14 h. ago US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites only set back program by months, Pentagon report says

Findings by Defense Intelligence Agency suggest Trump’s declaration that sites were ‘obliterated’ may be overstatedAn initial classified US assessment of Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend says they did not destroy two of the sites and likely only set back the nuclear program by a few months, according to two people familiar with the report.The report produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency – the intelligence arm of the Pentagon – concluded key components of the nuclear program, including centrifuges, were capable of being restarted within months. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites only set program back by months, Pentagon report says

Findings by Defense Intelligence Agency suggest Trump’s declaration that sites were ‘obliterated’ may be overstatedAn initial classified US assessment of Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend says they did not destroy two of the sites and likely only set back the nuclear program by a few months, according to two people familiar with the report.The report produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency – the intelligence arm of the Pentagon – concluded key components of the nuclear program, including centrifuges, were capable of being restarted within months. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Murdochs urged Tucker Carlson to run against Trump — after they fired him, ex

‘The Murdochs really hate Trump. Like, there’s no one who hates Trump more than the Murdochs,’ Tucker Carlson declared this week.

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16 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s vacillating approach to Iran: a ceasefire is welcome, but the danger isn’t over | Editorial

Better diplomacy than war, but the US president’s inconsistency and Benjamin Netanyahu’s political needs increase the dangers in this Middle East crisisDonald Trump declared a ceasefire that would last “for ever”. Or perhaps not. Within hours, he had attacked both Israel and Iran for breaking the deal he took credit for, though there seemed to be a precarious peace. But the volatility of events owes much to the unpredictability of Mr Trump’s own rhetoric and actions. The Middle East crisis will continue to overshadow the Nato summit in The Hague, intended to shore up support for Ukraine.It is just over two weeks since Mr Trump told Israel’s prime minister not to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, hoping for a deal with Tehran. Benjamin Netanyahu ignored him – and within hours, as Fox News celebrated the Israeli offensive, the president sought to associate himself with it. He demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender and threatened its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

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21 h. ago PIC OF THE DAY: Trump declares he 'was right' about ceasefire that was immediately broken

The Daily Star's picture of the day is a graphic of US President Donald Trump hugging and kissing the American flag with the words 'Trump was right about everything', which was posted to his Truth Social platform

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22 h. ago Israel PM Netanyahu is 'biggest loser' in broken Iran ceasefire after Donald Trump's f

A furious Donald Trump used expletive language in a warning to Iran and Israel after the two countries broke ceasefire terms on Tuesday morning - hours into the deal being agreed

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23 h. ago Trump says Iran and Israel ‘don’t know what the f*** they’re doing’ after ceasefire broken

President rages after ceasefire halting 12-day war appears to immediately break down, with each side accusing the other of violating its terms

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26 h. ago Israel 'ceasefire broken' as Iran accused of launching more missile attacks

Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement Iran violated the ceasefire and promised 'intense strikes' against Tehran in response.

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29 h. ago Four killed in devastating Iran missile attacks on Israel despite Trump and Tehran declaring the ceasefire has BEGUN: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Israeli officials announced at least four people were killed and several injured in the latest missile barrage from Iran.

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29 h. ago Prime Minister heads to Nato summit as Trump declares Israel

Missile launches continued overnight after Iran’s foreign minister said it would stop attacks if Israel stopped its own strikes.

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30 h. ago Macron labels Trump's Iran air strikes 'illegal', pressure increases on Starmer

Emmanuel Macron has broken ranks with allies by declaring that Donald Trump's air strikes on Iran were "illegal", deepening the row over whether the US action broke international law

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45 h. ago PIC OF THE DAY: Extraordinary moment dolphin breaches Cornish waters during sunset

The Daily Star's picture of the day is a magnificent shot of a dolphin breaching the water during a golden sunset just off the coast of Cornwall. It was spotted at a marine nature reserve

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3 d. ago Trump addresses the nation after US forces bombed Iran's nuclear sites as he issues chilling warning

Donald Trump called Saturday's strikes on a trio of Iranian nuclear sites a 'spectacular military success' and gave a stark warning to Tehran that more attacks could be coming.

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3 d. ago Trump declares 'spectacular military success' after totally obliterating Iran's nuclear capabilities and warns of future attacks if they don't make peace

Donald Trump called Saturday's strikes on a trio of Iranian nuclear sites a 'spectacular military success' and gave a stark warning to Tehran that more attacks could be coming.

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4 d. ago Middle East faces 'the abyss' if Israel and America wipe out Khamenei, Russia declares as it warns Trump against 'catastrophic' nuclear attack: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow MailOnline's live coverage of the Israel-Iran conflict as Donald Trump says he will make a final decision within the next two weeks on whether the US will join the fight.

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4 d. ago PIC OF THE DAY: Lionel Messi 'shows up' with stunning Club World Cup moment

Major League Soccer side Inter Miami took on Portuguese giants Porto in front of a two-thirds full stadium in Atlanta, Georgia in the latest Club World Cup game

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5 d. ago Spain threatens to block NATO 5% defence spending target in snub to alliance chief who demanded nations boost spending

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is pushing bloc members to boost their defence spending to 5% GDP by 2032, after Trump declared America's allies were shirking their responsibilities

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5 d. ago Iran's leader 'cannot continue to exist', Israeli minister declares, as Putin and Xi team up to urge Trump to stay out of conflict

US President Donald Trump has reportedly approved plans for an American attack, though he is yet to give the go ahead, urging Iran to consider abandoning its nuclear programme.

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6 d. ago PIC OF THE DAY: Vladimir Putin has no idea what's going on around him in wild staged snap

Russia's despot-in-charge Vladimir Putin has been snapped alongside several people in an image that just gets weirder and weirder the longer you look at it . . . so we did

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6 d. ago PIC OF THE DAY: Golden toilet plonked outside royal palace after £4.75m loo stolen

A fully-functioning 18-carat toilet, which had been installed as an artwork at the Oxfordshire country house where Sir Winston Churchill was born, was stolen, but now a replacement has emerged

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