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GENEVA, Switzerland | Xinhua | Iranian and European officials held their first face-to-face talks on Friday since the recent escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, stressing the importance of continued diplomatic engagement. The meeting, held amongst Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany (E3), as well …

NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday it will be difficult to request Israel stop its airstrikes in Iran, even as he pursues a diplomatic solution to end the conflict. Trump made the remarks to reporters in New Jersey, where he attended a …

TEHRAN | Xinhua | Iran’s atomic chief on Thursday called on the United Nations nuclear watchdog to immediately end its “inaction” and condemn Israeli attacks on Iran’s “peaceful” nuclear facilities, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami made the remarks …

So far, 42 Ugandan citizens have been safely evacuated KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua |  Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the start of evacuations of its citizens from Iran, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. In a statement issued late Wednesday, the ministry said it is working closely …

NEW YORK | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether he will order a strike against Iran in the next two weeks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing on Thursday. “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiation …

DOHA, Qatar | TASS | Iran is considering striking US Navy ships if Washington directly participates in the conflict alongside Israel, a senior Iranian official told Qatar’s Al Jazeera. “Any direct US intervention in the conflict will result in an unprecedented threat to enemy ships,” the official told the TV channel. …

GAZA | Xinhua | As the military confrontation between Israel and Iran escalates, residents of the Gaza Strip watch anxiously, fearing the renewed tensions could further deteriorate their already dire humanitarian situation and push their longstanding plight even further from the global spotlight. In Gaza City, Ibrahim al-Faryani, a Palestinian …

Israeli: Attacks on Iran are to destroy the nuclear program, strip [Iran] of the ability to produce ballistic missiles and eliminate Iran’s axis of terror. MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Israel and Iran have continued to exchange long-range missile attacks, each saying they demolished strategically important enemy targets and used …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua | An Iranian missile struck Israel’s largest oil refinery complex in the northern port city of Haifa early on Monday, killing three workers and sparking a fire at the facility, Israel’s military censor said in a statement. The missile hit the Bazan oil refinery before dawn, igniting …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday. “Putin and Erdogan condemned Israel’s use of force against Iran, which violated the UN Charter and …