Iranian foreign relations
The United States embarked on a complex operation to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, utilizing decoy B-2 bombers to mislead the Iranian military while a separate group of stealth fighters flew undetected towards the targets. The primary aim was to destroy the underground enrichment facility at Fordow, with the
Iranian foreign relations
The United States has joined Israel in the conflict against Iran, striking three of the country's nuclear facilities with "bunker buster" bombs and Tomahawk missiles. The strikes were confirmed by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and were described as "very successful" by US
Nuclear proliferation
The past week has seen a rapid escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran, with both sides trading missile attacks and airstrikes in a bid for control. The conflict has taken a devastating toll on the civilian populations of both countries, with reports of injuries and fatalities on both sides.
Nuclear proliferation
As President Donald Trump weighs a military strike on Iran, Democrats in the Senate are sounding the alarm, drawing parallels to the Iraq War, which was waged on false pretenses nearly two decades ago. Despite Trump's claims about Iran's nuclear ambitions, experts within the intelligence community
Iranian foreign relations
Israel's recent attack on Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment site has sparked speculation about its plans to target the Fordow facility, which is deep underground and believed to be the only Iranian site where nuclear fuel purification is taking place. Despite Israel's ability to destroy
Nuclear proliferation
The discovery of a significantly expanded uranium-enrichment program in Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) has led to increased tensions in the region, with Israel striking Iranian nuclear facilities. The IAEA has expressed serious concern about the production and accumulation of highly enriched uranium, which could be converted
Iranian foreign relations
US President Donald Trump has significantly escalated tensions with Iran, saying he is not seeking a ceasefire in Israel's war on the country, but rather a "complete give-up" by Iran, with Tehran abandoning its uranium enrichment "entirely". Trump predicted Israel would not let up
Nuclear proliferation
Iran's ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, insisted that his country had no intention of building a nuclear weapon and that its nuclear programme was "only peaceful". He made the comments to the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, despite the International Atomic Energy Agency
Nuclear proliferation
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified to Congress in March that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon and that Supreme Leader Khomeini had not authorized a nuclear weapons program since suspending it in 2003. President Trump, however, disagreed, saying he believed Iran was close to developing a
Iranian foreign relations
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, stated that dialogue with the US over Iran's nuclear programme is "meaningless" following Israel's largest-ever military strike against the country. The US has denied Iran's allegations of complicity in the Israeli attacks and urged Tehran
Nuclear facilities
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has expressed outrage at Israel's recent attacks on the country's nuclear facilities, labeling them "completely illegal." The attacks, which resulted in the deaths of high-ranking military officials and nuclear scientists, have been widely condemned by the
Iranian foreign relations
US marines, deployed in Los Angeles by President Donald Trump, have detained a civilian in a rare domestic use of active-duty troops. The Marines have taken charge of a federal building, and their presence has sparked significant protests across the country, particularly against the Trump administration's aggressive anti-immigration
