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From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 26, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 26, 2026
Iran says outcome of Israeli elections ‘makes no difference’ to it
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s foreign ministry says that the outcome of the Israeli elections in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a tight race will make “no difference.”
“It makes no difference to us who, in these elections, takes the helm of a regime that has brought nothing but violence and massacres to our region,” says ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei in a weekly press briefing, a day ahead of the Knesset election.
More from today’s Liveblog:
- CNN: Netanyahu pushed for Iran strike before election, Trump refused but signaled there will be joint action soon; PMO denies report
- Two men, reportedly brothers, shot dead in south Tel Aviv; police said to suspect murder-suicide
- Activist Sheffi Paz, who fought presence of migrants in south Tel Aviv, dies at 74
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