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Israeli media reported explosions being heard in large areas of occupied Palestine after air raid sirens and air defenses were activated.

Araghchi: The Iranian delegation has sent written clarifications to the American side several times, and we have yet to receive any written response from the US envoy.

Araghchi: The defensive and missile capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran give strength and leverage to the negotiators.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: If the other parties were capable of destroying our nuclear facilities militarily, they wouldn’t have entered talks with us.

Araghchi: Talks mean that the other parties are unable to impose their will on Iran through military force.

An earthquake strikes the Turkish city of Konya, with aftershocks felt in Ankara.

Reuters, citing a senior Iranian official: Tehran would only ship its highly enriched uranium abroad if US sanctions were lifted "verifiably and effectively".

Reuters, citing a senior Iranian official: Iran has not received any fresh proposal from the United States to resolve a decades-long nuclear dispute.

Ansar Allah leader Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi: The horrific scale of crimes committed by the Israeli enemy in the Gaza Strip clearly constitutes genocide.

Pezeshkian: We believe in negotiations, but not in threats and imposed dictates, and we will never back down from preserving Iran's dignity.

World military spending rises to Record

Prepared By: Al Mayadeen English
Executed By: Al Mayadeen
25 Apr 2023 11:30

A new report shows global military spending climbed by 3.7% in 2022 and hit a new record high of $2,240 billion, with the three top spenders being the United States, China, and Russia.