Iran rules out talks amid Israeli attacks: FM Araghchi

BERLIN/WEB DESK: As the war between Iran and Israel entered its second week, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Iran will is not prepared for talks with anyone till Israeli forces continue aggression against the country. He communicated this to the state television.

Earlier, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on a post on X on Friday that it has information that key buildings at Iran’s Khondab heavy water research site were damaged in Israeli strikes, including the distillation unit. The information was an update on an assessment from Thursday, in which the IAEA said the reactor has been hit but there were no radiological effects.

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Separately, in an attack by Israeli forces, Ali Shamkhani who is a close ally of Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was declared to be in a stable condition after he received injuries.

Microsoft office attacked in Israel

Iranian missile strikes on Friday hit a tech park housing Microsoft office in southern Israel. First responders are searching buildings for people wounded after an Iranian missile struck close to a tech park in the Israeli city of Beer Sheva, according to Israel’s emergency services agency Magen David Adom (MDA).