Israel’s Operation Rising Lion: Satellite images reveal damage at Iran’s nuclear facility, missile bases; see pics

[ad_1] Satellite images show damage at Iran’s nuclear facilities Satellite images have revealed the damage to Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and nuclear facilities in the attack by Israel.Images from Planet Labs PBC, analysed by news agency The Associated Press, showed damage at two missile bases – one each in Kermanshah and Tabriz, both in western […]

Explainer: How Iran’s nuclear progress triggered Israeli strike – and why it matters

[ad_1] Iran’s nuclear facility (AP photo) Israel on early Friday launched its “greatest military operations in history” against Iran, targeting nuclear sites and military camps. The ‘preemptive strikes’ by Israel resulted in killing of top military commanders and scientists in Khamenei-led Islamic Republic.Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu called it a strike at “the heart of Iran’s […]

Israel-Iran war: Attack comes at a moment of weakness for Iran’s proxies

[ad_1] For four decades, Iran poured billions of dollars, weapons and military minds into a grand project: building up a network of anti-Israel militias known as the “Axis of Resistance” that would join Iran if a war with Israel broke out.Friday’s strikes underscored just how degraded that axis has become over the past year, with […]

Operation Rising Lion: How Israel tricked Iran’s military leaders to gather in one place before strike – explained

[ad_1] Smoke rises up after an explosion in Tehran (Pic credit: AP) As Israel draws its long-running shadow war into open conflict with Iran, one of its security officials said that Jerusalem successfully tricked top commanders of Iran’s air force into gathering for a meeting. “We carried out specific activities to help us learn more […]

Operation Rising Lion: How Israel’s masterclass in precision strikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear program; and left Tehran in shambles | World News

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‘Russia will respond to Ukraine attack’: Donald Trump, Putin talk over phone; Iran’s nuclear deal also discussed

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (left), Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) US President Donald Trump revealed that he held a tense phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing the recent Ukrainian strike on Russian airfields and growing concerns over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.In a post on social media platform X, Trump said the call with […]

Trump shuts down proposal to allow Iran’s civilian nuclear enrichment

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Monday seems to have rejected a proposal from his special envoy to Iran that would have allowed Tehran to retain low-level uranium enrichment for civilian purposes. Trump insisted that any deal to ease US sanctions must require Iran to fully dismantle its nuclear enrichment program.“Under […]

Calling for unity of Muslim nations, Iran’s Khamenei urges joint action with Pakistan over Gaza

[ad_1] Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaks with Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting in Tehran, Iran (Image credits: AP) Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday called for strong unity among Muslim countries and urged Pakistan to work together to stop what he called the “Zionist regime’s crimes” in Gaza.In […]

Iran’s Khamenei says talks with US unlikely to ‘lead to any outcome’ | World News

[ad_1] Iran’s Khamenei says talks with US unlikely to ‘lead to any outcome’ (AP) TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic’s enrichment activities.“We don’t think it will lead to any outcome. We […]

US ‘must and will leave’ this region: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei

[ad_1] Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Saturday that the United States “must and will leave” the region, following President Donald Trump’s visit to Gulf Arab nations.“With the determination of the region’s nations, America must and will leave this region,” Khamenei said during a televised broadcast, whilst criticising the US strategy that he […]