5 h. ago Iran Strikes Set Back Nuke Program by Up to Two Years, US Says

US airstrikes on Iran set back the country’s nuclear program by one to two years, a Pentagon spokesman said, adding to uncertainty around the status of the country’s facilities after President Donald Trump said they’d been obliterated.

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3 d. ago CIA chief told lawmakers Iran’s nuclear program set back years by strikes

WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Ratcliffe told skeptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal conversion facility and in the process delivered a monumental setback to Tehran’s nuclear program that would take years to overcome, a U.S. official said Sunday. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the […]

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3 d. ago Iran releases death toll of Evin prison attack, expresses doubt about ceasefire

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dozens of staff members, two inmates and a bystander were among the casualties of Israel’s attack last week on Tehran’s Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political prisoners and dissidents have been held. The death toll from the strike was released Sunday by Iran’s judiciary and confirmed by human […]

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5 d. ago Trump says he’d ‘absolutely’ approve new strike if Iran enriches uranium

Asked if he would consider bombing the country again if uranium enrichment levels became concerning to the U.S., Trump replied: 'Without question. Absolutely.'

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5 d. ago Iran’s top diplomat says U.S. strikes ‘complicated’ potential nuclear talks

The U.S. was one of the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal in which Iran agreed to limits on its uranium enrichment program in exchange for sanctions relief and other benefits.

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6 d. ago Pete Hegseth attacks old Fox News colleague’s reporting on Iran strikes intelligence evaluation

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized his former Fox News colleague, Jennifer Griffin, as “about the worst, the one who misrepresents the most intentionally what the president says” in a Pentagon news conference Thursday. Griffin, Fox’s chief national security correspondent, said that “I take issue with that” and defended her reporting on the U.S. bombing of […]

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7 d. ago U.S., Iran to talk next week and ‘may sign an agreement,’ Trump says

'I don’t think it’s that necessary' to sign an agreement, Trump added, saying that the U.S. strikes had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear facilities

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7 d. ago Trump says Iran’s nuclear capabilities ‘blown up to kingdom come’

U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iranian nuclear sites were 'obliterated' runs contrary to reporting by several U.S. media outlets.

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7 d. ago Trump defends U.S. strikes on Iran as intel assessment stirs debate

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback. “This was a devastating attack, and it knocked them for a loop,” Trump said as his administration deployed a phalanx of top […]

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7 d. ago Canada’s first evacuation flight leaves Middle East amid Israel

Global Affairs Canada says the flight from Jordan to Athens had 95 passengers, aided by consular staff to book commercial travel back to Canada

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8 d. ago US Strikes Had Limited Impact on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Early Report Shows

Early intelligence findings suggest US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities had only a limited impact, people familiar with the matter said, challenging President Donald Trump’s claim that the uranium-enrichment sites had been “totally obliterated.”

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8 d. ago U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites only set program back months: report

The report from the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to sources, contradicts U.S. President Donald Trump who said the strikes 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear program.

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8 d. ago Iran is ‘the elephant in the room’ as NATO meets amid escalation fears

The two-day NATO summit is set to focus on boosting allies' defence spending, but is starting a day after Iran retaliated against U.S. military strikes on its nuclear facilities.

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8 d. ago Trump Team Weighed Range of Options for Oil Supply Disruptions

Trump administration officials considered a range of options in case of a major oil supply disruption in the Middle East ahead of the US strikes on Iran and President Donald Trump’s ceasefire declaration, according to people familiar with the matter.

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8 d. ago Ceasefire unclear between Israel, Iran as more strikes reported

The conflict, now in its 12th day, began with Israel targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, saying it could not allow Tehran to develop atomic weapons.

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9 d. ago Iran Targets US Base in Qatar With Limited Retaliation Strike

Iran fired missiles at a US air base in Qatar after promising it would respond “proportionately and decisively” to President Donald Trump’s weekend airstrikes on three of its nuclear facilities.

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9 d. ago ‘A wonderful morning for the world’ — Israelis celebrate U.S. strikes on Iran

Adam Zivo: In Israel, people are firm in their commitment to ending the threat posed by the Islamic Republic

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9 d. ago US Shale Producers Unlikely to Heed Trump’s Call to Drill as Rally Fades

US shale oil producers are unlikely to heed President Donald Trump’s latest call to “Drill, Baby, Drill” as they prioritize hedging over ramping up production in response to US military strikes on Iran.

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9 d. ago Iran Pledges Decisive Reply to US Strikes; Qatar Closes Airspace

Iran pledged to respond “proportionately and decisively” to US strikes at the weekend and Qatar suspended traffic over its airspace, amid signs American bases there could be targeted as the conflict between the Islamic Republic and Israel showed signs of boiling over.

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9 d. ago Canada must show strength in standing up to Iran threat, Israeli politican says

Israel's deputy foreign minister says U.S. strike on Iran's nuke program was point of moral clarity, and called on Canada to show leadership

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