4 d. ago Iran’s Supreme Leader attends ceremony in first public appearance since Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei made his first public appearance since the Iran-Israel war began, following weeks of heightened security and speculation.

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5 d. ago Russia won’t back down in Ukraine war, Kremlin says after Trump

Putin also emphasized the need to resolve the situation around Iran and in the broader Middle East “exclusively by political and diplomatic means,” the Kremlin aid said.

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8 d. ago Iran Shuts Out Nuclear Monitors in Tactics That Recall Cold War

Iran is keeping its nuclear ambitions more closely guarded than ever after last month’s attacks by Israel and the US, introducing additional ambiguity to the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic showdown with Washington.

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1 week ago Iran’s Khamenei Says US Intervention in War Achieved Nothing

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory in the war with Israel and said the US’s intervention achieved nothing, in his first comments since a ceasefire came into effect earlier this week.

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1 week ago Iran’s supreme leader makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday his country had “delivered a hand slap to America’s face” and warned against any further U.S. attacks in his first public comments since a ceasefire was declared with Israel.  Khamenei spoke in a video broadcast on Iranian state television, his first appearance […]

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2 w. ago Trump Says US and Iran to Talk Next Week, Mideast War Is ‘Over’

President Donald Trump said the US would hold a meeting with Iran next week but cast doubt on the need for a diplomatic agreement, citing the damage that American bombing had done to its key nuclear sites.

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2 w. ago Israel, Iran ceasefire holds as Tehran vows nuclear efforts continue

The ceasefire took hold on Tuesday, the 12th day of the war between Israel and Iran, with each side initially accusing the other of violating it until attacks finally stopped.

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2 w. ago Trump says Iran, Israel agreed to have ceasefire phased in over 24 hours

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday declared the “12-day war” between Israel and Iran as likely ending in a ceasefire, validating the strategic gamble of a devastating U.S. airstrike this weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete […]

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2 w. ago Video shows moment Bernie Sanders learned of U.S. strikes on Iran

Footage from the event shows an audience member yelling, 'We just bombed Iran!,' prompting a swell of bellowing anti-war cries.

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2 w. ago How Canada got on the wrong side in the war against Iran: Full Comment podcast

As the Islamic Republic’s missiles rain down on the Jewish state, and with massive U.S. attacks against Iran’s nuclear sites ratcheting up the war, Brian Lilley talks to two Canadians living under fire as they frantically duck in and out of bomb shelters. Postmedia columnist Adam Zivo has been stuck in Israel, unable to get […]

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2 w. ago Pete Hegseth says U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites not meant to start a war

U.S. Secretary of Defence says Operation Midnight Hammer 'was not and has not been about regime change' in Iran

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2 w. ago U.S. officials say strikes in Iran not meant to start a war, but should spark negotiations

U.S. Secretary of Defence says Operation Midnight Hammer 'was not and has not been about regime change' in Iran

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2 w. ago Vance says Iran has a renewed chance to pursue ’the path of peace’ after U.S. attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America “does not seek war” with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a renewed chance of negotiating with Washington. The mission, called “Operation Midnight […]

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2 w. ago US Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Risking Wider War in Mideast

The US carried out airstrikes on three nuclear sites in Iran overnight, directly entering Israel’s war with Tehran despite President Donald Trump’s longtime promises to avoid new foreign conflicts.

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2 w. ago SHAPIRO: Israel’s stunning victory over Iran and two big lies debunked

This week, Israel finally unleashed its firepower against Iran’s nuclear program in a devastating feat of intelligence work, technological competence and war planning. The Israelis not only caught the Iranian regime flatfooted, but they devastated Iran’s war-making capacity, degrading Iran’s missile launchers by half, its nuclear program by up to 90% and its top military […]

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2 w. ago The decision to enter the war against Iran lies with Trump, Israeli minister says

'The U.S. has an excellent president who knows exactly what is in the best interest of his country,' Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli told JNS

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3 w. ago Carney says Canada, India to reappoint high commissioners in apparent diplomatic thaw

In his closing remarks at the G7 Summit, Carney spoke on a number of crises, including Israel's escalating war with Iran, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and global trade instability

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3 w. ago CUPE Ontario sponsoring ‘Hands off Iran’ rally outside U.S. consulate this Sunday

CUPE Ontario called the poster 'an early unapproved draft version' and said the group is calling for 'an end to war between Iran and Israel'

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3 w. ago Vancouver's Jewish and Iranian communities on edge as Israel and Iran go to war

Many Iranian Canadians in Vancouver support regime change in Iran, but are dismayed at the loss of civilian lives in both Iran and Israel

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3 w. ago Oil Jumps, US Futures Drop on Trump Tehran Warning: Markets Wrap

Global markets received a jolt in early Asia hours after President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran, in comments that contrasted with earlier optimism that Israel’s war against Iran wouldn’t escalate into a wider conflict.

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