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Goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Achraf Hakimi sent Paris Saint-Germain into the Club World Cup last 16 with a 2-0 win over Seattle Sounders on Monday, as the European champions bounced back from their earlier loss and topped Group B on goal difference.

Crude oil prices fell around 7% on Monday, after Iran said it had launched a missile attack on a US base in Qatar. Investors appear to take the retaliatory action as being limited, following days of uncertainty over whether Tehran would close the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump later said Iran had given the US advanced notice of the attack. Earlier, Washington also called on China to pressure Tehran not to close the vital waterway. 

Tehran launched missiles at a US air base in Doha on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on key nuclear facilities in Iran. Qatar said its "air defences successfully intercepted a missile attack targeting Al Udeid Air Base", as US President Donald Trump called the attack "very weak", adding that it was time to make peace.

Following the US strikes on the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran, Maxar Technology satellite images indicate that the underground complex was damaged. However, some users claim that Fordow remains ‘intact’ with little to no damage based on these same images. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.

There’s the plan — and then there are the unintended consequences. The United States talks diplomacy, then bombs Iran. It suggests the targeting of nuclear sites may have been a one-off, yet leaves the regime uncertain: is regime change the real objective? Following its most significant show of force since the invasion of Iraq, will Washington take ownership of what comes next? For now, the US asserts itself as the sole superpower capable of projecting force in a region where China appears reduced to the role of chief oil customer, and Russia remains preoccupied with Ukraine. And with Israel now striking Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, it’s clear this goes far beyond nuclear ambitions. We’ll look at the options left to a weakened Iran — and the consequences of toppling a militarised theocracy.

The Israeli military on Monday targeted Tehran's notorious Evin Prison and two courts inside the compound, where political prisoners are held. Relatives of prisoners relayed eyewitness accounts from inside, and several videos documented the strikes.

As Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Moscow on Monday, President Vladimir Putin pledged that Russia would “provide assistance to the Iranian people” in the wake of US attacks. While Russia has condemned Israeli and US strikes on Tehran, experts say the conflict could work in the Kremlin’s favour. 

On June 23, #Israel announced a series of strikes targeting “symbolic” sites of the Iranian regime, including #Evin #Prison — a prominent location for the incarceration of political dissidents under the Islamic Republic.

Global airlines have suspended or reduced flights in the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalated after the US struck Iran’s nuclear facilities at the weekend, affecting flights scheduled for the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Israel, Iran and other countries in the region.

More than half a million people of Iranian origin live in the United States, including nearly 300,000 in California. Between cautious hope for the future and deep concern for loved ones who remain in their homeland, the Iranian-American community in Los Angeles has been watching closely as events unfold in their homeland. France 24's Tarek Kai reports from Los Angeles.

Israel hit the notorious Evin prison in Tehran on Monday as part of what it said were its most powerful strikes yet on the Iranian capital on the 11th day of the war. Iran, in turn, fired missile barrages at Israel and vowed retaliation against the United States after it struck the Islamic republic's nuclear sites a day earlier.

At the start of its military operation against Iran, Israel's stated objective was to take out the country's nuclear and missile-launching capabilities, but the targets of recent strikes, including the targeting of a Tehran prison, may suggest " a certain extent of mission creep", says France 24 senior reporter Catherine Norris Street.

Commercial satellite imagery indicates the U.S. attack on Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant severely damaged - and possibly destroyed - the deeply-buried site and the uranium-enriching centrifuges it housed, but there was no confirmation, experts said on Sunday.

Ukraine said on Monday that Russia had fired dozens of drones and missiles at the country, ripping open a residential building and killing several civilians in Kyiv.

The EU foreign affairs council has met in Brussels against the backdrop of the United States entering Israel's war with Iran. The European high representative for foreign affairs, Kaja Kallas, called for Iran to refrain from reprisals which she said would be "not good for anybody".

At least 22 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented attack. The attack was first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December.

The mother of an Israeli hostage still being held by Hamas in Gaza has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the plight of the hostages, 626 days after they were first taken by Hamas. Viki Cohen is the mother of Nimrod Cohen, who was taken from his tank by Hamas when he was just 19 years old. He turns 21 next month. There has been no news of him since March, when he was seen in a Hamas video. She says Israel must stop the war in Gaza to bring the hostages back. She spoke to us in Perspective.

Every year, more than 60,000 tonnes of clothes are shipped to northern Chile from Europe, the US and Asia. Whether they're brand new, unsold or second hand, many of these items are abandoned or burned in Chile's Atacama desert – releasing toxic fumes, affecting people's health and scarring the landscape. A recycling plant is set to open soon, with more than 3,000 tonnes of clothes already waiting. The local community is calling for stricter global regulations, as residents suffer the consequences of the fast fashion industry. The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

These striking images show the damage caused by a large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv and its suburbs. Many homes were hit, resulting in at least eight deaths.

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Franco-Togolese singer Laura Prince. She's just released her second album "Adjoko", a voyage between memory, identity and authenticity. "Adjoko" is Laura's Togolese name, and symbolises her quest to reconnect with her African roots. She produced the record between France, Togo and Ouidah in Benin, a port town famous for its dark role in the slave trade. She also references her West African links to slavery through her name Laura Prince. It's an homage to author Mary Prince, the first Black woman to publish a book about her experiences as a slave.

Israel's defence minister said the army was targeting Tehran's notorious Evin prison Monday as it carried out fresh strikes on the Iranian capital. Fraance 24's Saeed Azimi reports from the Iranian capital.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised US President Donald Trump for carrying out attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities which Trump said "devastated" Iran's nuclear program. While some Israelis echoed Netanyahu's praise, others worry about an Iranian retaliatory strike, which Tehran vowed to carry out in what it calls self-defence.

Kirsty Coventry became the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the most powerful person in sport, on Monday in a handover ceremony with her predecessor Thomas Bach.

In Israel, air raid sirens sent people to bomb shelters on Monday, with the military reporting at least three missile barrages fired by Iran in less than two hours. France 24's correspondent in Jerusalem has the latest.

Ankara is bracing for a possible influx of refugees from Iran amid the ongoing war with Israel and the possibility of further strikes by the US. However, for the moment the numbers coming across the border have been limited, reports France 24's Jasper Mortimer.