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July 2, 2025 12:29 PM

US bombing ‘seriously damaged’ Iran’s Fordow nuclear site: Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi

The U.S. bombing of Iran's key Fordow nuclear site has "seriously and heavily damaged" the facility, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview with CBS News. "No one exactly knows what has transpired in Fordow. That being said, what we know so far is that the facilities have been seriously and heavily damaged," Araqchi said in the interview broadcast on Tuesday. "The Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran... is currently undertaking evaluation and assessme...

June 22, 2025 4:28 PM

PM Modi speaks to Iranian President, reiterates call for de-escalation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and reiterated call for immediate de-escalation and diplomatic measures to restore regional peace in the region. "Spoke with President of Iran @drpezeshkian. We discussed in detail about the current situation. Expressed deep concern at the recent escalations. Reiterated our call for immediate de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward and for early restoration of regional peace, security and stabil...

June 22, 2025 2:00 PM

Iran Launches True Promise 3 Wave 20 Missile Strike on Israel, Targeting Ben Gurion Airport and Military Facilities

Iran executed its most significant missile barrage of the year against Israel early Sunday morning as part of Operation "True Promise 3," with Wave 20 targeting Ben Gurion Airport, biological research centers, and command and control facilities. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the strikes were launched in response to recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory, marking a dangerous escalation in the ongoing West Asian conflict that has now entered its second week. At ...

June 22, 2025 1:18 PM

Israel under missile attack, Iran says all options open after US strikes

Israel faced a missile attack on Sunday as Iran said it reserved all options to defend itself after unprecedented U.S. strikes that President Donald Trump said had "obliterated" its key nuclear facilities. Hours after Trump dramatically escalated Middle East tensions by sending B-2 bombers to Iran, the Israeli military warned people to seek cover from a barrage that appeared heavier than the Iranian salvoes fired in the past few days. "The events this morning are outrageous and will have everl...

June 22, 2025 12:14 PM

Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US attack on Iran

Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East on Sunday after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, with traffic already skirting airspace in the region due to recent missile exchanges. "Following US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, commercial traffic in the region is operating as it has since new airspace restrictions were put into place last week," FlightRadar24 said on social media platform X. Its website showed airline...

June 22, 2025 12:07 PM

Strikes on Iran mark Trump’s biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble

With his unprecedented decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites, directly joining Israel’s air attack on its regional arch-foe, U.S. President Donald Trump has done something he had long vowed to avoid - intervene militarily in a major foreign war. The dramatic U.S. strike, including the targeting of Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear installation deep underground, marks the biggest foreign policy gamble of Trump’s two presidencies and one fraught with risks and unknowns. Trump, who in...

June 22, 2025 12:06 PM

US B-2 bombers and bunker-busters used in Iran strike

The U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were involved in strikes on Iran's nuclear sites on Saturday. Three Iranian nuclear sites were struck in a "very successful attack," President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that the crown jewel of Tehran's nuclear program, Fordow, is gone. The B-2 is one of America's most advanced strategic weapons platforms, capable of entering sophisticated air defenses and delivering precision strikes against hardened targets such as Iran's buried netw...

June 22, 2025 11:06 AM

World leaders react to US attack on Iran

The reaction of world leaders after U.S. forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday Iran time ranged from Israel lauding President Donald Trump's decision to the U.N. calling for de-escalation and Iran and some other nations condemning the attacks. ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, RECORDED STATEMENT: "Congratulations, President Trump. Your bold decision to target Iran's nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history... History...

June 22, 2025 9:57 AM

Guterres warns US bombing of Iran can catastrophically get out of control

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the "dangerous escalation" of the Iran conflict through US bombing of nuclear sites in the country can catastrophically get out of control. In a statement minutes before US President Donald Trump's address to the nation on Saturday night, Guterres said the attack was "a direct threat to international peace and security." He said he was "gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today" and warned that ...

June 22, 2025 11:00 AM

Strength before peace: Netanyahu lauds Trump for strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday hailed US President Donald Trump following coordinated airstrikes on Iran’s key nuclear facilities, calling the military action a bold and historic move that could reshape the future of the Middle East. In a video address after the strikes, Netanyahu praised Trump’s decision to target Iran's nuclear infrastructure, including the heavily fortified Fordow site, as well as installations at Natanz and Esfahan. The Israeli leader reiterated the...