we know exactly where the so- …
Iran’s Military Issues Evacuation Alert for Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Iranian military issued an urgent evacuation alert on Wednesday for the Neve Tzedek neighborhood in Tel Aviv, following a prior Israeli evacuation notice targeting a district in Tehran. According to the state-controlled Press TV, Iran’s …
Trump Announces Third Extension for TikTok Divestment Deadline
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump announced a third extension for ByteDance Ltd. to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations, permitting the popular app to remain functional in the United States while negotiations continue, the White House confirmed Tuesday. …
Kim Jong Un, Russian Security Chief Forge New Strategic Partnership
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), held a high-level meeting with Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, on Tuesday, according to an official statement released …
Slovakia Orders Evacuation of Citizens, Foreign Nationals from Middle East
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Slovakia is accelerating efforts to evacuate both its citizens and foreign nationals from the volatile Middle East region, the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs announced Tuesday. A specially arranged government flight left Larnaca, …
Israeli Attack Hits Imam Hussein University
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Israel executed an offensive targeting Imam Hussein University, situated in the capital of Iran, Tehran, as reported by a journalist. This institution is associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a prominent …
US secret task force stops operation because of Trump
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) A previously undisclosed US task force created to devise strategies for exerting pressure on Russia has reportedly ceased operations, according to sources cited by reports. This inter-agency group, formed earlier in the spring as Donald Trump’s …
Israeli Air Force Intercepts Drones
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) In the early hours of Wednesday, the Israeli Air Force revealed it had intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Dead Sea region in the eastern part of the country. As detailed in an official communication, the interception took …
Two Russian elderly civilians die from Ukrainian attack
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Two elderly civilians lost their lives following Ukrainian artillery strikes on the village of Zvannoe in Russia’s western Kursk Region, according to regional authorities. Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein confirmed the deaths of a 59-year-old woman …