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Israel, Iran trade missile fire as Iran’s FM to meet European counterparts
US President Donald Trump says decision on joining Israel’s attack on Iran will be made in next two weeks.www.aljazeera.com
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Al Jazeera:
- Israel has continued its attacks on Iran, with its military stating that 15 fighter jets and more than 30 weapons were used in its latest wave of strikes.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it fired its 17th wave of missiles at Israeli military facilities, including the Nevatim and Hatzerim bases.
- The Iranian foreign minister said Iran would be open to diplomacy and nuclear talks once Israel’s “aggression” stops.
- At a special meeting at the UN Security Council, Israel’s envoy to the UN said the country would not apologise for its attacks across Iran, pledging to continue “until Iran’s nuclear threat is dismantled”.
- US President Donald Trump told reporters that his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was wrong to suggest there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon.
- The IAEA reported an acute danger from radiation and chemical substances at the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran, which has come under Israeli attacks.
- In Gaza, 82 Palestinians – including dozens of aid seekers – have been killed in Israeli attacks across the besieged enclave, the Health Ministry said.
- The Lebanese News Agency said an Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle in the town of Baraachit in the Bint Jbeil district, killing one person and wounding another.
CNN:
• Tehran’s message to US: Diplomacy with Iran can “easily” be started again if US President Donald Trump orders Israel’s leadership to stop striking the country, an official with the Iranian presidency told CNN. But Trump said Friday it would be “very hard” for him to make that request.
• Talks in Switzerland: Iranian and European officials met Friday in Geneva, for talks which an Iranian source said started out tense but became “much more positive.” Iran has not agreed to end its uranium enrichment capability, the source said, calling it a “bold red line.” Trump has said he will allow up to two weeks for negotiations before deciding whether to launch a strike in Iran.
• Fresh strikes: There have been no signs of de-escalation in the weeklong conflict as Iran and Israel continue to trade strikes, with two people killed in a strike on the Iranian city of Qom and reports of explosions in Isfahan. In Israel, a building in Holon caught fire after shrapnel from a missile interception fell on it.
BBC:
- Iran is ready to consider diplomacy "once the aggression is stopped", the country's foreign minister says following talks with some of his European counterparts
- Foreign ministers from France, the UK and Germany say they are keen to see "ongoing discussions" on Tehran's nuclear programme
- But US President Donald Trump has cast doubt over the impact of the talks, saying: "Iran doesn't want to speak to Europe, Iran wants to speak to us"
- It comes as the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran has continued, with Israel hit by a new round of Iranian strikes this afternoon
- Earlier the Israeli military said it attacked dozens of targets, including what it called missile manufacturing sites in Tehran
- It comes after the White House says Trump will decide in the next fortnight whether to take direct US action - read more on the timeline here
Reminder that we are here because of Trump and Netanyahu
AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. truth on the Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — In withdrawing the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, President Donald Trump outlined a rationale that contradicted the analyses of U.S. and foreign intelligence sources.
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And it's all part of the plan.
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Old post:
They clearing out American bases within Iran
EDIT: Within the Middle East, my fault. Past my bedtime
EDIT EDIT: shyt IS LIVE! Thank you @RamsayBolton
Kyle and Krystal called it
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