Iranian Foreign Ministry: "Continuing Message Exchanges with the U.S. and Activities of Mediating Countries"
Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Xinhua, Yonhap News file photo]Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on the 26th
President Yoon: "Do You Think You Are Safe from the Special Counsel?"... Final Statement Video Released
President Yoon Suk Yeol rebuking the special prosecutor on the 24th. [Court video / @birds_justice X account subtitle GIF] A video of President Yoon Suk Yeol's closing statement at his trial rega
President Yoon, regarding the first-instance ruling on the Public Official Election Act: “An excessive political verdict that distorts the facts… We will appeal immediately.”
The first-instance sentencing hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol regarding violations of the Public Official Election Act is being broadcast live at Seoul Station on the 27th. [Photo=Yonhap News]Pres
WSJ: "SK Hynix ADR Premium Is a Sign of AI Trading Overheat"
Advertisement for SK Hynix ADR listing in New York's Times Square [Reuters=Yonhap News file photo]The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has pointed out that the price of SK Hynix’s American Depositary Recei
'Godfather of Japanese Mystery Novels' Keigo Higashino Passes Away After Battle with Cancer at 68
Famous Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino [AFP=Yonhap News]It has been belatedly reported that Keigo Higashino, the "godfather of Japanese mystery novels" and author of bestsellers such as "The
[Park Pil-kyu Security Column] To the Ignorant Trying to Clothe a Beast in Sheep's Clothing
Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea [Photo=Yonhap News]“The Air Force Academy doesn't teach you how to fly a plane!” “The Army, Navy, and Air Force academies are exactly the
Smoke billows in Tehran, Iran after an airstrike [Reuters Yonhap News]
Iranian local media reported on the 3rd (local time) that the building of the Assembly of Experts, the constitutional body that elects Iran's supreme leader, was destroyed by bombing by the United States and Israel.
The Assembly of Experts, a constitutional body composed of 88 clerics serving eight-year terms, is electing a successor to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader who died in a U.S. and Israeli airstrike on the 28th of last month.
The Assembly of Experts building is located in Qom, a religious city in central Iran, and it has not been confirmed whether a meeting was being held there at the time of the bombing.
On this day, the fourth day of the armed conflict, the United States and Israel continued their large-scale offensive on various regions of Iran, including Tehran.
Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, attacked by the United States and Israel [Mehr News]
According to local media, including Mehr News Agency, Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport was attacked. Local media published photos showing smoke billowing from the airport after the bombing.
Furthermore, local media reported that aircraft parked at Bushehr Airport in the south were damaged in the airstrike.
Israel also launched extensive strikes on Iran's weapons production facilities and ballistic missile launch sites on this day.
The Israeli military stated, "In Tehran, we struck a location that the Iranian regime uses as its weapons production infrastructure. This is a ballistic missile production base."
The Israeli military explained that dozens of ballistic missile launch sites and storage depots in Isfahan, in central Iran, were targeted.
Prime Minister Netanyahu visits Palmachim Air Force Base [Provided by the Prime Minister's Office of Israel]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Palmachim Air Force Base and expressed his intention to continue a strong offensive against Iran and Hezbollah.
Referring to Hezbollah, which joined Iran's retaliatory attack, Netanyahu said, "They made a grave mistake by attacking us. We have already responded strongly, and we will respond with even greater force in the future."
He emphasized, "Our pilots are in the skies over Iran and Tehran. We will continue to push Iran hard."
Yonhap News More by this author