Iran likely to back out of nuclear-deal talks
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Iran, Israel and Tehran
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will strike "every site and every target of the ayatollah regime" in Iran.
Iranian media reported that Israel struck the South Pars Gas Field in what would be the first attack on an Iranian energy site.
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Two people were killed and several homes destroyed when a missile hit the city of Rishon LeZion early on Saturday.
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MOSCOW − Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Donald Trump for 50 minutes on June 14, condemning the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressing concern about the risks of escalation, the Kremlin said.
Under the Islamic Republic that took power in 1979, enmity toward Israel has been a core ideological tenet of Iranian foreign policy and a key driver in its regional policy. Over decades, their rivalry played out mainly through indirect actions by Iran and by covert operations from Israel.
While Israel and Iran trade attacks, Palestinians in Gaza have been struggling to find food, connect to the internet and survive airstrikes.
An Iranian lawmaker said closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint in the global energy trade, was under serious consideration.