TEHRAN -- A number of explosions were heard early Wednesday and air defense were activated in the port city of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Sirik County and Jask County in southern Iran, state-run IRIB TV reported, citing sources.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that six explosions were heard in Sirik, Qeshm Island and the southern city of Minab, adding that areas in the three regions were attacked by U.S. fighter jets. (Iran-Blasts-US)
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BEIRUT -- At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in a wave of Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to Lebanon's sources, underscoring the continuing volatility along the Lebanese-Israeli border.
The deadliest attack targeted a residential area in the southern city of Tyre, where eight people were killed and 32 others wounded, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) and local rescue officials. (Lebanon-Israel-Attacks)
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LONDON -- Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Norway have agreed on coordinated sanctions over settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the British Foreign Office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Britain will impose sanctions on six entities and one individual accused of financing, enabling or carrying out such violence. France, Canada and Norway announced new sanctions alongside Britain on Tuesday, while Australia and New Zealand unveiled coordinated measures last week, according to the statement. (Britain-Sanctions-West Bank)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if Israel resumed its war with Iran, it could find itself fighting alone.
In a phone interview with U.S. online media Axios, Trump claimed that Israel "gave us very late notice" about Sunday's strikes.
"They were already on their way. But eventually I had (the Israeli strike) limited," Trump said. (US-Israel-Iran-War) Enditem
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