Trump threatens Iran following new wave of attacks on Gulf states and Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A large explosion struck Iran’s capital, Tehran, on Friday at a square filled with demonstrators, Iranian state television reported. The explosion hit Ferdowsi Square, just down Enghelab Street from Tehran University, the epicenter of ongoing Quds, or Jerusalem, Day demonstrations. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. Israel had warned it could strike in the area just before the blast. Intense airstrikes began landing around Tehran just were...
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