Israel-Iran war news highlights: Israel military says intercepted aerial target launched from Yemen
Israel-Iran war news highlights: As tensions escalate in West Asia amid a cracking ceasefire, both Israel and Iran targeted petrochemical sites in each other's territories on Monday. However, upon US President Donald Trump's request, both Tel Aviv and Tehran announced a halt in strikes.
Israel-Iran war news highlights: After a day of trading strikes, Iran and Israel put a hold to attacks on each other on Monday. After Iran said it was halting hostilities, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the "fire on that front is contained" hours after Tehran said it had stopped its military action....Read More
Israeli defence forces had struck military targets in Iran early Monday in retaliation to Iran's missile attack at Israel late Sunday. This fresh exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel was the first one since temporary ceasefire took place on April 8.
So far since Monday morning, Israeli forces have warned that a third barrage of missiles has been fired from Iran. Earlier in the day, Israel said that it hit a petrochemical plant in Iran's Mahshahr.
Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen also said they fired missiles at Israel and have completely banned Israeli ships from navigating through the Red Sea.
"We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea," said a statement by the Houthis.
"We consider all enemy movements to be legitimate military targets for our armed forces from the moment this statement is issued," the statement added.
India issues advisory
The Indian embassy in Iran advised people on Monday to avoid travelling to Iran amid renewed strikes in the region. It also asked Indian nationals in Iran to leave the country by any available means of transport.
What triggered fresh tensions?
On Sunday, Iran struck Israel after Tehran warned of action over Netanyahu's repeated attacks on Lebanon. The war between Lebanon and Israel has been a major front in the ongoing conflict with Israel continuing to attack it while Tehran has maintained that ceasefire there is key for a peace deal with the United States.
Earlier in the day, Israel took Lebanon capital Beirut's southern suburbs with surprise with strikes with no prior warning, going against its ally US' request to hold off fighting. According to Israel, before it struck Lebanon, Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters fired at Israel on Sunday itself.
Trump asked Israel not to strike back Iran
After Iran's offensive on Sunday night, US President Donald Trump had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to not launch any retaliatory strikes and to let diplomacy take care of the situation, Axios reported citing a senior US official and an Israel source familiar with the development.
According to the senior US official, there was no “green light” by the US for the Israeli strike on Beirut on Sunday.
US-Iran peace deal close?
The US official also told Axios that during the call, Trump asked Netanyahu not to escalate the situation because they are “close to doing something good in terms of a deal”. However, Netanyahu pushed back to the request before “pseudo agreeing” to it, the official said.
"We think the president bought a little bit of time. He is pretty adamant that we are close to a deal with Iran. I don't think anything is imminent in terms of an Israeli strike," the official was quoted as saying.
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- 9 Jun 2026, 06:51:19 AM IST
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- 9 Jun 2026, 05:35:25 AM IST
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- 9 Jun 2026, 04:08:09 AM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Flights resume at Tehran airport
Iran war news LIVE: Flights resumed at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on Tuesday a day after Iranian authorities shut its airspace and suspended flight operations following missile attacks on Israel.
- 9 Jun 2026, 03:13:50 AM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Israeli military says aerial target from Yemen intercepted near Eilat
Iran war news LIVE: The Israeli military said it intercepted a suspicious aerial target launched from Yemen after sirens warning of a hostile aircraft infiltration sounded in the area of Eilat, Reuters reported. The military added the incident had concluded.
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- 9 Jun 2026, 02:44:33 AM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Trump warned Netanyahu: ‘Be careful or you will be on your own’
Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might find himself fighting alone if he went back to war with Iran. "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Axios quoted Trump as telling Netanyahu.
- 9 Jun 2026, 02:27:07 AM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Iran, Israel say hostilities on hold after first attacks since truce
Iran war news LIVE: Iran and Israel said that hostilities between them had halted, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite the conflict. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the "fire on that front is contained" hours after Tehran said it had stopped its military action. Tehran said it would attack again if Israel persisted with its strikes in Lebanon, while Netanyahu warned in turn that should Iran "make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force". (AFP)
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- 9 Jun 2026, 01:29:18 AM IST
Iran war news LIVE: IAEA calls on Iran to 're-engage' as West pressures it with resolution
Iran war news LIVE: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi called on Iran to "re-engage" with him so inspections can resume at sites the US and Israel bombed a year ago. Iran still has not informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of what happened to those bombed nuclear sites or the nuclear material, including uranium enriched to near bomb grade, that was stored there, Reuters reported.
