Italian News by RSSAgenzia Nova: Ue-Albania: Rama, pronti a fare tutto cio' che serve per diventare Stato membro
26 mag 21:31 - (Agenzia Nova) - L'Albania non ha "nessun piano B, nessuna alternativa" all'adesione all'Unione europea ed e' pronta a fare... (Beb)
Iran, talks are underway: US raid on launch bases. And Israel strikes Hezbollah.
Tension levels are rising again in the Middle East following the United States’ launch this morning of “self-defense” attacks against Iranian missile launch sites and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, despite the ceasefire in effect.
Tehran strongly condemned the US raid and continued “illegal and unjustified actions.” The Islamic Republic promises not to let these actions go unpunished, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abolfazl Shekarchi clarified that any new aggression will receive a “much more severe” response intended to extend beyond the region. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also stated that “the region’s territories will no longer serve as a shield for American bases.” Conversely, the Revolutionary Guard (Pasdaran) then claimed to have shot down a US drone and announced that they had fired on an F-35 fighter jet.
Meanwhile, optimistic talks are emerging regarding the negotiation issue. The Iranian delegation in Doha speaks of optimism, and President Masoud Pezeshkian even stated, during a phone call with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, that Tehran is ready to achieve what he called “a dignified framework” to end the war and the current regional tensions.
The issue of uranium enrichment remains central. President Donald Trump wants “it to be immediately handed over to the United States to be returned home and destroyed or, preferably, in collaboration and coordination with Iran, destroyed on site or in another acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, present as a witness to this process and this event.”
The front is undergoing rapid evolution, while on the other side tensions continue in Lebanon, where the Israeli army has continued raids against Hezbollah’s militant Shia groups and launched ground operations beyond the “red line.” “We are intensifying our operations,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “The IDF is operating with significant forces on the ground and taking control of strategically dominant positions. We are strengthening the security buffer zone to protect the communities of northern Israel.”
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