US-Israel strikes hit Iran steel plants; Trump says war to end in 2-3 weeks
US-Israeli strikes continue across Iran, with pharmaceutical companies and steel plants in Isfahan and Farokhshar hit.

US-Israeli strikes continue across Iran, with pharmaceutical companies and steel plants in Isfahan and Farokhshar hit.






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Pakistan has emerged as a global crisis mediator amid the US war on Iran.

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Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari says Qatar is “ready to help” with US-Iran negotiations.

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