- 9 Jun 2026, 01:08:17 AM IST
Iran war news LIVE: After morning of sirens, Israelis fall back into well-worn war routines
Iran war news LIVE: As Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday in the most serious escalation, war-weary Israelis fell back on familiar routines from the last round of war with a sense of resignation and apathy. In the morning, they ran for shelter as missile alerts blared. Afterward, some stayed home and while others ran errands or took their kids to the park, seeking to maintain some normalcy.
In Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial and cultural hub, the usually bustling streets were more subdued than normal, with fewer customers at shops and other businesses than regular weekdays. (AP)
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- 8 Jun 2026, 11:50:56 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Israeli minister Ben-Gvir under investigation in Italy over Gaza flotilla
Iran war news LIVE: Italian prosecutors put Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir under investigation over the treatment of activists who were part of the Gaza flotilla last month, a judicial source told Reuters.
- 8 Jun 2026, 11:27:05 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Iran top negotiator threatens to defeat US blockade on Iran
Iran war news LIVE: Iran will turn the naval blockade established by the US into another defeat for the "enemy", country's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message on Telegram on Monday. "We are not going to either just fight or just negotiate; rather, we are going to fight at our own time and negotiate at our own time", Qalibaf said, adding, "our goal is the end of the war and stable security and we have no trust towards the opposing party".
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- 8 Jun 2026, 11:03:44 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Won't meet Netanyahu before reaching an agreement, says Lebanon's Aoun
Iran war news LIVE: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday told CNN he would not meet with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu before both sides reach an agreement to end the conflict.
Aoun said that Lebanon was, for the time being, negotiating a non-aggression agreement with Israel.
- 8 Jun 2026, 09:56:29 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: US military says it disabled an unladen oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
Iran war news LIVE: US forces on Monday said they had disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. The tanker was Palau-flagged and named M/T Marivex. It was headed towards Iran, Reuters news agency reported.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 09:53:48 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Israeli govt agency says Rafah, Kerem Shalom crossings to reopen for entry of aid into Gaza Strip
Iran war news LIVE: Israel's government agency COGAT on Monday said it would reopen the Rafah crossing for limited movement of people in both directions, and the Kerem Shalom crossing starting Tuesday for gradual entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, Reuters news agency reported.
- 8 Jun 2026, 09:32:22 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE:Saudi Arabia says missile launched from Yemen heading to ‘regional country’
Iran war news LIVE: The Saudi defence ministry said a missile that it had detected earlier on Monday was launched from Yemen and was heading towards a “regional country”. The ministry did not name the country.
The defence ministry said results of investigations showed that the missile "deviated from its course and fell in an open area near the Saudi-Yemeni border". Iran denied launching any attack on Saudi Arabia, while Iran-aligned Houthis said they launched an attack against Israel, Reuters news agency reported.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 09:05:13 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Netanyahu says Iran and Hezbollah weaker, but war ‘not yet ended’
Iran war news LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Iran and Hezbollah were weaker than ever. However, Netanyahu said the war with them “has not yet ended”, Reuters news agency reported.
- 8 Jun 2026, 09:03:39 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Israeli PM warns of response if Iran attacks again
Iran war news LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned that Israel would response with “might” if Iran attacks again, Reuters news agency reported.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 09:02:05 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Trump speaks to Netanyahu after Israel-Iran clashes
Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a White House official told AFP.
This comes amid reports of disagreements between Netanyahu and Trump on Lebanon, with the latter calling his ally “crazy” during an earlier phone call.
- 8 Jun 2026, 07:57:03 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Sirens sounded in northen Israel's Zar'it area
Iran war news LIVE: Sirens were sounded in northern Israel's Zar'it area on Monday, hours after both Iran and Israel halted attacks on each other, the Israeli military said, according to Reuters news agency.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 07:38:40 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: IAEA urges Iran to ‘re-engage’ after US' resolution
Iran war news LIVE: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi urged Iran on Monday to “re-engage” so inspections can resume at sites the US and Israel bombed a year ago, Reuters news agency reported. This comes after the US' resolution to that effect at the agency's board.
Iran still has not informed the International Atomic Energy Agency of what happened to those bombed nuclear sites or the nuclear material, including uranium enriched to near bomb grade, that was stored there.
