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... of uranium you use in a nuclear weapon. Amna Nawaz: Now, given the amount of enriched uranium that's at some of these sites that Israel's been targeting, how dangerous is that for the Iranian population? What's the risk of contamination here? David Albright: The amounts of uranium ...
... continued through it make the opposition's change of tack all the more striking. The past 20 months have also been an unprecedented time in Israeli history, with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 — the deadliest the country has ever faced — sparking the war in ...
... even in its weakened condition?”Israel’s angle We know Israel has signaled its plans to continue striking targets in Iran. We don’t know Israel’s tolerance for Iranian retaliation. They have vowed, in the Israeli press, to target Iranian oil infrastructure and even the Ayatollah himself in the ...
... Sen. Lindsey Graham said he preferred diplomatic efforts, but if diplomacy doesn’t work Trump should “go all in” on destroying Iran's nuclear program. “If that means providing bombs, provide bombs,” he said. “If that means flying with Israel, fly with Israel.” Associated Press writer Gary Fields contributed reporting.
Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers are arriving in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit, overshadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war with allies and rivals alike.
... moods. People are tense, they're worried, and they don't know where this is headed. John Yang: You know, over the past 25 years, Israelis have dealt with suicide bombers, rockets coming from Lebanon, rockets coming from Gaza. I'm wondering, do you have a sense of how people ...
... chaos and violence, while the U.N. system has struggled to deliver food because of Israeli restrictions and a breakdown of law and order, despite Israel loosening a total blockade it imposed from early March to mid-May. UN has criticized the new aid system Israel and the U.S ...
... official procedures, said it would take “many months, maybe more” to restore the two sites. Melzer reported from Nahariya, Israel, and Goldenberg from Tel Aviv, Israel. Associated Press writers Nasser Karimi and Amir Vahdat in Tehran, Iran; Aamer Madhani in Washington; Sam Mednick and Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel ...
... goal is to keep the United States out. Obviously, strikes against U.S. targets would almost certainly bring reprisals from the United States. John Yang: Israel said that Iran hitting or targeting civilian areas in Israel crossed a red line. Here's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime ...
The sound of explosions and Iranian air defense systems firing at targets echoed across central Tehran. Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported a fire at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport. ‘More than a few weeks’ to repair nuclear facilities Israel attacked Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz ...
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