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Press releases published on June 18, 2025
Medvedev labels G7 as ‘dead club’
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed the G7 as obsolete and ineffective, saying it no longer plays a meaningful role in solving global problems. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Medvedev praised US President Donald …
Official Warns of Iran Mining Strait of Hormuz
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Heightening frictions across the region have prompted American authorities to warn that Tehran might seed the crucial Strait of Hormuz with naval mines should U.S. forces become involved in Israel’s offensive— a maneuver that could imprison U.S. …
U.S. Awards OpenAI USD200M to Enhance Defense AI Power
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The U.S. government has entered into a landmark $200 million agreement with OpenAI to deliver cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions over the next year, marking the tech firm’s inaugural formal partnership with the Pentagon . The Defense …
Iran Launches Retaliatory Attack on Israel
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran executed a counterattack on Tuesday, focusing on Israeli military airfields that it claimed were “used in the regime's terror attacks on Iranian civilians and infrastructure,” according to a report from a state-controlled news agency. This …
Israel Says U.S. Likely to Join Strikes on Iran
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel expects the United States to join its ongoing military actions against Iran, according to local media reports. A high-ranking Israeli official, speaking anonymously, revealed that intelligence assessments in Tel Aviv suggest President …
Trump says Iran’s supreme Leader “is an easy target”
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump declared that Washington knows the precise location of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, but emphasized he remains unharmed “for now.” In a pointed social media message, Trump stated, “we know exactly where the so- …
Iran’s Military Issues Evacuation Alert for Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Iranian military issued an urgent evacuation alert on Wednesday for the Neve Tzedek neighborhood in Tel Aviv, following a prior Israeli evacuation notice targeting a district in Tehran. According to the state-controlled Press TV, Iran’s …
Trump Announces Third Extension for TikTok Divestment Deadline
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump announced a third extension for ByteDance Ltd. to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations, permitting the popular app to remain functional in the United States while negotiations continue, the White House confirmed Tuesday. …
Kim Jong Un, Russian Security Chief Forge New Strategic Partnership
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), held a high-level meeting with Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, on Tuesday, according to an official statement released …
Slovakia Orders Evacuation of Citizens, Foreign Nationals from Middle East
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Slovakia is accelerating efforts to evacuate both its citizens and foreign nationals from the volatile Middle East region, the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs announced Tuesday. A specially arranged government flight left Larnaca, …
Israeli Attack Hits Imam Hussein University
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Israel executed an offensive targeting Imam Hussein University, situated in the capital of Iran, Tehran, as reported by a journalist. This institution is associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a prominent …
US secret task force stops operation because of Trump
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) A previously undisclosed US task force created to devise strategies for exerting pressure on Russia has reportedly ceased operations, according to sources cited by reports. This inter-agency group, formed earlier in the spring as Donald Trump’s …
Israeli Air Force Intercepts Drones
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) In the early hours of Wednesday, the Israeli Air Force revealed it had intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Dead Sea region in the eastern part of the country. As detailed in an official communication, the interception took …
Two Russian elderly civilians die from Ukrainian attack
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Two elderly civilians lost their lives following Ukrainian artillery strikes on the village of Zvannoe in Russia’s western Kursk Region, according to regional authorities. Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein confirmed the deaths of a 59-year-old woman …
Protest in Tehran Shows Backing for Leadership
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) On Tuesday night, a crowd of Iranians assembled in Palestine Square in Tehran to express solidarity with the nation’s leadership and recent armed actions directed at Israel. The rally occurred close to the home of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah …
Trump clues at Khamenei killing
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump hinted that the US has the capability to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei while calling on Iran to surrender unconditionally. Following Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites— …
Argentina’s Ex-President to Serve Corruption Sentence
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Argentina’s former head of state, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has been ordered by a federal magistrate to begin serving a six-year punishment for corruption, but under home confinement rather than in a correctional facility. The judge ruled …
Israeli Premier vows to dismantle Iran`s nuclear ambitions
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to dismantle Iran’s nuclear ambitions and missile capabilities, framing the ongoing military campaign as a fight for national survival. In his first public statement since launching Operation …
Trump states Russia sanctions will cost US ‘billions’
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has indicated he is not prepared to implement harsher sanctions against Russia, citing the potential financial burden on the American economy, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday. Speaking at the G7 summit in …
Trump urges for ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has called for Iran to surrender unconditionally amid the ongoing military clashes between Tehran and Israel. On his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that the US now has “complete and total control of the skies over …