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‘I was a hostage of the Iranian regime&: The Tipperary native on being held in dire conditions and the war with Israel

Almost everything we think we know about Iran is wrong, maintains Bernard Phelan. And he should know & he has travelled there extensively, spending an unwanted 222 days in one of its most notorious prisons, when he was held ‘hostage& by the regime on trumped-up spying charges.

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‘This can be repeated in the future& & Iran&s ayatollah threatens further attacks on America

Iran&s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the country had &slapped America in the face& with its recent missile attack on a US airbase in Qatar, and warned similar attacks would occur in future if needed.

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Andreas Kluth: Does it matter whether US strike on Iran was lawful?

Historians will judge the US strikes on Iran&s nuclear facilities by trying to answer two questions, which ultimately become inseparable. Was the intervention wise? And was it legitimate?

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Israel blocks aid to northern Gaza to ‘stop Hamas taking it&

Israel has stopped aid from entering northern Gaza but is still allowing it to enter from the south, two officials said yesterday after images circulated of masked men on aid trucks who clan leaders said were protecting aid, not Hamas stealing it.

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Iran&s supreme leader says it would strike back if attacked in first appearance since ceasefire

Iran would respond to any future U.S. attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, in his first televised remarks since a ceasefire was reached between Iran and Israel.

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Seven Israeli soldiers and 79 Palestinians killed in attacks in Gaza

Israel yesterday reported one of its deadliest days in Gaza in months as its military said seven soldiers were killed when a Palestinian attacker attached a bomb to their armoured vehicle, while health officials in the battered enclave said Israeli attacks killed 79 people.

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