Security
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Iran, Japan FMs Discuss Regional Fallout from US-Israel Strikes
DID Press: Sayed Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s FM, held a phone conversation with Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan’s FM, regarding the regional and global consequences of recent US and Israeli military actions against Iran. According to Iran’s foreign ministry, Araqchi stressed the importance…
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Catholic Priest Killed by Israeli Tank Fire in Southern Lebanon
DID Press: A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest, Pierre Al-Rahi, was killed after Israeli tank fire struck the village of Qlayaa in southern Lebanon. According to OSV News, the priest was targeted after reportedly refusing an order from Israel’s forces to…
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Israeli Lawmaker Warns Netanyahu Would Fail in War With Iran
DID Press: Ayman Odeh, an Arab member of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has criticized the war policies of the government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that it would fail in a potential conflict with Iran. Speaking during a parliamentary session,…
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Russia: Israeli Airstrike Hit Russian Cultural Center in Lebanon
DID Press: Yevgeny Primakov, head of Russia’s federal agency for international humanitarian cooperation, said that the Israeli Air Force struck a Russian cultural center known as “Russian House” in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh. Primakov said Tuesday that Israeli…
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‘Ramadan War’ Escalates as Iran Expands Strikes, West Pushes for Truce
DID Press: Amid intensifying regional conflict, the armed forces of Iran have expanded their military operations, emphasizing domestic capabilities and strategic deterrence. The commander of the aerospace force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that no missiles with warheads…
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US Designates Afghanistan as ‘Wrongful Detention’ Country
DID Press: Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, announced that Afghanistan has been designated a “country engaged in wrongful detentions.” In an official statement, Rubio accused the Taliban authorities of detaining foreign nationals, including Americans, to gain political leverage or…
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Taliban FM Urges Pakistan to Reconsider Afghanistan Policy
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister of the Taliban, has called on Pakistan to reassess its policies toward Afghanistan, criticizing Islamabad’s recent military approach. Speaking during an iftar hosted by the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul and in a…
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India Condemns Pakistan Airstrikes in Afghanistan as Violation of Intl Law
DID Press: India has strongly condemned recent airstrikes by Pakistan inside Afghanistan, calling them a clear violation of international law, the UN Charter, and the principle of national sovereignty. Pratnaneeni Harish, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations, described the…
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Washington Faces Strategic Confusion in ‘Ramadan War,’ Fears Nuclear Escalation
DID Press: A new analysis by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy highlights deep strategic uncertainty in Washington during the ongoing “Ramadan War,” following the assassination of Iran’s leader. In the commentary, analyst Simon Henderson describes the early response…
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TTP Leaders in Kabul’s Green Zone, Warns of Possible Pakistani Strike
DID Press: Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir has claimed, citing diplomatic sources, that leaders of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are present inside the diplomatic district of Kabul. According to the report, Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities are allegedly providing protection to several TTP leaders…
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