Live Updates: Iranian President Says Will Need to Respond Tougher If US Will Not Restrain Israel
Live Updates: Iranian President Says Will Need to Respond Tougher If US Will Not Restrain Israel
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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - On Sunday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asked Iraq to better protect its airspace in order to prevent Israel from using it to attack... 16.06.2025, Sputnik Africa
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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - On Sunday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asked Iraq to better protect its airspace in order to prevent Israel from using it to attack Iran.
Iran has intercepted an Israeli US-made drone on the border with Iraq, the state-run IRIB broadcaster reported on Monday.
The Iranian air defense system intercepted a MQ9 drone in the Dehloran County in western Iran, the report said.
On Saturday, Iraqi armed forces spokesman Sabah Al Numan said that Iraqi authorities have demanded that the United States prevent the use of Iraq's airspace by Israel for strikes against Iran.
On the night of June 13, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a large-scale operation dubbed Rising Lion, in which the Air Force strikes military targets and facilities of Iran's nuclear program. The Israeli Air Force carried out several waves of attacks in various parts of Iran, including Tehran, where several senior Iranian military officials were killed, including the chief of the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff and the IRGC commander, as well as several nuclear scientists. Several nuclear facilities, including Natanz and Fordow, and Iranian military positions in various parts of the country were hit as well.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the strikes on Iran a crime in a message to citizens, saying that Israel would face a "bitter and terrible fate."
The IRGC said the Islamic Republic had launched Operation True Promise III against military targets in Israel in response to the attacks.
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16:58 16.06.2025
Pakistan's Defense Minister notes that Israel is not bound by any international agreements regarding its nuclear capabilities
According to Khawaja Asif, Pakistan has signed all international nuclear obligations, while Israel has not even signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
16:53 16.06.2025
At least 1,800 injured in Israeli strikes on Iran, Iranian health ministry says
16:33 16.06.2025
Iran Ready to Deal 'Very Big Strike' to Israel, Fars News Agency Reports
16:31 16.06.2025
Footage of Rising Smoke and Dust Column After Explosions in Eastern Tehran From ISNA Agency
If Israel continues to strike Iranian civilians, Iran will attack Israeli residential areas and military facilities, Tasnim reports
16:24 16.06.2025
Iran is signaling it wants to end the fighting and resume nuclear talks, sending signals to the US and Israel through intermediaries, US media reported
16:24 16.06.2025
Tehran does not want conflict with Israel to widen, but will respond to any attack, Iranian president says in conversation with Turkish president
16:24 16.06.2025
Russia Could Mediate Objectively Between Israel, Iran, Ex-Lebanese Foreign Minister Says
"Russia can mediate in good faith between Israel and Iran. Its mediation could lead to positive results if there is a real will on the part of Washington and Israel to end the war and stop aggression against Iran," Adnan Mansour told Sputnik.
The question is whether the United States is willing to accept a solution that will satisfy both Iran and Israel or whether it is seeking to impose its own terms that only serve its own interests and those of Israel, Mansour said.
The diplomat emphasized that Moscow’s friendly relations with all sides in the Middle East gave Russian President Vladimir Putin an opportunity to play an important role in ending the war between Iran and Israel.
16:07 16.06.2025
Iran has the right to self-defense, says Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov
Israel must show restraint and common sense - the further development of the situation depends on this to a decisive extent, he added.
Israel's assumption that strikes will successfully eliminate Iran's nuclear infrastructure is unfounded, Ryabkov stated.
16:07 16.06.2025
Iran ready for long conflict with Israel, says adviser to IRGC commander
16:06 16.06.2025
In Iran, more than 220 people have been killed and more than 1,200 injured since the start of the escalation, according to official data
In Israel, 24 people are currently known to have died.
15:09 16.06.2025
Israel attempted to launch missile attack on area around Tabriz international airport in northwestern Iran, reports say
13:51 16.06.2025
Trump is extremely skeptical about the idea of drawing the US into the conflict between Israel and Iran, CNN reported
Washington's intervention, according to the channel, could lead to "an exhausting, endless war with no clear end goal."
13:01 16.06.2025
Erdogan tells Putin Turkey focused on diplomatic initiatives to stop Israeli attacks on Iran, chancellery says
13:00 16.06.2025
Erdogan tells Putin that wave of violence since Israel's attack on Iran threatens security of entire region
12:56 16.06.2025
Erdogan Held Telephone Talks With Putin, Discussed Israel-Iran Conflict, His Chancellery Announces
12:53 16.06.2025
Iran Considers Further Fulfillment of NPT Obligations Unjustified, Envoy in Vienna Says
"Iran has always been committed to its obligations under the NPT and IAEA safeguards, providing the IAEA with extensive and accurate information about its peaceful nuclear activities. However, this transparency has unfortunately become a tool to jeopardize national security and the lives of Iranian scientists. When the rights and obligations of NPT members are not respected and some aggressor regimes that are not NPT members freely engage in aggression and threats against the signatories of the treaty, the continued fulfillment of voluntary obligations under the NPT will be unjustified," Reza Najafi was quoted as saying by the IRNA news agency.
11:53 16.06.2025
Four buildings damaged at nuclear facility in Iran's Isfahan, no damage at other nuclear facilities, IAEA Director General Grossi says
11:48 16.06.2025
Russia Remains Ready, if Necessary, to Provide Mediation in Resolving Conflict Between Iran And Israel, Kremlin Says
Moscow's proposals, which Putin previously voiced to Trump, remain on the table and can be implemented, spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed.
11:06 16.06.2025
Israel's military says it has destroyed a third of Iran's missile launchers
