Jun 23 Trump, NATO to gather for summit amid rising global tensions By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Just a week ago, things had seemed rosy. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was optimistic the European members and Canada would commit to invest at least as much of their economic growth on defense as the United States does for the… Continue reading
Jun 23 Fears of a wider regional conflict increase following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites By Jon Gambrell, Farnoush Amiri, Cara Anna, Associated Press The world grappled Sunday with the United States inserting itself into Israel's war by attacking Iranian nuclear sites, an operation that raised urgent questions about what remained of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. Continue reading
Jun 23 Israel hits Iranian government targets, day after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites By David Rising, Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Israeli military also confirmed it struck roads around Iran’s Fordo enrichment facility to obstruct access to the site. The underground site was one of those hit in Sunday’s attack by the United States on three nuclear facilities. The Israeli… Continue reading
Jun 22 How U.S. stealth bombers struck Iran’s nuclear sites without detection By Farnoush Amiri, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The operation relied on a series of deceptive tactics and decoys to maintain the secrecy, U.S. officials said hours after the attack, which was preceded by nine days of Israeli attacks that debilitated Iran's military leadership and air defenses. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 4:52 What we know about the U.S.’ unprecedented direct attack on Iran By Nick Schifrin, Kaisha Young, Claire Mufson, Veronica Vela The Middle East stands at a pivot point Sunday after the Trump administration launched airstrikes on three of Iran’s largest nuclear sites. In response, Iran said the time for diplomacy is over and hinted at military retaliation against the United… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:08 Former national security adviser analyzes U.S. airstrikes on Iran By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The Trump administration said “Operation Midnight Hammer” severely damaged or destroyed Iran’s Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. For more analysis of the strikes, John Yang speaks with retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a Hoover Institution senior fellow who served… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 4:52 How Iran could respond to U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites By John Yang, Zoie Lambert Days before Trump ordered U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s supreme leader warned that American military intervention would result in “irreparable damage.” For more on how Iran could respond to the attack, John Yang speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 4:45 Desperation mounts in Gaza as Palestinians are killed while seeking food aid By John Yang, Andrew Corkery While the world’s attention is focused on Iran, Israel’s war in Gaza continues. Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours killed 51 Palestinians and wounded 104. John Yang speaks with James Elder, global spokesperson for UNICEF,… Continue watching
Jun 22 4 ways Tehran could retaliate after U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program By Joseph Krauss, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly aimed at deterring the United States from attacking it. By entering Israel's war, the U.S. may have removed the last rationale for… Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting after U.S. strikes on Iran By Jon Gambrell, Farnoush Amiri, Cara Anna, Associated Press Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council that the U.S. "decided to destroy diplomacy,” and that the Iranian military will decide the “timing, nature and scale” of the country's "proportionate response.”… Continue reading