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VP: Iran to pursue US-Israel attack on scientific centers in international forums
An Iranian vice president says the country will be internationally pursuing US-Israel attacks on scientific centers during the unprovoked February war.

An Iranian vice president says the country will be internationally pursuing US-Israel attacks on scientific centers during the unprovoked February war.

Hegseth removes the US Navy secretary, the latest casualty of the US secretary of war's abrupt dismissal campaign.

Iran continues to maintain substantial military capabilities, despite weeks of US and Israeli strikes, according to multiple US officials familiar with intelligence assessments.

Iran reinforced its control over the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting US pressure while signalling readiness to respond decisively to US maritime piracy and terrorism.

Lebanese Civil Defense confirms the death of Amal Khalil, a journalist with the country's al-Akhbar daily, saying she was deliberately targeted in an Israeli strike.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the aggressors targeting Iran are fully responsible for whatever instance of instability affecting the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Professor Bijan Davvaz, an internationally acclaimed professor of mathematical sciences based in the Iranian city of Yazd, has issued an intellectual and theological challenge to Zionist lobbies worldwide, using rational arguments rooted in the Holy Quran.

Iran’s refusal to discuss the nuclear file stems from the proven unreliability of US promises, a reality the martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei often warned against.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has invariably welcomed dialogue and agreement, but Washington’s constant breach of commitments, naval blockade and military threats remain the main obstacles to genuine negotiations, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the country will not open the Strait of Hormuz under bullying from the United States.

An advocacy group says Israeli authorities are keeping 90 Palestinian women behind bars, and the women face hunger, abuse and strip searches.

Lebanon’s Information Minister Paul Morcos has slammed the Israeli regime for “besieging journalists and photographers” following attacks in the town of at-Tiri in the country’s south.

The Pentagon has unexpectedly subtracted 15 wounded-in-action troops from its official tally from the war against Iran, a report says.

A senior Lebanese lawmaker has dismissed as “out of question” the notion of direct negotiations with Israel.

This week, MidEaStream highlights calm's illusion giving way to volatility, from Hormuz to Lebanon.

A nationwide IRIB Research Center poll reveals overwhelming support for the country's leadership and armed forces, and firm rejection of curbs on missile and nuclear programs and control over the Strait of Hormuz.

At least 34 tankers have bypassed the US naval blockade of Iran despite Trump’s repeated claims of success of the barricade.

Germany’s Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline group, has announced that it will cancel 20,000 uneconomic short-haul flights from its European summer schedule.