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After sinking 2 ships in one week, Yemen's Houthi rebels changed their focus from the Red Sea to Israel. The IDF said that the Israeli Air Force intercepted missiles fired from Yemen early morning. Footage on social media showed the missile cruising through Israeli skies before being shot down. The attack on Israel comes after the Houthis released videos of Liberia-flagged and Israel-bound Eternity C and Magic Seas cargo ships getting attacked and then sinking in the Red Sea. Watch for more details.
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Trump signals support for new Israel attack if Iran moves toward bomb
WASHINGTON—Sitting across from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at the White House, President Trump said he hoped there would be no more U.S. bombing of Iran. 'I can't imagine wanting to do that," Trump said. Netanyahu later told him in private, however, that if Iran resumed moving toward a nuclear weapon, Israel would carry out further military strikes. Trump responded that he favored a diplomatic settlement with Tehran, but didn't otherwise object to the Israeli plan. Their talks, described to The Wall Street Journal by senior U.S. and Israeli officials, underscored the conflicting calculations all three countries are facing since last month's Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities. Trump is counting on the threat of further attacks to pressure Tehran into an agreement that would foreclose it from building a nuclear weapon. Israel is skeptical a diplomatic settlement would prevent Iran from secretly rushing toward a nuclear weapon. And Tehran is demanding guarantees it won't face more bombing in return for resuming talks with Washington. Israel wouldn't necessarily seek explicit American approval to resume strikes on Iran, a senior Israel official said. But depending on how significant the Iranian attempt to rekindle its nuclear program was, Netanyahu could face pushback from Trump to preserve the diplomatic track with Tehran. For Iran's leaders, the stakes are even more momentous: If they rebuff Trump's demand to give up nuclear enrichment and resume their nuclear activities, renewed attacks by Israel and even the U.S. could threaten the regime's survival. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, like other top Iranian leaders, in recent days has said Tehran is open to resuming nuclear talks with the U.S. with assurances there will be no renewed attacks during the negotiations. Iran will insist on what it says is its right to enrich uranium, he added. The White House declined to comment on Trump's talks with Netanyahu. The Iranian mission to the United Nations didn't respond to requests for comment. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a dinner at the White House earlier in July. Before last month's strikes, Israel assessed that Iran could produce a crude nuclear device within a matter of months and construct a usable weapon within a year. Top Israeli officials said they thought the U.S. and Israeli military strikes had set back Tehran's ability to build a nuclear weapon by up to two additional years, matching a recent Pentagon assessment. Israel has concluded that some of Tehran's stockpile of near-bomb-grade enriched uranium at Isfahan survived last month's attacks and that with considerable effort Iran could recover some of the fissile material from that site, the senior Israeli official said. Tehran wouldn't be able to retrieve the uranium from its two other nuclear sites at Natanz and Fordow because of the damage inflicted on those facilities by U.S. bunker-buster bombs, the official said. Any effort by Iran to retrieve the uranium from Isfahan or revive the decimated nuclear program would be quickly detected by Israel, the senior Israeli official said. 'The Iranians are going to be extremely cautious," said Dennis Ross, who served as a senior official on Middle East issues during Democratic and Republican administrations. 'They are going to take the threats the Israelis make very seriously." Israel can prevent Iran from sprinting toward a bomb in the short term, the senior Israeli official said, including by continuing covert operations targeting top Iranian nuclear scientists and other national leaders that already have inflicted major blows on Iran, the official said. The danger for Trump is that Israel could effectively dictate the next moves against Iran, analysts said. 'My sense is that Trump mostly wants the Iran problem to just go away," said Gabriel Noronha, who worked on Iran policy at the State Department in the first Trump administration. 'He's clear that there should be no enrichment or nuclear weapons. But he's willing to be flexible on other things." Many experts think that if Iran does reconstitute its nuclear program, it won't do so overtly through declared facilities but rather by using secret, underground enrichment sites to produce fissile material and to work on the technically complex aspects of building a weapon. Israel has intelligence on where Tehran may secretly attempt to revive its nuclear work, the first senior Israeli official said. But Israel isn't known to possess its own bunker-busting bombs that can penetrate deep underground where Iran often houses centrifuges and other nuclear facilities. No official date for formal talks between the U.S. and Iran has been set. Western diplomats say Iran is still debating how to proceed. The strikes almost certainly locked in the core Trump demand that Iran end its uranium- enrichment program as part of any deal. Washington might feel it has the military leverage to expand its goals, including by pressing Tehran to agree to tight limits on its missile program or cut ties with regional militias. The Isfahan facility in Iran. 'It was tough enough to achieve an agreement before the strikes. Now it will be tougher still," said Dan Shapiro, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel who was part of the U.S. team that negotiated with Iran under the Biden administration. 'Trump can't back down on zero enrichment, and Iran will feel it can't concede that as a result of being attacked." Iran's move to suspend cooperation with the U.N. atomic agency needs to be addressed if Washington hopes to have long-term, on-the-ground monitoring of Iran's enrichment and weaponization work. The two sides also need to agree how to identify and deal with Iran's intact stockpile of enriched uranium. Iran's missile attacks on Israel proved Tehran still poses significant offensive threats in the region. Ali Vaez, Iran project director at conflict-resolution organization Crisis Group, says the group of Iranian officials arguing for serious diplomatic negotiations are in a minority following the attacks. He says there is even greater mistrust of Trump and concern that he will change the goal posts for what Washington wants. Seeking a deal at any price—including one which would end Iran's enrichment program—is unlikely, he said. European governments have reiterated their threat to reimpose sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal unless Iran cooperates with the International Atomic Energy Agency. An October deadline looms for Britain, France and Germany to decide whether to snap the old sanctions back in place. Iran has said such a move could prompt them to withdraw from the nonproliferation treaty, which bars Tehran from working on a nuclear weapon. Write to Alexander Ward at and Laurence Norman at
