MOSCOW -- Russia condemns actions aimed at harming or killing members of Iran's leadership, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.
Earlier, Israel said that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij volunteer forces, were killed in an attack in Tehran. Iranian authorities have confirmed their deaths. (Russia-Iran-U.S.)
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KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that he sees prospects for a peaceful settlement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
"I believe that in this war of Russia against Ukraine, there are prospects for a peaceful settlement," Zelensky said on X. (Ukraine-Zelensky-Russia)
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BEIRUT -- At least 27 people were killed and an unspecified number wounded in Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in southern and eastern Lebanon during the early hours of Wednesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said.
A Lebanese security source and a Civil Defense source told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes carried out more than 100 airstrikes overnight and into the morning, hitting areas in southern and eastern Lebanon. (Lebanon-Killing)
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MOSCOW -- Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali on Tuesday denied the report that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is receiving medical treatment in Russia.
The news about the supreme leader being in Russia for treatment is a "new psychological war," Jalali said on X. "Iranian leaders do not need to flee and hide in shelters; their place is on the streets among the people." (Russia-Iran-Supreme Leader) ■
