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📹More footage of the aftermath of Iran's missile attack on Israel
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🚨Sirens sound in northern Israel due to Iranian missiles – Israeli military
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❌📞 No Putin-Trump call planned this week – Kremlin
A new phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump is not scheduled for this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik.
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🚨 US officials prepare for possible strike on Iran – reports
Senior US officials are reportedly laying the groundwork for a potential military strike on Iran in the coming days, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. Some plans point to a possible weekend operation, with several federal agencies said to be preparing accordingly.
President Trump has kept the option open, telling reporters: “I may do it. I may not do it.” A White House official confirmed that “all options remain on the table.”
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated Tehran’s commitment to diplomacy, stating Iran “has never sought and will never seek nuclear weapons.” European diplomats are expected to meet with Iranian officials Friday in Geneva to push for a de-escalation, according to Bloomberg.
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📹 Israeli airstrike hits Karaj, west of Tehran – Iranian media
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📹 Chinese workers in Iraq film Iranian missile strike on occupied territories – IRNA shares footage
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⚔️ IDF says 60 fighter jets struck over 20 targets in Tehran
The Israeli army claims its air force hit anti-tank missile production facilities in Iran. The IDF says similar strikes are ongoing across Iran.
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💬 Claims that Russia will attack Europe are a 'BLATANT LIE' and 'COMPLETE NONSENSE' – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed allegations that Russia is planning to attack Europe or NATO as a “blatant lie” and “complete nonsense,” saying they are meant to mislead Western public opinion.
💬 “This myth that Russia will attack Europe or NATO countries is a blatant lie being pushed to convince people in the West. But we fully understand it’s just nonsense,” Putin said during a meeting with international news agency heads on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
💬 “Everyone understands this so-called threat is nonsense. They are misleading their people to squeeze more money from the budget… and to cover up their failures in the economic and social spheres,” he said.
🇮🇷 Iran warns US against joining Israel’s war: 'A recipe for all-out war' – FM spokesman
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei called Israel “a genocidal occupying regime” and warned that “any American intervention would be a recipe for an all-out war in the region.”
💬 “This is a war on the whole region. Israel has been trying all along to drag other countries, including the United States, into its filthy war against the countries in the region,” Baqaei emphasized.
⚔️ Putin confirms Russia is ready to hand over another 3,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to Kiev
He noted that Russia has already transferred 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine — and received 57 bodies of Russian soldiers in return.
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📹 For EIGHT years, Russia tried to resolve the Ukraine crisis through talks – Putin
Speaking at SPIEF, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow “patiently tolerated the situation around Donbass for 8 years and tried to negotiate.”
He added that Ukraine’s current authorities “derive their legitimacy from a coup d’état,” and noted that persecution of the Russian Orthodox Church “still continues on Ukrainian territory.”
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🚨 Air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv – reports
Iran’s SNN news agency reports a new wave of strikes on the city.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia-China ties booming across economy, tech, and defense – Putin
At SPIEF 2025, President Vladimir Putin hailed the deepening strategic partnership between Russia and China, stating that investment projects between the two countries have reached $200 billion — and “they will all be implemented.”
💬 “Russia is becoming a significant economic partner for China,” Putin said, emphasizing the need to focus on high-tech cooperation and noting continued development in military-technical collaboration.
🇷🇺🇻🇳 Russia-Vietnam energy ties strong and growing – Putin
Speaking at SPIEF, President Vladimir Putin emphasized the strength of Russia’s “friendly and cooperative” relations with Vietnam — highlighting numerous joint projects, especially in the energy sector.
💬 “All our plans for cooperation are absolutely realistic and feasible,” Putin said, adding that Russia is ready to expand ties further, including in hydrocarbons.
📹 LIVE NOW: Putin meets with global media chiefs at SPIEF 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a Q&A meeting with the heads of major international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
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🚨Soroka Hospital in Israel hit by Iranian ballistic missile
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📹 ‘Hands OFF Iran now!’ – Protesters march through New York
Anti-war demonstrators took to the streets of NYC to oppose a potential US strike on Iran, chanting “No US war crimes!” and “Hands off Iran now!”
