Ahead of launching U.S. strikes at three Iranian nuclear sites, President Donald Trump had said that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was “wrong” to say that Iran is not currently building a nuclear weapon.
When asked about…
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Iran parliament reportedly backs closure of oil transit channel – Axios
Iran parliament reportedly backs closure of oil transit channel Axios
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What’s at stake for Europe if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked?
ADVERTISEMENTRevolutionary Guard commander Sardar Esmail Kowsari told local media in an interview closing the Strait of Hormuz “is under consideration, and Iran will make the…
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How Netanyahu Pushed Trump to Back Strikes on Iran
Through a mixture of audacity, ruthlessness, and luck, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has upended the balance of power between Israel and Iran, its most threatening regional adversary, and remade the Middle East in just 20 months. But his most…
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Australian government calls for de-escalation of war in Iran as Coalition endorses US strikes
The Australian government has offered no endorsement of the United States’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, instead issuing a statement reiterating calls for de-escalation as the opposition put forward its support for the military…
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: ‘Diplomacy must prevail’ over Iran following US military intervention, urges Guterres
The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Sunday that the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites by the United States marks a “perilous turn”, warning that the region cannot endure yet another “cycle of destruction.” António…
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Trump and Netanyahu aim to remake the Middle East with bombs. Iran shows why that will always fail | Sina Toossi
The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend – targeting nuclear facilities, infrastructure and symbolic state institutions – reflect the bankruptcy of a decades-long approach to Iran that has hinged on pressure, coercion and…
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Iran’s foreign minister heading to Russia to meet with Putin after US strikes – POLITICO
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday announced he will travel to Moscow in the coming hours for urgent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, shortly after the United States launched airstrikes against three…
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Satellites show damage to Iran’s nuclear program, but experts say it’s not destroyed : NPR
U.S. officials say that strikes conducted on three key Iranian nuclear sites have devastated its nuclear program, but independent experts analyzing commercial satellite imagery say the nation’s long-running nuclear enterprise is…
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What led to Trump pulling the trigger – and what happens next?
In the early hours of June 22, 2025, local time, the United States attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran with “bunker buster” bombs and Tomahawk missiles.
Following more than a week of Israeli strikes on various targets in Iran –…
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