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Iran’s Khamenei blasts Israel, West for ‘bloody’ Gaza war in Eid speech

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Iran’s supreme leader has condemned Israel and the West over “crimes” in Gaza during Ramadan in an Eid al-Fitr speech that also promised retaliation for the attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria. “When they attack our consulate, it is as if they have attacked our soil,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech on Wednesday to thousands in Tehran, with the crowd repeatedly breaking into chants of support. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz responded to Khamenei by writing in posts on X in Hebrew and Persian that “if Iran attacks from its own territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran”. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari joins us live from […]

UNSC emergency meeting: Iran urges UN condemnation of consulate building attack in Syria

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Members of the United Nations Security Council are calling for de-escalation and accountability, following an Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate building in Syria, which killed 14 people. Iran’s UN ambassador condemns Israel’s attacks in Syria, calling them ‘terrorist’ acts violating international law. Iran told the council it reserves the right to take a decisive response. Something many on the council were warning against – but know could very well be likely. Russia’s UN envoy criticizes Israel’s attacks in Syria amid Gaza war, cites violations of ceasefire resolution. Condemns assault on aid workers and Iranian consulate. In the hours leading up to the meeting, the Secretary General of the […]