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Israel-Iran conflict: 2 centrifuge manufacturing sites destroyed near Tehran, says IAEA; fresh Israeli airstrikes resume

The Iran-Israel conflict intensified on Wednesday as Israel launched a powerful wave of airstrikes, destroying key military infrastructure in and around Tehran including two centrifuge production facilities, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The strikes mark a serious escalation in the six-day-old confrontation, with fears now mounting of an impending regional war.“The IDF […]

Israel-Iran war: Donald Trump clear, ‘Iran can’t have nuclear weapon’ says, US spokesperson’; US issues 30+ security alerts

President Donald Trump remains “clear that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters on Tuesday (local time).“Now with the conflict between Iran and Israel, President Trump is also clear that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Tammy Bruce said. “The fact that Iran […]

Trump abruptly leaves G-7 amid speculation US will bust Iranian bomb-making facility with bunker-buster | World News

TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump abruptly left the G-7 summit in Calgary on Monday night and returned to Washington DC to attend to security-related issues in the middle east, scuppering among others a bilateral engagement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived for the meeting even as Trump was winding down. In […]

Tit-for-tat attacks: Missiles rain as Israel & Iran conflict escalates; what last 72 hours looked like

Missiles over Israel in retaliatory attack by Iran (Image credit: AP) The Middle East has been thrust into one of its most volatile moments in recent history, as Israel and Iran exchanged direct strikes over the past three days, targeting each other’s most sensitive military and nuclear facilities.In Israel, air raid sirens echoed through the […]

Khamenei ‘not off limits’: Israel ups the ante; Iran conflict enters new phase as strikes continue

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (File photo) A senior Israeli official has indicated that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could become a direct target, as Israel intensifies its campaign against Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the unnamed official said assassination of Iran’s top leader is “not off limits,” underlining […]

Iran-Israel war: Nuclear talks between Iran and US cancelled; Israel strikes oil refinery, more military sites

US President Donald Trump, left, and a handout of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AP) Oman’s foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi announced on Saturday that the planned talks between Iran and the United States on Tehran’s fast-moving nuclear programme have been called off following Israel’s recent strikes on the West Asian country. Al-Busaidi, whose country […]

‘Tehran no longer immune’: Israel says it has air superiority over Iran, can strike freely

Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran on Friday (Pic credit: AP) As danger of regional instability looms over Middle East, Israel on Saturday claimed that it has achieved aerial freedom of action over Tehran and said that the Iranian capital is “no longer immune”.Israel defence forces spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin added that aerial […]

Israel’s allies voice less understanding & more concern

Israel’s allies voice less understanding & more concern (Photo: AP) The last time Israel and Iran traded attacks, Israel received strong support from many allies. Britain and the US provided backup in the form of fighter jets, refuelling planes and air defence systems. Neighbouring Jordan confirmed it had shot down Iranian missiles and drones. Some […]

Israel sent Mossad agents deep into Iran: Report

JERUSALEM: Israel sent Mossad commandos deep into Iran to destroy Iranian weapons systems during Israel’s attack on nuclear and military targets, an Israeli security source said, while another official said Israel used a ploy to suggest the strike was not imminent. The Israeli officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, described secret and lengthy preparations that […]

‘Expect several waves of Iranian attacks’: Netanyahu after Israeli strikes; US moves destroyers to region

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Pic credit: AP) As Israel unleashes one of its biggest strikes on Iran, its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that he expects “several waves of Iranian attacks.” In a video message, he confirmed that US was briefed before launching an attack on Iranian military and nuclear sites. However, […]