Fresh explosions were reported in Tehran on Friday as Iranian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile, intensifying an already volatile regional crisis following Israel’s large-scale air assault on Iran.
Iran's state-run Press TV reported that air defense systems successfully intercepted an Israeli missile south of the capital. Videos circulating on Iranian social media platforms showed smoke plumes and the sounds of missile interceptions.
The new strikes came hours after Israel launched a major aerial offensive in the early hours of Friday, deploying approximately 200 warplanes in coordinated attacks on Iranian territory. The primary targets reportedly included facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear program and its long-range missile systems.
The initial wave of attacks claimed the lives of senior Iranian military officials and several nuclear scientists, according to local sources.
In response, Tehran has vowed “severe punishment” and has called for an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council, demanding accountability for what it describes as a blatant act of aggression.
The escalation follows weeks of mounting tensions between the two regional rivals, raising international concerns about a broader conflict in the Middle East.
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A British national was among at least 19 people killed when a passenger bus plunged off a mountain highway into the Trishuli river in Nepal before dawn on Monday (23 February), authorities said. A New Zealander and a Chinese national were among those injured.
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Iran has signed a secret €500 million arms deal with Russia to rebuild air defences, weakened during last year’s war with Israel, the Financial Times has reported. The agreement, signed in December in Moscow, will see Russia deliver 500 Verba launch units and 2,500 9M336 missiles over three years.
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Pakistan said it carried out cross-border strikes on militant targets inside Afghanistan after blaming a series of recent suicide bombings, including attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from Afghan territory.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday (21 February) that he will raise temporary tariffs on nearly all U.S. imports from 10% to 15%, the maximum allowed under the law, after the Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff program.
Iran announced on Saturday (21 February) that it has designated the naval and air forces of European Union member states as “terrorist entities” in a reciprocal move after the EU blacklisted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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The European Parliament on Monday (23 February) postponed a vote on the EU’s trade deal with the U.S. after President Donald Trump imposed a blanket 15% import duty.
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency will halt the collection of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on Tuesday (24 February), more than three days after the U.S. Supreme Court declared the duties unlawful.
The U.S. ambassador to Portugal has urged Lisbon to replace its ageing F-16 fighter jets with Lockheed Martin’s F-35, saying the stealth aircraft would ensure compatibility with Europe’s top-tier air forces.
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