Israel and Iran trade strikes
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Only the U.S. military has the 30,000-pound bomb capable of reaching the facility and the bomber that can carry it.
President Donald Trump in about eight hours went from suggesting a nuclear deal remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives
It’s key to Iran’s nuclear program: the Fordow plant - in a mountain lair where hundreds of centrifuges, hidden possibly 90 meters underground, enrich uranium to 60%. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh explains what we know about the key site in Israel’s crosshairs.
European foreign ministers told their Iranian counterpart in a call on Monday to return to nuclear negotiations with the U.S. and refrain from escalating conflict with Israel, to which Iran's foreign minister said Tehran's priority was to confront Israel for now,
The key question, however, is how much damage Israel has inflicted on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, ostensibly the main aim of this war, along with destroying Iran’s conventional missile force. Israel has attacked facilities at Natanz,
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Israel says it first bombed Iran to stop it from being able to produce nuclear weapons and the “existential threat” they would represent.
Centrifuges at Iran's underground uranium enrichment plant at Natanz were likely to have been "severely damaged if not destroyed altogether" following Israeli strikes on Friday, the head of the global nuclear watchdog has told the BBC.
With their air defenses shredded, allies sidelined and stockpile of missiles running down, Iran's theocratic leaders face the prospect of having to submit to a tougher deal on their nuclear program as their only way out of a worsening situation.
Israel has carried out wide-ranging military strikes on Iran, hitting sites including some of its most important nuclear facilities.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., discusses how President Donald Trump is handling conflicts in the Middle East on ‘Hannity.’