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06/07/2025June 7, 2025
Iran condemns US travel ban, says it indicates ‘racist mentality’
Iran on Saturday condemned US President Donald Trump’s administration for imposing a travel ban on as well nationals from 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African nations.
The travel ban will come into effect on June 9.
Alireza Hashemi-Raja, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s director general for the affairs of Iranians abroad, said the policy shows “a clear sign of the dominance of a supremacist and racist mentality among American policymakers.”
The ban also applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Seven other nations are being hit with partial travel restrictions.
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Skip next section Israel says it has retrieved body of Thai hostage from Gaza
06/07/2025June 7, 2025
Israel says it has retrieved body of Thai hostage from Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday that the Israeli military has retrieved the body of a Thai national from Gaza who was taken hostage during the the October 7, 2023 terror attack.
Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups carried out the terror attack on Israel, which killed some 1,200 people. Hamas is deemed a terror organization by Israel, the US, Germany and several other countries.
took 251 hostages into Gaza as part of the attack. Thai and Nepalese farm workers were kidnapped by Hamas as part of the assault.
Pinta was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. Israel said a special operation conducted by the Israeli military and Shin Bet retrieved Pinta’s body from Gaza.
Pinta was the last known Thai national being held hostage in Gaza.
Israel says the Mujahideen Brigades Palestinian group was responsible for taking Pinta hostage.
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Today’s coverage on the Middle East
This is DW’s updates blog following the latest developments in Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Iran and other parts of the Middle East.
This blog will bring you the latest news, analysis, multimedia content and on-the-ground reporting from DW correspondents in the region.
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