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Iran's nuclear ambitions were "obliterated": US defense secretary

Date: 2025-06-22 14:42:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:11228595

WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Sunday said that Iran’s nuclear ambitions “have been obliterated” following US military strikes on the country’s key nuclear facilities, according to the CNN. “The order we ....

China strongly condemns US attacks on Iran

Date: 2025-06-22 14:03:11 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:11228596

BEIJING, June 22 (MENA) - China strongly condemns US attacks on Iran and the bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, quoted by Xinhua, said on ....

US behind Israeli hostile actions against Iran, says Iranian president

Date: 2025-06-22 13:21:56 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:11228614

TEHRAN, June 22 (MENA) - President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that the United States attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities showed that Washington has been behind the hostile actions by Zionist regime against Iran, said Mehr news ....

Iran executes spy on charges of collaborating with Mossad

Date: 2025-06-22 12:48:06 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:11227923

TEHRAN, June 22 (MENA) - Iran executed on Sunday Majid Mossayebi who had been arrested and tried as an agent of Israel’s intelligence service (Mossad). According to Iran’s Judiciary Media Center, Majid Mossayebi was arrested and prosecuted on ....

23 injured in Iran's recent attack on Israel

Date: 2025-06-22 11:48:49 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:11228256

RAMALLAH, June 22 (MENA) - Hospitals across Israel reported at least 23 injuries during two waves of Iranian attack hours, Yediot Ahronot reported. One person was evacuated in moderate condition and the rest with minor injuries. Several others ....

IRGC: We have not yet used full force of our defense capabilities

Date: 2025-06-22 11:11:41 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:11228083

TEHRAN, June 22 (MENA) - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday that the twentieth phase of operation "True Promise III" began with the firing of 40 solid-fuel missiles on various sites in Israel. The IRGC emphasized ....

German chancellor calls on Iran to resume nuclear negotiations

Date: 2025-06-22 10:29:38 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:11228268

BERLIN, June 22 (MENA) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Iran to resume nuclear negotiations, following the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities early Sunday, said the chancellor’s spokesman, Stefan Kornelius. During a meeting of ....

GCC: Targeting Iranian nuclear facilities escalates regional tension

Date: 2025-06-22 10:15:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:11228196

RIYADH, June 22 (MENA) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jassem Mohammad al Budaiwi stressed that the direct targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities by the US would escalate tensions and affect security and stability in the region, ....

IRGC: We fired multiwarhead Kheibarshekan missiles at Israeli targets

Date: 2025-06-22 10:07:24 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:11228177

TEHRAN, June 22 (MENA) - Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it has, for the first time, launched multiwarhead Kheibarshekan (castle buster) ballistic missiles in its retaliatory strikes against Israel. The IRGC on Sunday gave ....

Kuwait expresses deep concern over latest developments in Iran

Date: 2025-06-22 10:06:19 GMT - Kuwait - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:11228160

KUWAIT CITY, June 22 (MENA) - Kuwait expressed its deep concern on Sunday over the latest developments in Iran, namely the targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities, according to KUNA news agency. Kuwait's Foreign Ministry reaffirmed Kuwait's ....