Just to be clear, I'm not picking and choosing, Western media is NOT covering the talks as much.
Only Al Jazeera
I get this from CNN, same time frame:
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4 min ago
Half of Iran's missile launchers have been destroyed, according to IDF chief of staff
From CNN’s Dana Karni, Tamar Michaelis and Sophie Tanno
Israel has destroyed half of Iran’s missile launchers, according to the Israeli military’s chief of staff, who warned his country must be prepared for prolonged military action.
In comments made in a news briefing today, Eyal Zamir lauded the Israel Defense Forces’ recent strikes on Iran. “Thanks to a powerful and surprising opening strike, we achieved extraordinary results,” he said.
As well as eliminating Iran’s senior military command and dealing significant blows to its nuclear program, Israel had destroyed surface-to-air missile batteries and around half of its missile launchers, some just “minutes” before launch, Zamir said.
But he warned Israel “must be ready for a prolonged campaign” to “remove a threat of such magnitude, against such an enemy.”
He continued that pilots from Israel’s air force are “operating at the greatest range and intensity in the forces’ history” to strike Iran in “powerful” waves of attacks.
Zamir also tied Israel’s operations in Iran to the 53 remaining hostages who were taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
“Bringing them home is a moral and national imperative, and the IDF is working tirelessly to achieve it. The operations we are conducting in Iran these days are also contributing to that goal,” he said.
He added that Israel is preparing for a wide range of possible developments.
“The campaign is not over. Although we have made significant achievements, difficult days still lie ahead,” he added.
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And this from the BBC:
Meanwhile European foreign ministers are holding talks with Iran in Geneva after Donald Trump set a two-week timeline for US action.
www.bbc.com
IDF ready for 'prolonged campaign' in 'multi-front war', chief of staff says
published at 16:12
16:12
Image source, Reuters
Image caption,
Iranian strikes have continued to hit Israel this afternoon
We're hearing now from the Israeli Defense Force's (IDF's) Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, who says the Israeli military "does not stand idly by in the face of developing threats".
Zamir says Israel are "in the midst of a multi-front war", citing a visit to the Gaza Strip, as well as to see sites in Israel hit by Iranian strikes.
He adds: "The IDF is prepared. Day by day, our freedom to operate is expanding, and the enemy's is narrowing."
"We have embarked on the most complex campaign in our history to remove a threat of such magnitude, against such an enemy, we must be ready for a prolonged campaign."
