If the U.S. decides to support Israel more directly in its attack on Iran, one option would be to provide the “bunker buster” bombs believed necessary to significantly damage the Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant in central Iran, built deep into a mountain. Such a bomb would have to be dropped from an American aircraft. Israeli officials have … Read more
A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a B-2 Spirit aircraft with the 509th Bomb Wing over Kansas Aug. 29, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is staring down the possibility of seeing its most important nuclear facilities hit by a 30,000-pound American bomb. White House officials on Tuesday told NBC News … Read more
Reuters US President Donald Trump is considering whether to join Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, as the conflict continues for a sixth day and angry rhetoric ramps up between all sides. American strikes could involve using superior weaponry to hit an underground nuclear site at Fordo, according to five sources who spoke to the … Read more
Reuters International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi briefed member states at a meeting in Vienna The head of the global nuclear watchdog says there has been no further damage to Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant since Israel struck the country’s nuclear sites on Friday. Rafael Grossi told the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) … Read more
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Monday that there is a possibility of both radiological and chemical contamination within Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz following Israeli strikes, although radiation levels outside the complex are presently normal. The radiation poses a significant danger if uranium is inhaled or ingested, International Atomic … Read more
Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country. Planned talks on Iran’s nuclear program, which could provide an off-ramp, were cancelled. The region braced for a protracted conflict after Israel’s … Read more
Paul Brown and Shayan Sardarizadeh BBC Verify Maxar / BBC Satellite imagery shared with BBC Verify has provided a clearer picture of damage inflicted on two of Iran’s key nuclear sites as well as other military targets. Imagery from two different providers shows damage to the Natanz nuclear facility as well as a missile site … Read more
Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes on Israel into Saturday morning, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of blistering Israeli attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program and its armed forces. Israel’s assault used warplanes, as well as drones smuggled into the country in advance to assault key facilities and kill … Read more
Lana Lam and Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Watch: Footage shows explosions and damaged buildings ablaze in Iran’s capital Tehran Israel launched strikes across Iran on Friday, saying they targeted the “heart” of Iran’s nuclear programme. The strikes killed Hossein Salami, chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, a powerful branch of the country’s armed forces, … Read more
President Donald Trump looks on during a National Economic Council meeting in the Oval Office at the White House March 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday morning urged Tehran to reach a nuclear deal “before there is nothing left,” hours after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes against … Read more