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US Sending F-16, F-22, F-35 Jets to Middle East Amid Iran-Israel Conflict
Newsweek
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June 17, 2025
The U.S. military is increasing its air power in the Middle East by deploying additional fighter jets and extending current warplane missions as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, three U.S. officials told Reuters. One official...
Israel-Iran Conflict Causes Flight Disruptions In The Middle East And Airspaces To Close – What Travelers Should Know
Travel Noire
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June 17, 2025
Multiple airspaces in the Middle East closed after Israel took military action against Iran via “Operation Rising Lion.” Countries that have temporarily closed their respective airspaces following the conflict escalation include Israel, Iran,...
Iran and Israel continue to trade strikes
eNCA
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TEHRAN - Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on Tuesday, the fifth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. READ: Israel-Iran conflict: latest...
Israel-Iran conflict at critical juncture as Trump demands Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
The Guardian
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June 17, 2025
Israel’s war on Iran appeared to be approaching a pivotal moment on Tuesday night after five days of bombing and retaliatory Iranian missile strikes, as Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and weighed his military options....
Iran Strikes Israeli Mossad Headquarters: IRNA
Khaama Press
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June 17, 2025
Iran has reportedly launched an attack on the Israeli Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv, marking a significant escalation in tensions. The IRNA news agency reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) recently launched an attack on the...
Middle East tensions push up Treasury bond yield
Inquirer
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June 18, 2025
Bureau of the Treasury logo MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government failed to fully raise its target amount from long-dated local debts during Tuesday’s sale of Treasury bonds (T-bonds). This, after creditors sought higher rates amid...
Middle East tensions boost oil prices, threaten to disrupt supply
Global News
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June 17, 2025
Tuesday marked the fifth day of fighting between Israel and Iran with the risk of a widening conflict dampening investors’ risk appetite. With tensions running high, U.S. crude rose 2.26 per cent to $73.39 a barrel for West Texas crude — the U.S....
Middle East tensions, Fed's dot plot: Market Takeaways
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A Well, stocks closing lower amid dwindling hopes for a quick resolution to Israel-Iran hostilities. Now Finance's Josh Shafer joining us now with the trading day takeaways. Josh. 00:13 Josh Hey, Josh. So takeaway number one. We've...
Iran and Israel trade blows, China urges its civilians to leave region
CGTN
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June 17, 2025
A police officer looks at a burnt-out bus following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel. /Ronen Zvulun/Reuters A police officer looks at a burnt-out bus following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel. /Ronen Zvulun/Reuters...
Israel-Iran war threatens oil prices, with $10 per gallon gas possible if war escalates in the Persian Gulf
Natural News
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June 17, 2025
Israel-Iran war threatens oil prices, with $10 per gallon gas possible if war escalates in the Persian Gulf The world stands on the brink of an energy catastrophe as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran threaten to choke off the world’s...
Iran Announces Israeli Officers' Casualties Following Bombing Of Mossad Headquarters
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. A large number of Israeli officers and soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike on the headquarters of the Mossad, the Iranian Tasnim agency said, Trend reports. Earlier, Iranian...
Trump Cuts G7 Trip Short to Return to DC Due to Middle East Conflict
Independent Journal Review
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June 17, 2025
President Donald Trump returned to Washington, D.C., early Tuesday morning, cutting his stay in Canada for the G7 summit short. CBS News reported the change in Trump’s schedule was due to “what’s going on in the Middle East,”White House press...
G7 urges Middle East demilitarization
Manila Standard
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June 17, 2025
KANANASKIS, Canada – G7 leaders on Monday called for “de-escalation” in the Middle East starting with the Israel-Iran conflict, as US President Donald Trump hastily left the group’s summit. Trump, who was making his return to the international...
Trump sends jets to Middle East and demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
The Times
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President Erdogan of Turkey accused the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, of being “the biggest threat” to the Middle East region, in a phone call with Qatar’s emir on Tuesday, his office said.Erdogan said that he would “continue his...
The energy risks of escalation in the Middle East, according to Brett McGurk and Helima Croft
Atlantic Council
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June 17, 2025
Watch the full Global Energy Forum Speakers Helima Croft Board Director, Atlantic Council; Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy and MENA Research, RBC Capital Markets Brett McGurk Distinguished Fellow, N7 Initiative, Rafik...
UK 'not going to be involved' in 'protecting' Israel during Iran conflict, Israeli ambassador tells LBC
Radio X
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17 June 2025, 19:19 | Updated: 17 June 2025, 22:59 UK 'not going to be involved' in 'protecting' Israel during Iran conflict, Israeli ambassador confirms. Picture: Alamy / LBC The UK is "not going to be involved" in the conflict between Israel and...
Surge in Australians trying to flee Middle East as Trump hints US intervention
PerthNow
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June 17, 2025
The number of Australians seeking government help to leave Iran and Israel has more than doubled since Monday, with Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles saying some 1250 had registered for evacuation. Mr Marles said on Wednesday the Albanese...
UK 'not going to be involved' in 'protecting' Israel during Iran conflict, Israeli ambassador confirms
LBC
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17 June 2025, 19:19 | Updated: 17 June 2025, 20:15 UK 'not going to be involved' in 'protecting' Israel during Iran conflict, Israeli ambassador confirms. Picture: Alamy / LBC The UK is "not going to be involved" in the conflict between Israel and...
Baltic countries begin evacuation of citizens from Middle East as crisis escalates
Xinhua News Agency
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RIGA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have begun to evacuate their citizens from the crisis-hit Middle East, according to radio broadcaster LRT on Tuesday. Citizens from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and other European Union (EU)...
Houthi official says group will intervene to support Iran against Israel
The Gazette - Colorado
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CAIRO (Reuters) -A member of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Al Jazeera Mubasher TV on Tuesday that the group will intervene to support Iran against Israel like it did in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member...