⚔️ Tensions flared as protesters clashed with a nearby group waving Israeli flags.
Footage from social media
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🎯 10 US bases within reach of Iranian missiles – report
Iranian Tasnim News Agency shared a list of US military bases in the region that are within range of Iranian missiles.
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🚨 IDF issues evacuation warning for residents in Iran’s Arak and Khandab
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🚨 Israeli Air Force is conducting a series of strikes in Tehran and other areas across Iran – IDF
Explosions have been heard in Karaj, west of Tehran, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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📹 Iranian missiles strike targets — footage captured from Indian ship, IRNA reports
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🇷🇺 Putin's main statements at a meeting with the heads of global news agencies:
🔸 The Russian president is ready to meet with Zelensky at the final stage of the settlement, but there is a question of who will sign the documents on behalf of Kiev, given the illegitimacy of the regime.
🔸 The Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams are in contact. Medinsky spoke with his counterpart from Kiev today, and the next round of talks is being discussed for after June 22.
🔸 Trump is right when he says that under his leadership, the conflict in Ukraine might not have happened.
🔸 Trump is a businessman, and this is a big plus: he “calculates everything,” and this also applies to steps regarding Russia.
🔸 On the possibility of Germany mediating in the Ukrainian settlement: the mediator must be neutral.
🔸 The Russian military has a strategic advantage in all directions in the special military operation.
🔸 Russia wants to end the conflict in Ukraine as quickly as possible, preferably peacefully.
🔸 A solution that will serve the interests of both Iran and Israel can be found.
🔸 Moscow sees that Iran is consolidating around the country's political leadership.
🔸 Iran's underground factories remain intact;
🔸 Russia is self-sufficient in terms of ensuring its security; NATO's rearmament is not a threat.
🔸 Statements about Russia's plans to attack NATO are lies and nonsense.
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🚨 Taurus missile use means Germany joining war, won’t stop Russian advance – Putin
At SPIEF 2025, President Vladimir Putin warned that Ukrainian troops cannot operate German-made Taurus missiles without the involvement of German officers.
💬 “The use of Taurus missiles in Ukraine would mean Germany’s direct entry into an armed conflict with Russia — it cannot be called anything else,” he said, adding that such a move would severely damage Russia-Germany relations, though it “will not affect the course of the military operation.”
❌ Iran is not asking Russia for military assistance – Putin
The Russian president revealed that Moscow had previously offered Tehran cooperation in the field of air defense systems, but at the time, the Iranian side showed little interest.
Putin clarified that the strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran contains no articles related to the defense field.
Military-technical cooperation between the two countries has always remained within the bounds of international law, the Russian leader emphasized.
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⚡️ 'I am ready to meet with everyone, including Zelensky, but the question is: WHO WILL SIGN THE DOCUMENTS' — Putin
President Putin said Russia doesn’t care who negotiates on behalf of Ukraine — but emphasized that “if the head of state is illegitimate, then the entire system of government becomes illegitimate.”
💬 “At the final stage, the documents must be signed by legitimate authorities,” he stressed.
🚨 Iranian missiles strike Tel Aviv – reports
Six explosions heard in Tel Aviv, SNN reported.
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❌ Putin doubts Germany can mediate Ukraine settlement
At SPIEF 2025, Putin dismissed Berlin’s credibility as a neutral party, stressing that a true mediator must be neutral.
💬 “European leaders themselves stopped contacts with Russia when they aimed to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia,” he emphasized.
🚨 SPUTNIK GRILLS BBC OVER SILENCE ON UKRAINIAN WAR CRIMES
Sputnik journalist presses BBC’s Steve Rosenberg at SPIEF over ZERO COVERAGE of Ukrainian war crimes in Kursk.
Survivor testimonies have been public for months!
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🇷🇺 RUSSIA OPPOSES TRADE WARS, RESTRICTIONS – PUTIN
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia stands for a fair world order.
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🚨 Iran launches sixth wave of drone strikes on Israel – reports
Dozens of Iranian Army drones equipped with anti-fortification warheads were launched toward the occupied territories, delivering “heavy blows” to intended targets, FARS News Agency reported.
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