6 d. ago Iran's president admits nuke facilities WERE 'severely damaged' in US military strikes and claims in interview with Tucker Carlson that Israel tried to assassinate him in 12

The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented June 13 bombing campaign against Iran , killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.

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6 d. ago British tourist, 22, rushed to hospital after falling off boat 'after heavily drinking' in Magaluf and getting caught in propeller

The 22-year-old man was reportedly drinking heavily with friends on the rented boat close to the shores of Nikki Beach on Sunday afternoon when he plunged overboard and cut himself.

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6 d. ago British tourist, 22, rushed to hospital after falling off boat 'after heavily drinking' in Magaluf and getting caught in propeller 

The 22-year-old man was reportedly drinking heavily with friends on the rented boat close to the shores of Nikki Beach this afternoon when he plunged overboard and cut himself.

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1 week ago US Pentagon forced to admit Iran's nuclear capabilities were far from 'obliterated'

A Pentagon spokesperson said that, despite Donald Trump's claim he had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear sites, the actual damage inflicted likely set the nuclear program back just one or two years

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1 week ago Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites

Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes that damaged its nuclear sites

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1 week ago UN watchdog and intercepted Iran call undermine Trump’s boasts about ending nuke program

Facilities could produce enriched uranium for weapons in ‘months’, International Atomic Energy Agency chief says

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2 w. ago ‘You cheer against Trump so hard’: Hegseth scolds Iran nuclear strike reporting with no proof of ‘devastation’

Hegseth attacks press corps for being insufficiently sycophantic towards Trump

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2 w. ago Trump officials cite ‘new intelligence’ to back president’s claims of success in strikes on Iran

Tulsi Gabbard and the CIA director say Iran’s nuclear sites were ‘destroyed’, amid reports of White House efforts to limit sharing of classified information with CongressDonald Trump’s administration ratcheted up its defence of the US’s weekend attacks on Iran, citing “new intelligence” to support its initial claim of complete success and criticising a leaked intelligence assessment that suggested Tehran’s nuclear programme had been set back by only a few months.The growing row came amid reports that the White House will to try to limit the sharing of classified documents with Congress, according to the Washington Post and the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago CIA confirms level of damage to Iran nuclear sites as White House hunts classified leaker: NATO live

President Donald Trump is using his NATO trip to double down on his 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear sites and has blasted the media for reporting on an intelligence assessment that cast doubt on the matter.

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2 w. ago Hegseth says FBI probing Iran nuclear site damage report leak, confirming top secret assessment is real

Standing alongside Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, defense secretary insists Pentagon report is ‘preliminary’ and ‘low confidence’ and mission was still ‘overwhelming success’

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2 w. ago Trump and Hegseth admit doubts about level of damage to Iran nuclear sites

President calls intelligence ‘inconclusive’, while defence secretary describes harm to facilities as ‘moderate to severe’Donald Trump and the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, have admitted to some doubt over the scale of the damage inflicted on Iran’s nuclear sites by the US bombing at the weekend, after a leaked Pentagon assessment said the Iranian programme had been set back by only a few months.“The intelligence was very inconclusive,” Trump told journalists at a Nato summit in The Hague, introducing an element of uncertainty for the first time after several days of emphatic declarations that the destruction had been total. “The intelligence says we don’t know. It could’ve been very severe. That’s what the intelligence suggests.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Voices: Trump’s refusal to accept unwelcome reality is his greatest weakness of all

As Trump declares intelligence leaks about the Iran strike ‘fake news’, it’s a reminder of the damage being done to American life by his refusal to accommodate facts, writes Sean O’Grady

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2 w. ago Satellite images and leaked intelligence throw doubt on Trump’s claims of success in Iran nuclear base strikes

Pictures show superficial damage to Iran’s nuclear sites, while a leaked intelligence report suggests the strikes only set back Tehran’s atomic programme by a matter of months

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2 w. ago Trump rejects reports US strikes failed to seriously damage Iran's nuclear programme

The White House said the reports were "flat-out wrong" and were leaked by "a low-level loser in the intelligence community"

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2 w. ago Trump strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, intel assessment suggests: report

Early intelligence assessment from Pentagon suggests Iran nuclear program only set back by ‘a few months’

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2 w. ago Israel killed at least 14 scientists in an unprecedented attack on Iran's nuclear know

Israel’s tally of war damage it has wrought on Iran includes the targeted killings of at least 14 nuclear scientists and experts

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2 w. ago Israel agrees to Trump ceasefire after Iran threat 'eliminated' but adds chilling warning

Israel has agreed to US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal after the Iran threat was 'eliminated' and Israel 'inflicted severe damage on the military leadership'

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2 w. ago I spent five years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison but when Israel bombed it I felt horror and fear | Nazanin Zaghari

Many held there are opponents of the repressive regime. Who is alive now? Who was killed? Were they just collateral damage?Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe denounces Israeli attack on Iran’s Evin prisonOn Monday morning Israeli airstrikes struck the Evin prison’s gate, damaging the court adjacent to the prison and some of the wards, including the women’s political ward where I spent five years. The prison holds a large number of political prisoners and opponents of the Islamic Republic in Iran. Nobody seems to know what has happened to them.Since the bombing of Iran started 12 days ago, I have avoided the news and all requests for interviews. It has felt too sad. But as I was sitting at my desk, I saw the news about Evin popping up on my screen. My hands froze and I felt a shiver down my neck, just as when bad news landed back when I was held. After a couple of minutes I contacted my former Evin cellmates who are now outside to check if they knew anything. They were as horrified and scared...

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2 w. ago Trump rages over ‘fake news media’ reports that Iranian nuclear sites weren’t destroyed by Midnight Hammer op: ‘Sleazebags’

It’s unclear whether the trio of sites hit by U.S. forces have been permanently taken out of commission

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2 w. ago Iran attacks US forces in Qatar as missiles launched at Iraq base housing American troops – latest updates

State TV made the announcement as martial music played; security official says missiles launched at base housing US troopsLiving in Iran: how have you been affected?Living in Israel: how have you been affected?“Monumental damage” was done to “all Nuclear sites” in Iran during the US attack on the country at the weekend, Donald Trump has said in his latest comments, after officials said the extent of damage done remained unconfirmed. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social the US president wrote:Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term! The white structure shown is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its roof well below ground level, and completely shielded from flame. The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!The world has long agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon and we support action to prevent that - that is what this is. The US action was d...

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