- 8 Jun 2026, 07:05:05 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Pak PM says ‘final objective’ in US-Iran talks about to be achieved
Iran war news LIVE: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the final objective in the peace negotiations between Iran and US is “just about to be achieved”, asking all sides to exercise restraint, Reuters news agency reported.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 06:31:44 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Israel has decided to stop attacks on Iran, says report citing source
Iran war news LIVE: Israel has decided to stop its attacks on Iran, a source told Reuters news agency.
- 8 Jun 2026, 06:30:15 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Iran flights to and from its airports cancelled till further notice
Iran war news LIVE: Iranian flights to and from the country's airports have been cancelled till further notice, Reuters news agency reported citing Tasnim.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 06:26:58 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Israeli army intercepts three projectiles fired from Lebanon, says report
Iran war news LIVE: Israel's military on Monday intercepted three projectiles fired from Lebanon, an AFP correspondent near the border reported, with the military saying the munitions had targeted its forces operating in Lebanon's south.
“Some of the projectiles were intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory, and an additional projectile fell near IDF soldiers. No injuries were reported,” the military said, according to AFP.
- 8 Jun 2026, 05:39:01 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Iraq reopens airspace after Iran halts strikes on Israel
Iran war news LIVE: Iraq has reopened its airspace after the Iranian military announced that it had halted its strikes on Israel, AFP reported.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 05:00:56 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Iran military announces halt to attacks on Israel
Iran war news LIVE: Iran's military has announced a "cessation" of attacks on Israel, AFP reported, in a potentially significant step towards de-escalation after days of renewed hostilities between the two countries.
- 8 Jun 2026, 04:39:20 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Air defences activated in central Iran
Iran war news LIVE: Iran's air defence systems were activated in the central province of Yazd on Monday afternoon to counter what authorities described as "hostile targets", semi-official Mehr News reported.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 04:11:56 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Trump says Israel and Iran seeking immediate ceasefire
Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said both Israel and Iran are looking to secure an immediate ceasefire as negotiations aimed at reaching a broader peace agreement continue.
"Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE!" Trump said, adding that final negotiations on "Peace" are proceeding.
He said the blockade would remain in place and "in full force and effect" until a final deal is reached, expressing optimism that progress could come quickly. Trump also cautioned that the talks remain subject to "ignorance or stupidity getting in its way."
- 8 Jun 2026, 04:07:06 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Israel says Iran fired nearly 30 missiles since Sunday
Iran war news LIVE: An Israeli military official reportedly said Iran has fired nearly 30 ballistic missiles at Israel since Sunday night, marking the first direct exchange of fire between the two countries since a truce was reached in April.
"Last night the Iranian regime began firing ballistic missiles towards Israel... they fired close to 30 ballistic missiles towards Israel," the official told journalists on Monday, reported AFP. The official also said Yemen's Houthi rebels separately launched two missiles at Israel.
The Israeli military said it carried out strikes on targets at a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran, claiming materials used in ballistic missile production were manufactured there.
Israel also said its forces struck Iranian air defence systems.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 03:49:36 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Tehran ready to target US interests
Iran war news LIVE: Iran is prepared for a “prolonged conflict” with Israel and is also ready to “target US interests” if the situation escalates further, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported, citing a military source.
- 8 Jun 2026, 03:39:29 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Tehran warns conflict could become 'extra-regional'
Iran war news LIVE: Iran has warned that the ongoing conflict could expand beyond the region, with Iranian state TV reporting that Tehran issued a fresh warning to Washington.
"If Washington ignores Iran's warning again, will it be able to pay the price?" Iranian state TV said, while cautioning that the war could become "extra-regional" if tensions continue to escalate.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 03:21:02 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Trump calls for immediate halt to Israel-Iran attacks
Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump urged Israel and Iran to immediately stop exchanging attacks as tensions escalated following fresh strikes between the two countries.
In a post on TruthSocial, he wrote, “Israel and Iran must immediately stop “shooting.””
- 8 Jun 2026, 03:16:20 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Iran accuses IAEA chief of bias
Iran war news LIVE: Iran has stepped up its criticism of the UN nuclear watchdog, accusing its leadership of compromising the agency's neutrality amid growing tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Speaking at a weekly press conference, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of showing "deliberate bias" against Iran. Baghaei said Grossi's position on the conflict and Iran's nuclear activities was undermining the credibility and legitimacy of the UN watchdog, reported news agency ANI.
Tehran also warned that the agency chief's approach could cause lasting damage to the standing of the international nuclear verification body.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 02:43:59 PM IST
Iran war news LIVE: Iran says it targeted petrochemical facility in Israel
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a petrochemical facility in Israel, reported news agency AFP.
