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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has fully coordinated with Washington on Iran and notified the United States before its strike on Iranian targets, state broadcaster Kan quoted an Israeli official as saying on Friday. The official, who was not named, told Kan that recent reports of rifts between Israel and Washington were false, but had not been …

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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia foreign minister Penny Wong said on Friday she was alarmed by the escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran, after Israel said it had struck dozens of targets inside Iran. “Australia is alarmed by the escalation between Israel and Iran,” Wong told a news conference. “This risks further destabilising …

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(Reuters) -Nicaragua has cut ties with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the U.N.’s refugee agency, the Central American nation’s Foreign Ministry said in a letter to the organization on Thursday. (Reporting by Gabriela Selser and Kylie Madry; Editing by Sandra Maler)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration told the Israeli government the U.S. will not be directly involved in any Israeli military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two U.S. sources and an Israeli source familiar with those discussions. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil in Washington; Editing by Leslie Adler)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel is prepared to attack Iran in the coming days if Tehran rejects a U.S. proposal to limit its nuclear program, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing U.S. and Israeli officials. The newspaper cited a senior Israeli official as saying a strike could come as soon as Sunday unless Iran agrees …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of joint air-to-ground missiles and related equipment to the Netherlands for an estimated cost of $215 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The principal contractor for the sale is Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon said in a statement. (Reporting by Jasper Ward and Ryan Patrick …

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