Day: June 2, 2021

Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery near Iran’s capital

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Unclear if there are injuries in blaze, which firefighters believe struck a pipeline for liquefied petroleum gas at the facility APToday, 8:16 pm TEHRAN, Iran — A massive fire broke out Wednesday night at the oil refinery serving Iran’s capital, sending thick plumes of black smoke over Tehran. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were […]

Lapid tells Rivlin: I have succeeded in forming coalition with Bennett

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Bennett, Abbas finalize coalition deal * New governing coalition has been formed and is prepared to replace Netanyahu GIL HOFFMAN JUNE 2, 2021 23:53 A new governing coalition has been formed and is prepared to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid officially informed President Reuven Rivlin and Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin late […]

Erdoğan says political tensions with U.S. unprecedented under Biden

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticised the political approach of the United States towards Turkey under President Joe Biden, saying that tensions between the two countries were unprecedented in recent times. Erdoğan said there had been no such problems with former U.S. leaders, either Republican or Democrat, including George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald […]

Iran’s largest navy ship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman

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By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL37 minutes ago 1 of 2 In this satellite image provided by Planet Labs Inc., the Iranian navy’s Kharg support ship is seen off the coast of Jask, Iran, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The Kharg, the largest ship in the Iranian navy, caught fire and later sank Wednesday, June 2, […]

Iran Rearming Hamas with ‘Thousands of New Rockets’

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Hamas: ‘This war will last forever’ Members of the Ezz-Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, parade on trucks with rockets in a street in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 27, 2021. / Getty Images Adam Kredo • June 1, 2021 12:35 pm The Iranian regime is […]

Netanyahu: Israel Will Get Rid of Iran’s Existential Threat, Even if US Opposes

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Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency22 Sivan 5781 – June 2, 2021 Photo Credit: Koby Gideon/GPO PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for the New Director of the Mossad. If faced with the difficult situation of having to choose between an Iran armed with nuclear weapons or a diplomatic clash with Washington following an attack on Iran, […]

Largest ship in Iranian navy catches fire and sinks

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Crew evacuated from support vessel Kharg after blaze breaks out on board in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell Today, 9:53 am   TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under […]