Growing tension between Israel and Iran after blackout
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give statements after their meeting, at the prime minister’s office, in Jerusalem, April 12, 2021.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Israel reiterating Washington’s commitment to the country. The visit came coincidently as news of an explosion emerged from Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility. And, voters in Ecuador have elected conservative businessman Guillermo Lasso as their new president. Also, Monday marks 60 years since Russian Yuri Gagarin’s first voyage into space.
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