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Guest writer: Let’s avoid another multi-year war in the Middle East
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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June 27, 2025
It’s difficult to keep up with the fast-moving events of this week, but let’s try. If the fragile Iranian-Israeli ceasefire holds — even for a few days — this is a good time to try and kick-start negotiations on Iran’s proliferation efforts....
Iranian Americans fear escalation in Iran after Israel, US airstrikes
WDET - Michigan
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June 27, 2025
Michigan’s Iranian American community is concerned about the recent escalation of hostilities with Iran. The U.S. bombed several sites in Iran on Sunday, joining Israel’s war aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear program. Camron Michael Amin,...
Operation Sindhu: Over 4,400 Indian nationals evacuated from Iran and Israel
Mid Day Mumbai
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June 28, 2025
Under Operation Sindhu, India has evacuated 4,415 nationals, including over 1,500 women and 500 children, from Iran and Israel using 19 special flights. The mission, launched on June 18, was supported by multiple countries. Evacuations paused on...
Iran holds state funeral for military commanders Kkilled in Israel conflict
News.Az
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Iran held a state funeral on Saturday for around 60 individuals, including senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed during a 12-day conflict with Israel. Coffins draped in the Iranian flag, bearing portraits of deceased...
Morning news wrap: Iran says Israel ran to 'daddy', Bigg Boss star Shefali Jariwala dies of cardiac arrest & more
The Times of India
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Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi took a sharp dig at Israel, saying it had “no choice but to run to daddy,” referring to US President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, actress Shefali Jariwala has passed away at 42 after suffering a cardiac arrest,...
AAA: Rising gas prices fueled by uncertainty in Middle East
News 12 Connecticut
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Summertime normally means higher gas prices, but experts claim there are additional factors behind the bump at the pump this year. Demand is on the rise as summer driving season shifts into high gear, AAA Northeast says, but the escalating...
Iran Holds State Funeral For Military Leaders And Scientists Killed In Conflict With Israel
Arise News
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June 28, 2025
Iran held a state funeral on Saturday for around 60 people, including top military commanders and prominent nuclear scientists, killed during the recent 12-day conflict with Israel. The funeral, marked by sombre scenes and nationalist fervour,...
'Vindicated': Unscathed by war, Gulf states look to capitalise on Israel and Iran's losses
Middle East Eye
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June 27, 2025
The Gulf states see two losers in the conflict between Israel and Iran, analysts and Arab officials tell Middle East Eye. Having squeaked through the hostilities with little damage themselves, leaders in the energy-rich Gulf are now in a position...
Iran pays final tribute to fallen scientists and commanders
Daily Times
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June 28, 2025
TEHRAN: Thousands of people gathered in central Tehran to attend the funeral of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians who were killed during recent Israeli airstrikes. The funeral procession was held with full national...
Turkey detained 361 people in 2 weeks of nationwide operations targeting Gülen movement: minister
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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June 28, 2025
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday that 361 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part of an intensified crackdown on the Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported. The detentions took...
Arabic word of the weekHow ‘Junoon’ expresses madness, obsession and irrationality
The National News
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The seventh-century Arabic poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah is said to have been deeply in love with a woman named Layla. He wrote to her and about her constantly, so much so that after his death, he was referred to as Majnun Layla, which translates to...
Turkmenistan was represented in regional webinar on climate education
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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June 27, 2025
On June 26 this year, teachers and education specialists from Turkmenistan took part in a regional webinar dedicated to climate education. Participants discussed the inclusion of additional materials in the educational platform "Climate Box",...
Iranian Nobel laureate mourns civilian toll of Israel-Iran war
The National News
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Both Iran and Israel were quick to claim victory after 12 days of war that killed 627 people in Iran and 28 in Israel. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared “victory over the fallacious Zionist regime” in a message posted on his X...
Israel’s hollow victory
New Statesman
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June 28, 2025
The war that began on 7 October 2023 – of which the “12-day war” with Iran was merely one episode – has upset much of the received wisdom that had emerged in the Middle East over the past few decades. As is often the case with politics in this...
Iran unites in mourning, honors martyrs in mass funeral
Al Mayadeen
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June 28, 2025
With tears and unwavering pride, the Iranian nation mourns its martyrs, military leaders, scientists, and children, killed in Israeli aggression, standing united in defiance against foreign threats. Tens of thousands of Iranians filled Tehran’s...
Middle East filmmakers invited to join Oscars academy
The National News
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Syrian filmmaker Soudade Kaadan and Palestinian director Elia Suleiman are among the Middle East figures who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organisation behind the Oscars. Kaadan is best known for...
Iran holds state funeral for top commanders, scientists killed by Israel
Yahoo News
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A state funeral service is under way in Iran for about 60 people, including military commanders, killed in Israeli attacks, with thousands joining the ceremony in the capital, Tehran. State TV showed footage of people donning black clothes, waving...
Europe Must Get Off the Sidelines in the Middle East
Foreign Affairs
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June 27, 2025
The European Union has rarely played more than an auxiliary role in helping resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in spite of its multifaceted presence in the region. Over the past two decades, European governments came to believe that...
Syrian Engineers’ Syndicate: New Laws to Facilitate Work and Registration of Expatriate Companies
SANA
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June 28, 2025
Damascus, SANA – Head of the Syrian Engineers’ Syndicate, Malek Haj Ali, announced Saturday that the Syndicate is currently working on a set of laws and regulations to facilitate the work of engineers returning from abroad and regulate the...
Iran holds mass funeral for top brass assassinated by Israeli strikes
The Express Tribune
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June 28, 2025
Iran held a mass funeral procession in Tehran on Saturday for dozens of military commanders and high-ranking officials killed by Israeli airstrikes during a 12-day conflict that has escalated regional tensions. State media reported that the...