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Top 10 world news: Iran-Israel war updates; US clarifies on 'regime change' in Iran, and more

Top 10 world news: Iran-Israel war updates; US clarifies on 'regime change' in Iran, and more

Here are the top 10 stories from across the world.

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Here are the top 10 stories from across the world.

The Israel Defence Forces confirmed that Israeli Air Force fighter jets flew over Iranian territory and began striking storage facilities containing long-range surface-to-surface missiles, known as “Khorramshahr,” in the Yazd area - for the first time.

US Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that American strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were not a preamble to plans for regime change, adding that private messages had been sent to Tehran encouraging them to negotiate.

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'2,200km Away': Israel strikes Khorramshahr missile storage facilities in Iran for first time | What is Khorramshahr-4?

Iran used ‘Khorramshahr - 4’ in its 20th wave” of retaliatory strikes on Israel. In response, Israel hit Khorramshahr missile storage facilities near Yazd for first time

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Navashree Nandini works as a senior sub-editor and has over five years of experience. She writes about global conflicts ranging from India and its neighbourhood to West Asia to the...Read More