- Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation in the Middle East.
- Work is underway to manage the possible impact of the situation on Armenia: Security Council.
- Israel strikes Iran. Explosion near the residence of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: Media.
- Tel Aviv and other regions of Israel hit: media:
- 57 students killed in an attack on a girls’ elementary school in the Minab district of Iran.
- Explosions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: a victim reported. Dubai airport suspends all flights.
- Araghchi and Fidan have a telephone conversation.
- Netanyahu thanks US for military operations against Iran.
- IDF announce the recruitment of 70 thousand reservists.
- Tehran rejects possibility of giving up nuclear ambitions: Trump on action against Iran.
- Putin holds meeting with permanent members of Russian Security Council amid escalation of situation in Middle East.
- Russia demands immediate return of situation around Iran to political-diplomatic settlement.
Four UN Secretary-General Candidates Face Live Hearings
Reuters. The four candidates vying to become the next United Nations secretary-general faced live hearings on Tuesday (April 21) and Wednesday (April 22) on their
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