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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tehran resident says targeting of residential building shows Israel's 'desperation, weakness and fear'
The impact of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran was still visible in Tehran on Saturday. Several buildings in the capital suffered damage as Israeli strikes targeted sites across the city. The Associated Press was given access to one heavily damaged residential building during a media tour, organized by the government. A number of civilians were killed in the Israeli strikes on targets across Iran. (AP video shot by Saeed Sarmadi)
CNA
11 hours ago
- Politics
- CNA
Trump insists Iran nuclear sites destroyed amid reports some survived
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jul 19) insisted that the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities "completely destroyed" the sites after a report said that some had largely survived. On his Truth Social platform, Trump reiterated his frequent claim that "all three nuclear sites in Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED." He said it would "take years to bring them back into service and, if Iran wanted to do so, they would be much better off starting anew, in three different locations." US HIT IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITES IN JUNE US bomb and missile attacks struck Iran's controversial nuclear program on June 22, hitting the uranium enrichment facility at Fordo, south of Tehran, as well as nuclear sites in Isfahan and Natanz. The bombings, carried out at the same time as an Israeli campaign against Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure, were billed by Washington as a knockout blow to a years-long covert effort to build nuclear weapons. Iran insists it has not tried to weaponise its civilian nuclear power program. LEAKED INTEL SAYS ONLY 1 OF 3 SITES DESTROYED Despite Trump's claims of total success, several US media outlets have reported leaked intelligence suggesting a hazier picture. The latest to cast doubt was an NBC News report Friday, quoting a military damage assessment that only one of the three sites was mostly destroyed. Two other sites were deemed to be repairable and potentially able to resume uranium enrichment activities within "the next several months," NBC reported, citing five current and former US officials aware of the assessment. NBC also reported that the Pentagon had prepared an option to inflict far greater damage on Iran's facilities through a bombing campaign that would have lasted several weeks -- not the one-night operation chosen by Trump.
Telegraph
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Trump threatens to bomb Iran again if it builds new nuclear plants
Donald Trump has warned Iran that he will bomb the country again if it tries to resume its nuclear programme. The US president claimed it would take 'years' to bring the sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan back into service and promised to 'obliterate' any new nuclear sites Iran may try and build. In a post on his Truth Social site sent from his golf club near Washington, he claimed all three of Tehran's nuclear sites had been destroyed after the US dropped 14 30,000lb GBU-57 'bunker buster' bombs on them. 'It would take years to bring them back into service and, if Iran wanted to do so, they would be much better off starting anew, in three different locations, prior to those sites being obliterated, should they decide to do so,' he said before ending with his trademark signoff. 'Thank you for your attention to this matter!' Mr Trump has endured a difficult week, fending off criticism from his supporters about his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and the embarrassing revelation that he allegedly sent a lewd message and drawing to the billionaire financier in 2003, before he was convicted of sex offences. On Thursday, the White House said the swelling in Mr Trump's legs was caused by chronic venous insufficiency, a condition in which veins have trouble moving blood back to the heart. On Saturday, he pivoted back to one of the major successes of his presidency so far: Operation Midnight Hammer, when B-2 bombers struck Iran's nuclear sites without Iran firing a shot in defence. Mr Trump claims the Iranian programme was 'totally obliterated'. But a recent assessment by US intelligence suggested that only the underground site at Fordow was completely destroyed. Two other sites, at Natanz and Isfahan, may not have been dealt a knockout blow, according to officials who briefed NBC News last week. Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesman, dismissed the report. He said: 'The credibility of the Fake News Media is similar to that of the current state of the Iranian nuclear facilities: destroyed, in the dirt, and will take years to recover.' There have also been questions about whether the lead-up to the strikes on June 21 allowed Iran enough time to move highly enriched uranium to secret locations. For example, 16 lorries were spotted lining up outside Fordow ahead of the attacks. A possible destination was Pickaxe mountain, Kūh-e Kolang Gaz Lā, which is 90 miles south of Fordow, and minutes away from Natanz in central Isfahan province. Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Iranian officials refused to answer questions about what was happening at the fortified, underground facility. He said: 'Since it is obvious it is in a place where numerous and important activities related to the programme are taking place, we're asking them, 'What is this for?' And they are telling us, 'It's none of your business.'
Arab News
18 hours ago
- Automotive
- Arab News
21 dead in Iran as coach overturns: state media
The accident, the cause of which remains unclear, occurred near KavarIranian media showed images of a coach lying on its side on a mountain road TEHRAN: At least 21 people were killed and nearly 30 injured when a coach overturned in southern Iran on Saturday, state media accident, the cause of which remains unclear, occurred near Kavar, a town about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from the capital, Tehran.'Unfortunately, 21 deaths have been recorded,' Kavar Hospital director Mohsen Afrasiabi told state television, adding that 29 people were media showed images of a coach lying on its side on a mountain has a poor road safety record, with nearly 20,000 deaths from traffic accidents in the 12 months to March, according to official news agency IRNA.
Khaleej Times
19 hours ago
- Khaleej Times
Iran: At least 21 dead, nearly 30 injured as bus overturns, state media says
At least 21 people were killed and nearly 30 injured when a coach overturned in southern Iran on July 19, state media reported. The accident, the cause of which remains unclear, occurred near Kavar, a town about 1,000km (600 miles) from the capital, Tehran. "Unfortunately, 21 deaths have been recorded," Kavar Hospital director Mohsen Afrasiabi told state television, adding that 29 people were injured. Iranian media showed images of a coach lying on its side on a mountain road.