The claim comes as Israel and Iran continue exchanging strikes in the most serious escalation between the two sides since the April ceasefire.
- 8 Jun 2026, 02:35:40 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Flights suspended at Iran's Shiraz airport
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Flights operating from Shahid Ayatollah Dastgheib Airport in Shiraz, Iran, have been suspended due to the “current circumstances”, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency.
The report said all flights from the airport have been cancelled until 8:00 pm local time (1630 GMT).
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- 8 Jun 2026, 02:07:49 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: 'Hostile drone' downed over Tehran, says Iranian media
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: 'Hostile drone' downed over Tehran, says Iranian media.
- 8 Jun 2026, 02:02:16 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Iran says continuing US exchanges through Pakistani mediators
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Iran said on Monday amid renewed military confrontation with Israel that Pakistan's mediation efforts to end the war with the United States were continuing.
"Diplomatic consultations are naturally continuing in all circumstances," said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, reported AFP.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 01:45:42 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Massive blast heard in Tehran - AFP
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Massive blast heard in Tehran, says AFP journalist
- 8 Jun 2026, 01:42:23 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Explosions heard in Tehran
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Explosions heard in Tehran, reports local media.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 01:22:48 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Operations suspended at Syria's Damascus airport till 11.00 pm (local time)
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Syria suspends operations at Damascus International Airport until 11:00 p.m. local time, according to the country's civil aviation authority.
- 8 Jun 2026, 01:18:12 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: IRGC says Israel started ‘dangerous game’ by targeting oil sites
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards say Israel has started a "dangerous game" by targeting the oil industry and civilian sites.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 01:14:36 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: IRGC says responded to Israel by targeting petrochemical plant in Haifa
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a petrochemical facility in Haifa with a missile in retaliation for Israel's strike on an Iranian petrochemical plant.
- 8 Jun 2026, 01:11:50 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Israeli military says it carried out a large-scale strike on Iranian strategic defense systems
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Israeli military says it carried out a large-scale strike on Iranian strategic defense systems.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 01:03:30 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: China says hopes Israel, Iran maintain ceasefire
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: China says hopes Israel, Iran maintain ceasefire
- 8 Jun 2026, 12:47:25 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Iran says Israel's actions can't be separated from US policies
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei says the US bears direct responsibility for recent ceasefire violations and that Israel's actions cannot be separated from US policies.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 12:41:14 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: All flights at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport suspended until further notice
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: All flights at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport have been suspended until further notice, reported Iran's state-run agency IRNA.
- 8 Jun 2026, 12:34:25 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: India issues advisory for Indians in Iran
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: The Indian embassy in Iran advised people to avoid travelling to Iran amid renewed strikes in the region. It also asked Indian nationals in Iran to leave the country by any available means of transport.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 12:18:01 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Houthis to impose ‘complete ban’ on Israeli ships in Red Sea
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: The Houthis, an Iran-backed militant group that controls much of Yemen, declared a ban on Israeli ships in the Red Sea, saying it had a right to “confront the American-Israeli aggression.”
“We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea,” the group said Monday in a statement. “We consider all enemy movements to be legitimate military targets for our Armed Forces.”
The move comes as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran drags into a fourth month. (Bloomberg)
- 8 Jun 2026, 12:02:40 PM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: IDF says identified missiles launched from Iran
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: The Israeli defence forces said that they identified a fresh barrage of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel.
“Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat. In the past few minutes, the Home Front Command has sent a precautionary directive directly to mobile phones in the relevant areas. The public is asked to act responsibly and follow the instructions—they save lives,” it said.
“Upon receiving an alert, the public is instructed to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice. Leaving a protected space is permitted only after receiving explicit instructions. The public is requested to continue acting in accordance with the Home Front Command’s guidelines,” it added.
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- 8 Jun 2026, 11:47:10 AM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: ‘Mothership of Satan is in Tehran', says US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: “Iran fired missiles at Israel last night & early today. The missile alerts sounded at 6am in Jerusalem. They were intercepted thank God! Iran & its proxy agents of evil want to incinerate America & Israel. Mothership of Satan is in Tehran,” said US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on X.
- 8 Jun 2026, 11:15:10 AM IST
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Qatar's Prime Minister speaks with Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi
Israel-Iran war news LIVE: Qatar's Prime Minister spoke with Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday and discussed mediation efforts between Iran and the US, and latest developments in Lebanon, news agency Reuters reported
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