2 w. ago Iran weighs retaliation for US strikes as Trump raises idea of regime change

Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran’s response to the U.S. attack on its nuclear sites and U.S. President Donald Trump raised the idea of regime change in the Islamic republic. Iran vowed to defend itself on Sunday, a day after the U.S. joined Israel in […]

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2 w. ago Tatar likens Republic to Israel in online post, warns of global war risk

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has warned of “arrogant behaviour” that has brought the world to the brink of a third world war, while comparing what he called “South Cyprus” to Israel. In a social media post published across Turkish Cypriot media, Tatar said the recent strikes by the US and Israel on Iran’s nuclear […]

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3 w. ago Israel under missile attack, Iran says all options open after US strikes

Israel faced a missile attack on Sunday as Iran said it reserved all options to defend itself after unprecedented U.S. strikes that President Donald Trump said had “obliterated” its key nuclear facilities. Hours after Trump dramatically escalated Middle East tensions by sending B-2 bombers to Iran, the Israeli military warned people to seek cover from […]

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3 w. ago Trump says US ‘obliterates’ Iran nuclear sites, Tehran reserves ‘all options’ to defend itself

US President Donald Trump said he had “obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites in strikes overnight, joining an Israeli assault in a major new escalation of conflict in the Middle East as Tehran vowed to defend itself. Trump, in a televised address to the US people, called the strikes a “spectacular military success” and warned Tehran […]

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3 w. ago Our View: Israel strikes, Iran fires back, world waits on Trump

The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK met their Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Geneva on Friday, in an attempt to open a path back to diplomacy for its nuclear programme. The night before and the night after, in the early hours of Saturday, Iran fired ballistic missiles into Israel while Israeli fighter […]

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3 w. ago Israeli strikes hit Iranian reactor being built, nearby plant, IAEA says

Israeli military strikes hit Iran’s Khondab Heavy Water Research Reactor, a project under construction that had not begun operating, and damaged the nearby plant that makes heavy water, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday. Israel has struck several nuclear facilities in Iran. The heavy water reactor as originally designed would have been able to […]

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3 w. ago Putin and Xi condemn Israel over its Iran strikes in phone call

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call on Thursday during which both leaders condemned Israel for its strikes on Iran and agreed de-escalation was needed, the Kremlin said. Both men “strongly condemn Israel’s actions, which violate the U.N. Charter and other norms of international law,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov […]

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3 w. ago Iran will respond firmly if US becomes directly involved in Israeli strikes, says UN ambassador

Iran said it had conveyed to Washington that it will respond firmly to the United States if it becomes directly involved in Israel’s military campaign, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Wednesday. Ali Bahreini, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in Geneva, told reporters […]

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3 w. ago Trump hints at strike on Iran’s Supreme Leader as US moves additional fighters to the region

Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day despite a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for Tehran’s unconditional surrender. The Israeli military said two barrages of Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel in the first two hours […]

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3 w. ago Israeli ports become departure points for Cyprus as tensions rise

Israeli ports become departure points for Cyprus as tensions rise  Middle East Monitor

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3 w. ago Cyprus tightens security for Israelis amid rising tensions after Israeli strikes on Iran

Cyprus tightens security for Israelis amid rising tensions after Israeli strikes on Iran  allisrael.com

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3 w. ago North ‘MP’ in Iran during missile strikes crosses border into Turkey

A Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ who had been in Iran when Israeli missile strikes on the country began has made it safely into Turkey after travelling over land into the country. Ahmet Savasan, who belongs to ruling coalition party the UBP, had travelled to Tehran for a health tourism conference, but found himself taking refuge in […]

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4 w. ago Israel says attacks on Iran are ‘nothing’ compared with what is coming

Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against its old enemy, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s strikes had set back Iran’s nuclear programme […]

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4 w. ago UK denies involvement of Cyprus bases in Israeli strikes on Iran

UK denies involvement of Cyprus bases in Israeli strikes on Iran  Kathimerini.com.cy

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4 w. ago Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel, threatens US bases in region

By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland Iran’s strikes against Israel will continue, with targets set to expand to include US bases in the region in the coming days, Iran’s Fars news agency reported on Saturday, citing senior Iranian military officials. “This confrontation will not end with last night’s limited actions and Iran’s strikes will […]

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4 w. ago Israeli El Al Planes Diverted to Cyprus Amid Iran Missile Strikes

Israeli El Al Planes Diverted to Cyprus Amid Iran Missile Strikes  Greek City Times

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4 w. ago Iranian missiles visible from Cyprus as Iran launches major strike on Israel

Iranian missiles visible from Cyprus as Iran launches major strike on Israel  Philenews

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4 w. ago Travel disruption as Cyprus flights cancelled following Israel strikes on Iran

Travel disruption as Cyprus flights cancelled following Israel strikes on Iran  North Wales Live

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4 w. ago Hotels near full as diverted flights bring 2,400 unexpected guests

Hotel occupancy in Cyprus is nearing full capacity after 16 flights were diverted from Israel to Larnaca and Paphos airports, following Israel’s strike on Iran. The roughly 2,400 passengers from those flights are now being housed in hotels across the island. “We were informed by the deputy ministry of tourism that the passengers of these […]

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last month Is Cyprus safe to travel to? Latest advice after Israeli strikes on Iran

Is Cyprus safe to travel to? Latest advice after Israeli strikes on Iran  NationalWorld

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