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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Saudi Minister of Energy and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in Antalya on Tuesday.
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Yemeni government forces pressed ahead with Operation Dawn of Yemen on Tuesday, stepping up airstrikes, drone attacks and artillery fire against Houthi positions and reinforcements across several fronts, as troops seized more ground in Al-Jawf and fighting continued in Taiz, Dhale and Marib. Government forces struck Houthi military vehicles and fighter concentrations on several fronts in Al-Jawf.
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Iran on Tuesday said French accusations that it was responsible for cyberattacks on supermarket fridges last month were "baseless". "Iran's foreign ministry categorically rejects the French government's baseless and one-sided accusations against Iran regarding alleged cyber activities in France," the ministry said in a statement. It added that it "strongly condemns this hackneyed policy of leveling accusations against the country".
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that he told G7 allies the US economic sanctions and naval blockade are working so well that President Donald Trump does not need to conduct major combat operations against Iran. Speaking to reporters in Paris after two days of meetings with G7 allies, Rubio repeatedly pushed back on the assertion that not returning to military action would amount to a stalemate or status quo. "The economic pain that is being inflicted on Iran right now is extraordinary, and it compounds. It's growing every day," Rubio said.
