2 w. ago Trump says damage from Iran strikes severe despite “inconclusive” intelligence

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the damage to Iranian nuclear sites from missile strikes over the weekendwas severe, though he also acknowledged that the available intelligence on the matter was inconclusive. His comments followed reports by Reuters and other media outlets on Tuesday revealing that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency had assessed […]

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2 w. ago Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, CNN reports

An early US intelligence assessment indicated that the US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last week did not destroy the core components of Tehran’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing three people briefed on it. “This alleged assessment is flat-out wrong,” CNN quoted […]

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2 w. ago Trump’s gamble: Strikes on Iran, ceasefire declared, uncertainty remains

When President Donald Trump sent U.S. bombers to strike Iran’s nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran’s nuclear program while keeping his long-standing vow to avoid entanglement in a protracted war. Just days later, Trump’s surprise announcement on Monday of an Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement suggests he may have […]

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2 w. ago Nato summit aims to focus on Trump’s spending goal but Iran looms large

The NATO alliance has crafted a summit in The Hague this week to shore itself up by satisfying U.S. President Donald Trump with a big new defence spending goal – but it now risks being dominated by the repercussions of his military strikes on Iran. The two-day gathering is also intended to signal to Russian […]

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2 w. ago Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran

Airlines on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights as a conflict which has already cut off major flight routes entered a new phase after the U.S. attacked key Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran vowed to defend itself. Cancellations in recent days to typically resilient aviation hubs such as Dubai, the world’s […]

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2 w. ago Putin tells Iranian foreign minister there was no justification for US attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran’s foreign minister on Monday there was no justification for the U.S. bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help the Iranian people. Putin hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow two days after U.S. President Donald Trump sent U.S. bomber planes to strike Iran’s three […]

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2 w. ago Iran weighs retaliation for US strikes as Trump raises idea of regime change

Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran’s response to the U.S. attack on its nuclear sites and U.S. President Donald Trump raised the idea of regime change in the Islamic republic. Iran vowed to defend itself on Sunday, a day after the U.S. joined Israel in […]

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2 w. ago UK informed but bases not involved in US strikes on Iran, minister says

The British government was informed ahead of time of the United States’ strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, but did not receive and request for its bases in Cyprus or in the Indian Ocean to be used as part of the operation, the country’s Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday. “I know often because […]

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2 w. ago Tatar likens Republic to Israel in online post, warns of global war risk

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has warned of “arrogant behaviour” that has brought the world to the brink of a third world war, while comparing what he called “South Cyprus” to Israel. In a social media post published across Turkish Cypriot media, Tatar said the recent strikes by the US and Israel on Iran’s nuclear […]

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2 w. ago Gulf states on high alert after US strikes Iran’s nuclear sites

Gulf states, home to multiple U.S. military bases, were on high alert on Sunday after U.S. strikes on Iran raised the possibility of a widening conflict in the region. U.S. forces “obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites with massive bunker-busting bombs in the early hours of Sunday in the region, President Donald Trump said, warning Tehran […]

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2 w. ago Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? Latest Foreign Office tourist advice after US strikes on Iran

Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? Latest Foreign Office tourist advice after US strikes on Iran  Metro.co.uk

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2 w. ago Israel under missile attack, Iran says all options open after US strikes

Israel faced a missile attack on Sunday as Iran said it reserved all options to defend itself after unprecedented U.S. strikes that President Donald Trump said had “obliterated” its key nuclear facilities. Hours after Trump dramatically escalated Middle East tensions by sending B-2 bombers to Iran, the Israeli military warned people to seek cover from […]

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2 w. ago Trump says US ‘obliterates’ Iran nuclear sites, Tehran reserves ‘all options’ to defend itself

US President Donald Trump said he had “obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites in strikes overnight, joining an Israeli assault in a major new escalation of conflict in the Middle East as Tehran vowed to defend itself. Trump, in a televised address to the US people, called the strikes a “spectacular military success” and warned Tehran […]

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2 w. ago Strikes on Iran mark Trump’s biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble

With his unprecedented decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites, directly joining Israel’s air attack on its regional arch-foe, U.S. President Donald Trump has done something he had long vowed to avoid – intervene militarily in a major foreign war. The dramatic U.S. strike, including the targeting of Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear installation deep underground, […]

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2 w. ago Our View: Israel strikes, Iran fires back, world waits on Trump

The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK met their Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Geneva on Friday, in an attempt to open a path back to diplomacy for its nuclear programme. The night before and the night after, in the early hours of Saturday, Iran fired ballistic missiles into Israel while Israeli fighter […]

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2 w. ago Cyprus watching closely as U.S. strikes Iran’s nuclear sites

Cyprus watching closely as U.S. strikes Iran’s nuclear sites  Kathimerini.com.cy

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3 w. ago Europeans try to coax Iran back to diplomacy as Trump considers strikes

Israel and Iran’s air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after President Donald Trump said any decision on potential U.S. involvement would be made within two weeks. Israel began attacking Iran last Friday, saying it aimed to prevent its longtime enemy from developing nuclear weapons. Iran retaliated with missile […]

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3 w. ago Israeli strikes hit Iranian reactor being built, nearby plant, IAEA says

Israeli military strikes hit Iran’s Khondab Heavy Water Research Reactor, a project under construction that had not begun operating, and damaged the nearby plant that makes heavy water, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday. Israel has struck several nuclear facilities in Iran. The heavy water reactor as originally designed would have been able to […]

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3 w. ago Putin and Xi condemn Israel over its Iran strikes in phone call

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call on Thursday during which both leaders condemned Israel for its strikes on Iran and agreed de-escalation was needed, the Kremlin said. Both men “strongly condemn Israel’s actions, which violate the U.N. Charter and other norms of international law,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov […]

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3 w. ago Trump’s Iran gamble tests loyalty of his “America First” coalition

The prospect of a U.S. strike against Iran has exposed divisions in the coalition of supporters that brought President Donald Trump to power, with some of his base urging him not to get the country involved in a new Middle East war. Some of Trump’s most prominent Republican allies, including top lieutenant Steve Bannon, have […]

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