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June 27, 2025 2:04 PM

Iran’s three key nuclear sites significantly damaged in 12-day operation: IDF

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that its 12-day military operation against Iran resulted in significant damage to three of the country’s main nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, dealing a major blow to the Iranian regime’s nuclear infrastructure. The IDF asserted that Israel launched ‘Operation Rising Lion’ on June 13 with the intention of damaging the Iranian nuclear and missile projects following the identification of progress in the three programs, wh...

June 27, 2025 1:35 PM

Iran says no agreement made to resume US talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said that no arrangement or commitment has been made to resume negotiations with the United States, amid escalating tensions following recent attacks by Israel and the U.S. on Iranian territory. In an interview with state broadcaster IRIB, Araghchi said the possibility of restarting talks remains under consideration, but any decision would be guided strictly by Iran’s national interests, Xinhua News Agency reported. “Our decisions will be...

June 27, 2025 2:32 PM

Trump accuses Democrats of leaking intelligence report on Iran strikes

US President Donald Trump accused the Democratic Party of leaking a classified intelligence report that contradicts his administration's claims that recent US airstrikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. “The Democrats are the ones who leaked the information on the PERFECT FLIGHT to the Nuclear Sites in Iran. They should be prosecuted!,” Trump said on Truth Social on Friday. The accusation followed after the report by the US Defence Intell...

June 27, 2025 10:21 AM

Trump says deal signed with China, hints at ‘great deal’ coming up with India

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (US local time) that America has signed a deal with China and hinted that a "very big" deal with India will follow soon. Trump made the remarks while speaking at the Big Beautiful Bill event. In his speech hinting towards trade deals, Trump said, "Everybody wants to make a deal and have a part of it. Remember a few months ago, the press was saying, 'You really have anybody of any interest? Well, we just signed with China yesterday. We are having some ...

June 26, 2025 2:13 PM

France says it intercepted drones targeting Israel prior to Iran ceasefire

France's military took part in efforts to stop Iranian drones targeting Israel prior to this week's ceasefire, the country's defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said late on Wednesday. "I can confirm that the French army intercepted less than 10 drones in the last few days during the different military operations conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Israel, either by ground-to-air systems or via our Rafale fighter jets," Lecornu said during a parliamentary debate on the situation in...

June 26, 2025 3:21 PM

Trump says US to hold nuclear talks with Iran next week

U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or cancel his corruption trial, saying the U.S. would save him like it did his country. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in Israel on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust - all of which Netanyahu denies. The trial began in 2020 and involves three criminal cases. He has pleaded not guilty. "Bibi Netanyahu's trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done s...

June 26, 2025 9:35 AM

Trump calls for Israeli PM’s trial to be cancelled

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or cancel his corruption trial, saying the U.S. would save him like it did his country. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in Israel on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust - all of which Netanyahu denies. The trial began in 2020 and involves three criminal cases. He has pleaded not guilty. "Bibi Netanyahu's trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who h...

June 25, 2025 2:43 PM

Returning to Iranian sites is top priority: IAEA chief

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday his top priority is getting his inspectors back to Iran's nuclear facilities to assess the impact of U.S. and Israeli military strikes and verify its stocks of enriched uranium. "This is the number 1 priority," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Grossi told a news conference at an Austrian security cabinet meeting. He is seeking his inspectors' return to Iranian sites including the three plants where it was enriching uranium unti...

June 25, 2025 1:01 PM

NATO leaders set to back Trump defence spending goal at Hague summit

NATO leaders gathered in The Hague on Wednesday for a summit tailor-made for U.S. President Donald Trump, with European allies hoping a pledge to hike defence spending will prompt him to dispel doubts about his commitment to the alliance. The summit is expected to endorse a higher defence spending goal of 5% of GDP - a response to a demand by Trump and to Europeans' fears that Russia poses an increasingly direct threat to their security following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. NATO Secretary Ge...

June 25, 2025 9:03 AM

‘Fake News’: Trump slams CNN, NYT for reports stating US strikes did not destroy Iranian nuclear sites

'Fake News': Trump slams CNN, NYT for reports stating US strikes did not destroy Iranian nuclear sites US President Donald Trump has slammed CNN for its report suggesting that the US strikes did not destroy nuclear sites in Iran. Trump said CNN, along with The New York Times, teamed up to "demean one of the most successful military strikes in history" and termed it "fake news." He reiterated his claim that the US has completely destroyed nuclear sites in Iran. According to him, both the media ...