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TEHRAN | Xinhua | U.S. and Israeli forces attacked gas company offices and the gas pressure reduction station in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, and targeted the gas pipeline of a power plant in Khorramshahr city, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Iranian Foreign Ministry on …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | The U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict entered its 16th day on Sunday, with U.S. and Israeli officials vowing prolonged attacks against Iran, Tehran warning of killing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and targeting Ukraine in retaliation, and many regional countries reaffirming calls for de-escalation and dialogue. Tehran also …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Iran’s state media confirmed Sunday that its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Saturday, prompting Iranian missile strikes on Israel and U.S. targets across the region. What happened in the past 24 hours? Why did the United States …

GAZA | Xinhua | Just meters from yellow-painted concrete blocks marking the Israeli army’s latest withdrawal line, Palestinian resident Saad Halawa lives with his family in a small tent in Jabalia, in northern Gaza. The “Yellow Line” marks the Israeli military’s redeployment boundary under the first phase of the ceasefire …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday they have agreed to a 20-point plan proposed by Washington to end the conflict in Gaza, touting it as a “critical step” toward durable peace in Gaza. However, ambiguities and …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The Israeli attack on Qatar potentially opens a new and perilous chapter in the Gaza conflict, seriously threatening regional peace and stability, warned UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on Thursday. Israeli airstrikes in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday shocked the world. It …

TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Iran on Saturday held a state funeral for the military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during a 12-day conflict with Israel. The ceremony was attended by the families of those killed in the attacks as well as high-ranking Iranian officials and military commanders, including President …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has condemned recent Israeli attacks on Iran, describing them as a violation of international law and calling for an immediate halt to hostilities. Jeje Odongo, Uganda’s minister of foreign affairs, made the remarks while attending the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers …

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | Israel on Friday launched a large-scale “preemptive, precise, combined” strike on Iranian military and nuclear sites, prompting retaliatory attacks from Tehran. Analysts warn that the attacks could dramatically deteriorate the already volatile situation in the Middle East and ignite a wider regional war. LARGE-SCALE RAIDS …

JERUSALEM, ISRAELI | Xinhua | Israel’s security cabinet approved on Tuesday night a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News reported that the ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, was expected to take effect on Wednesday at 4 …