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Montevideo, July 26th 2025 - 03:25 UTC

Tag: Israel-Iran War

  • Monday, July 14th 2025 - 18:39 UTC

    Iran's Parliament approves increased military budget

    President Masoud Pezeshkian admitted he sustained minor leg injuries in an Israeli airstrike

    The Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has approved a bill to increase state military spending significantly. This legislation, supported by 120 lawmakers, aims to strengthen Iran's Armed Forces, including the Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in preparation for potential future confrontations with Israel. Deputy Defense Minister, Brigadier General Hoyatolah Qoreishi, emphasized the need for expanded budgetary resources to meet the country's defense requirements.

  • Sunday, June 22nd 2025 - 07:26 UTC

    US obliterates Iran's nuclear capabilities, Trump says after attack

    If peace does not come quickly, we can take out Iran's other targets in a matter of minutes, Trump insisted

    US President Donald Trump announced Saturday that warplanes from his country, including B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, conducted “massive precision strikes” that “obliterated” three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. The operation, carried out at about 2.30 am Iranian time on Sunday, involved bunker-buster bombs to penetrate the heavily fortified Fordow site, located 300 feet underground.

  • Friday, June 20th 2025 - 21:38 UTC

    USS Gerald R. Ford Middle East bound

    The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the largest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the world

    The USS Gerald R. Ford will set sail from Norfolk to the Middle East next Tuesday to strengthen Washington's might in the region, a Defense source confirmed Friday. The deployment was considered “routine” and unrelated to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 22:11 UTC

    Trump has world guessing his next step regarding Iran

    The Republican leader claimed Tehran's “unconditional surrender” was the only acceptable outcome

    US President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday it was too late for the Islamic regime of the Ayatollahs to discuss the conditions of a nuclear plan. The Republican leader made those remarks as he keeps the world guessing his next steps towards Iran, including the possible direct involvement of US forces alongside Israel's in the ongoing war. “Nobody knows what I'm going to do,” Trump told reporters.

  • Friday, June 13th 2025 - 19:30 UTC

    Argentina ups security measures at Jewish community venues

    Security measures have been upped at key Jewish community venues

    Israel has temporarily closed its embassy in Argentina and other countries due to escalating conflict with Iran. In Argentina, home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world, the confrontation is causing concern. Security Minister Patricia Bullrich upped the alert to intermediate.

  • Friday, June 13th 2025 - 18:54 UTC

    Brazil concerned over Israel's attack on Iran

    Brasilia “follows with strong concern the Israeli air offensive,” Itamaraty (Brazil's Foreign Ministry) said in a statement

    The Government of Brazil issued a statement Friday condemning Israel's attack against Iran, which represented a violation of the latter's sovereignty.