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Scars of strikes: Iran begins repairs at Fordow nuclear site, new satellite images reveal

This handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies A few days after back-to-back US and Israeli strikes, Iran’s most fortified nuclear site seems to be busy as fresh satellite images reveal extensive surface damage and ongoing reconstruction. US and Israel have claimed that Fordow nuclear site, which is embedded deep within a mountain near Qom, […]

‘Unacceptable’: Marco Rubio condemns Iran’s demand to arrest IAEA chief; calls for inspector safety

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denounced calls in Iran for the arrest and execution of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, describing them as “unacceptable” and calling for international condemnation.In a post on ‘X’, Rubio said, “We support the IAEA’s critical verification and monitoring efforts in Iran and commend the […]

‘Disrespectful and condemnable’: Iran on Trump’s Khamenei remarks; asks US president if he is ‘genuine about a deal’

Donald Trump; Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday asked Donald Trump to withdraw his “disrespectful and unacceptable” remarks on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, if the US president is “genuine about wanting a deal.“Also Read | ‘Ugly and ignominious death’: Trump’s 4-word description of what he […]

‘Will attack more US bases if …’: Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei issues threat; first public comments after US strike

Iran Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his first televised address since the Iran-Israel ceasefire, warned on Thursday that they would target American military bases in the Middle East if the US launched future attacks.The 86-year-old Khamenei, speaking from an undisclosed indoor location with an Iranian flag and a […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: Tehran confirms nuclear sites suffered ‘serious’ damage; mulls ending IAEA access

File photo: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday publicly admitted that the country’s nuclear sites sustained “significant and serious damages” in last weekend’s US airstrikes on three facilities, the first such official acknowledgement from Tehran. “The losses have not been small, and our facilities have been […]

‘Credibility up for auction’: Iran slams IAEA; Tehran lawmakers vote to cut ties with nuclear watchdog

Representative image Tehran’s tensions with global powers escalated further on Wednesday as Iranian lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to suspend cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The move comes after a 12-day conflict involving Israeli and US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities.“The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran will […]

Op Midnight Hammer: US intel reports Iran capable of resuming it’s nuclear programme within months; Trump’s claim on Iran strikes disputed | World News

Op Midnight Hammer: US intel reports Iran capable of resuming it’s nuclear programme within months; Trump’s claim on Iran strikes disputed Early US intelligence assessments have cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s assertion that recent American air strikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme. According to a classified report by the Defense Intelligence […]

US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites: Mystery deepens over Uranium stockpile; was it buried or moved?

AI image for representation Satellite images, Israeli intel suggest Tehran shifted near-weapons-grade fuel ahead of bunker buster attack by US, reports the New York Times.Iran may have moved 400 kilograms of enriched uranium, which is enough to produce up to ten nuclear bombs.This happened days before US B-2 bombers struck its key nuclear sites, according […]

‘Earlier, we had dumb presidents’: JD Vance as US enters Israel-Iran war; praises Donald Trump’s leadership

US vice president JD Vance took aim at the country’s “dumb former presidents,” amid a massive split within Donald Trump‘s MAGA support base over the United States intervening in yet another war in the Middle East.Vance made the remark in an interview to NBC News following US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities under Operation […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: Ukraine supports US airstrikes on Iran; Russia mocks Trump for forgetting Noble peace prize aspirations

Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybiha (left) and Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev (right) (Image credit: AP) Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister Andrii Sybiha supported the recent US strikes on Iran, which targeted three nuclear sites early Sunday under the code name ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’.He also backed US President Donald Trump‘s statement that Tehran must not be […]