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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared on Monday that Israel's "shaky Zionist regime" has only a limited time remaining, his remarks coming amid a sharp escalation that saw Tehran launch missiles at northern Israel and Israeli warplanes strike multiple Iranian cities including the capital.Hakan Fidan held talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Saturday, with Turkish diplomatic sources confirming the high-level meeting as the fourth stop on the foreign minister's ongoing tour of Asia-Pacific nations that began at the start of June.Hakan Fidan was welcomed by his counterpart Sugiono in Jakarta on Wednesday, with the two sides set to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, boosting trade and defense ties, and addressing regional security challenges during the Turkish minister's Asia-Pacific tour.Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 2 to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation, with both sides emphasizing the importance of enhanced partnership between Ankara and the Southeast Asian city-state, according to diplomatic sources.New Zealand activist Mousa Taher, part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla attacked by Israeli forces, said he was subjected to torture and humiliating treatment. "The Israeli occupation forces really tortured me this time," he said, showing injuries on his face and leg.

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US launches strikes against Iran after Apache helicopter downed

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US launches strikes against Iran after Apache helicopter downed

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US Central Command said on Tuesday that its forces have begun conducting self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets at the direction of President Donald Trump, responding to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter in the region a day earlier.

US Central Command said on Tuesday that its forces initiated self-defense strikes against Iranian targets. The operation came at President Donald Trump's direction in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter.

Proportional response

The command announced the operation commenced at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. "The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression," CENTCOM said on social media platform X.

Presidential directive

Earlier on Tuesday, Trump told reporters Washington was compelled to retaliate against the alleged Iranian attack. The Apache was destroyed on Monday in an incident Washington attributes to Tehran, though defense officials have not disclosed the retaliatory strike locations.

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