News18
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What Might Save Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya From Yemen Execution? Activist Reveals Only Hope
Nimisha Priya Execution: Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya's family offered $1 million to the victim's relatives in Yemen to save her from execution. With just three days left before the scheduled execution of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse convicted of murdering a Yemeni national in 2017, her family offered $1 million as 'blood money' to the victim's relatives in a final bid to save her life. Babu John, an activist with the Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, confirmed that negotiations are ongoing in Yemen's capital Sana'a, where family representative Samuel Jerome is leading the talks on behalf of Nimisha Priya's family. 'The status is that the power of attorney holder for Nimisha's family, Samuel Jerome, who is already in Yemen's Sana'a, is leading the negotiation from our side. It took many months to negotiate and we have proposed $1 million to save Nimisha Priya," Babu John said as per NDTV. He added, 'The Yemeni man's family has not said yes or no. Once the family says yes, we will mobilise the funds and give them to the family if they are ready to pardon Nimisha." Under Sharia law, which governs Yemen's legal system, a convicted person can be spared execution if the victim's family accepts blood money (called diyah) and agrees to grant a pardon. The law permits such pardons to be issued even minutes before the execution. 'That is the important thing. Apart from the money, within the Sharia law… we are requesting the family to pardon Nimisha for whatever she did or whatever she is accused of. If the family is ready to pardon with or without money… anyway we are ready to pay $1 million. That is the offer," Babu John told the outlet. Nimisha Priya In 2017, she attempted to sedate him with an injection to recover her documents and flee Yemen but Talal Abdo Mehdi died in the process. Nimisha Priya was arrested and sentenced to death by a Yemeni court. Her conviction was upheld by the Supreme Judicial Council in November 2023 and the country's president approved her execution date for July 16. 'Now the only hope is that the Yemeni man's family pardons Nimisha… India is a big power in this region and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a good name and a big reputation. If the Indian government asks the Houthi rebel government in Yemen, it will be done… The Yemeni person has died and we would like to help his family," Babu John said. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from geopolitics to diplomacy and global trends. Stay informed with the latest world news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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Israeli official admits Iran can recover enriched uranium buried under Isfahan
Israeli official warned that if Iran is able to recover uranium buried underground, it would be noticed and Israel will strike again read more This handout satellite picture provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on June 22, 2025, shows damage after US strikes on the Isfahan nuclear enrichment facility in central Iran.- AFP Photo Last month, the United States launched airstrikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, with President Donald Trump boldly claiming the American military had wiped them out completely, calling it 'total obliteration.' That said, some US intelligence agencies weren't so sure about the extent of the damage. Now, a senior Israeli official has revealed that Iran might still be able to recover uranium buried underground. During a Wednesday briefing with reporters, the Israeli official—who preferred to stay anonymous—explained that digging up the uranium at Isfahan would be a tough task. If Iran tried, he warned, it would be noticed, and Israel would strike again. He also noted that most of the enriched uranium is stashed at that site. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Iran's claims Israel's assessment suggests Iran's nuclear programme has been delayed by about two years, though Iran insists its uranium enrichment is purely for peaceful purposes and denies any intent to build nuclear weapons. Just before the US strikes, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had argued that every nation has the right to enrich uranium peacefully. 'This is an achievement of our own scientists. It's a question of national pride and dignity,' he said. Parts of Iranian nuclear sites 'still intact' The Trump administration is sticking to its guns, insisting the nuclear facilities were totally demolished. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement, 'As President Trump has said many times, Operation Midnight Hammer totally obliterated Iran's nuclear facilities. The entire world is safer thanks to his decisive leadership.' However, US intelligence reports had hinted that while the sites took a hit, they weren't fully destroyed. Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was quoted as saying by CBS News that the facilities were 'destroyed to an important degree,' but parts are still intact. 'Frankly speaking,' he added, 'one cannot claim that everything has disappeared, and there is nothing there." In a chat with Tucker Carlson, Iranian President Mahmoud Pezeshkian admitted the nuclear sites were 'severely damaged' and said, 'We don't have access to them right now.' He also mentioned that a thorough evaluation isn't possible yet.
