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Iran raises death toll from conflict with Israel to more than 900
Iran raised the official death toll from its war with Israel on Monday, with regime-controlled media reporting that 935 people were killed in the country during the 12-day conflict. The state-run IRNA news agency did not give a breakdown between...

Iran says 935 people killed in Israeli attacks during 12-day conflict
Iranian authorities said Monday that at least 935 people were killed in Israeli attacks during a 12-day conflict with Israel. The fatalities included 132 women and 38 children, Judiciary Authority spokesman Asghar Jahangir said in a statement...

Israelis dropped excess munitions from Iran strikes on Gaza
Citing sources from the Israeli air force, the Israeli newspaper Maariv said on Wednesday that the Israeli warplanes sent to carry out operations against Iran were not only equipped with air-to-air missiles but also with air-to-surface munitions....

Iranian ex-journalist Negin Hosseini Goodrich on her life from Iran to the U.S.
On June 13 and multiple days that followed, Israel attacked several nuclear and military sites in Iran, culminating in a U.S. attack of nuclear facilities on June 20. Thousands of miles away, an Iranian lecturer at Purdue, Negin Hosseini Goodrich,...

'A cruel, endless reality show': Hostage families cling to hope amid Gaza ceasefire talks
On his birthday earlier this week, Gal Gilboa Dalal did not wish for gifts but for one thing: the return of his brother Guy, held hostage in Gaza. “It’s my greatest wish,” he said, describing a reality of relentless anxiety and fleeting hope. “Our...

BRICS Summit 2025: will slow and steady actually win the race?
BRICS Summit 2025: will slow and steady actually win the race? A back-to-basics approach may be needed to reverse the bloc’s flagging momentum. The recently concluded BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Rio took place against the backdrop of great...

Kerry Katona gives her views on Israel-Iran conflict in her latest magazine column as she details her fears on keeping her family safe
Kerry Katona has weighed in on the terrifying Israel-Iran conflict, insisting she's 'focusing on keeping her family safe'. In her weekly new! magazine column, Kerry, 44, admitted she's been 'really afraid' watching the war break out between...

Iran: At least 935 People killed in Israeli Attacks during 12-day Conflict
Iranian authorities have said at least 935 people have been killed in Israeli strikes during the 12-day conflict with Israel. “Among the dead are 132 women and 38 children,” Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said in a statement carried by the...

Iran reports new death toll from war with Israel
2025-06-30T17:15:15+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Tehran On Monday, Iran’s judiciary announced that 935 people were killed during the 12-day war with Israel. Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir stated that the updated...

Pilots who bombed Iran sites invited to White House for July Fourth
U.S. pilots who carried out the mission to bomb key nuclear sites in Iran were invited to mark the Fourth of July at the White House on Friday, multiple news outlets reported. Pilots flew B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft...

Iran Reports 935 Dead in Israeli Airstrikes
(MENAFN) Iranian officials announced on Monday that at least 935 individuals lost their lives due to Israeli airstrikes during the 12-day escalation in hostilities between the two nations. According to Asghar Jahangir, spokesperson for the...

Iran announces total number of deaths from Israeli attacks
(MENAFN) Iran has announced that the number of people killed in Israeli airstrikes carried out between June 13 and June 24 has risen to 935, according to official figures released on Monday. Based on data from the Iranian Legal Medicine...

Iran Reports Heavy Civilian Losses
(MENAFN) Iranian officials announced on Monday that no fewer than 935 individuals lost their lives due to Israeli offensives during a 12-day clash with Israel. Among the deceased were 132 women and 38 minors, according to a statement made by...

Iran’s museums remain closed until conditions are normal: minister
TEHRAN—Iran’s museums and historic sites will be closed until the government declares normal conditions for the country, said Cultural Heritage Minister Raza Salehi-Amiri. He also said that there were worries regarding the museums and ancient...

Netanyahu, back in the White House, calls Trump’s ceasefire plan ‘a good proposal’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to the White House less than 24 hours after attending a dinner hosted by President Donald Trump on Monday. On Tuesday, the two leaders met again for a conversation that, unlike the previous day’s,...

Russia’s North-South Trade Corridor with Iran May Never Happen
As the Israel-Iran war comes to some sort of conclusion, Russia’s part in this has been much debated. Given its relationships with both sides, Russia’s role as a swift mediator was rejected by the Americans. Embroiled in its war and not...

Iran asks UN Security Council to recognize Israel, US as ‘initiators' of 12-day war
Iran asked the UN Security Council on Sunday to recognize Israel and the US as the “initiators” of the recent attacks on the country. “We solemnly request that the Security Council recognize the Israeli regime and the United States as the...

After settlers uproot another Palestinian hamlet, activists aim ire at political powers
MU’ARRAJAT, West Bank — Until last week, some 30 Palestinian Bedouin families made their home in Mu’arrajat, a cluster of ramshackle homes, sheep pens and a EU-funded school in the rugged desert of the West Bank’s southern Jordan Valley. Then the...

SA’s agricultural exports reach US$3,36 billion
The Minister said biosecurity is no longer a technical matter, but an economic and national imperative. Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen. Photo: Facebook AGRICULTURE NEWS - For the first quarter of 2025, South Africa’s agricultural exports...
Iran says death toll from Israeli strikes has risen to 935
TEHRAN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Israeli attacks on Iran between June 13 and 24 has climbed to 935, including 38 children and 132 women, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Monday. Citing figures from the Iranian Legal...