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IAEA Leader Undercuts Trump's Iran Claims

Tehran could be enriching uranium again in a 'matter of months,' says Rafael Grossi

(Newser) - President Trump is not going to like the new interview from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Speaking to Face the Nation on CBS News , Rafael Grossi downplayed the damage done to Iran's nuclear sites by US bombs.
  • Iran could start enriching uranium again, at least to
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Iran Admits Heavy Damage to Nuclear Sites

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's assessment is in sharp contrast to that of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

(Newser) - Iran's foreign minister acknowledged Thursday evening that US and Israeli bombings caused "excessive and serious" damage to the nation's nuclear sites. Speaking on state TV, Abbas Araghchi said Iran's Atomic Energy Organization is still assessing what was hit, reports the BBC . He also made clear...

Senators Diverge Sharply After Classified Iran Briefing

Meanwhile, IAEA head says strikes did 'enormous damage'

(Newser) - Senators emerged deeply divided after a classified briefing on US strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities Thursday, with sharp disagreements over whether the attacks dealt a crippling blow or left key questions unresolved. The briefing, meant to clarify the extent of damage and next steps, instead highlighted partisan splits...

Senators Emerge From Classified Iran Briefing

'I just do not think the president was telling the truth,' Democrat says

(Newser) - Senators emerged from a classified briefing Thursday with sharply diverging assessments of President Trump's bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites, with Republicans calling the mission a clear success and Democrats expressing deep skepticism. CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Gen. Dan...

Trump Loved Hegseth's News Conference on Iran

'One of the greatest ... and most confirming' he's ever seen, says president

(Newser) - Defense chief Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, held a rare Pentagon news conference on Thursday to discuss and praise the airstrikes on Iran, and they had one particularly influential viewer—their boss:
  • "One of the greatest, most professional, and most 'confirming'
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Hegseth Scolds Media, a Fox Reporter Especially

'Jennifer, you've been about the worst,' defense chief says, referring to reporting on Iran

(Newser) - Defense chief Pete Hegseth scolded the media on Thursday for playing up a leaked preliminary assessment of the Iran airstrikes, one that suggested a relatively mild setback to Tehran's nuclear program. And during the press conference, he went after a former colleague at Fox News in particular, reports the...

Ayatollah: We 'Delivered Hand Slap to America's Face'

Khamenei makes first public comments since ceasefire with Israel

(Newser) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday his country had "delivered a hand slap to America's face" in his first public comments since a ceasefire was declared with Israel. Khamenei spoke in a video broadcast on Iranian state television, his first appearance since June 19, looking...

Spy Chiefs, Citing New Intel on Nuclear Sites: Trump Is Right

More information on Iran strikes is expected to be presented at briefing Thursday

(Newser) - President Trump and his administration have pushed back , hard , against reports that Iran's nuclear program has not, in fact, been "obliterated" in recent strikes. But now, the administration is touting "new intelligence" supporting Trump's claim that the strikes set the nuclear program back years, not...

After Leak, Administration to Tell Congress Less

Officials say release of assessment on Iran bombing was meant to undercut Trump

(Newser) - Unhappy with the leak of a preliminary assessment of the damage done to Iran's nuclear facilities in a US bombing that disagrees with his own, President Trump plans to restrict the classified information his administration shares with Congress. "We are declaring a war on leakers," a senior...

Rubio: Fate of Iran's Conversion Facility Is Telling

'It's gone. It's wiped out'

(Newser) - In the back and forth around whether Iran's nuclear capabilities were "obliterated" as President Trump has said or just damaged, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is making a case for the former fate. The New York Times reports Rubio on Wednesday provided a "more detailed description" of...

Rubio: We Did 'Very Significant' Damage to Iran

Secretary of state says media reports to the contrary are false

(Newser) - President Trump says Iran is "decades" away from a nuclear weapon after the American strikes. A preliminary intelligence assessment suggests it's more like a few months. In an interview with Politico at the NATO summit, Secretary of State Marco Rubio seems to suggest a middle ground between the...

Trump References Hiroshima in Iran Strike Comments

Said both brought conflicts to an end

(Newser) - After swinging at reports that America's bombs dealt a relatively minor setback to Iran's nuclear problem, President Trump described the US strike on Iran in historic terms: by likening it to the war-ending decision to drop atomic weapons on Japan. The Guardian reports that while at the NATO...

Trump Contradicts Intel Assessment of US Strikes

President says Iran's program was set back 'decades,' not months

(Newser) - President Trump apparently isn't putting much stock into reports that America's bombs dealt a relatively minor setback to Iran's nuclear problem. When asked about the matter at the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday, Trump countered that Iran's program was likely set back "decades,...

Report: US Strikes Didn't 'Obliterate' Iran Nuclear Program

Sources say early intelligence suggests program was only set back by a few months

(Newser) - The US strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran were not as successful as President Trump claimed they were, according to details of an early intelligence assessment leaked to outlets including CNN . Trump said the Saturday strikes "completely obliterated" nuclear facilities but according to CNN's sources, core components of...

Blinken: I Hated the Airstrike but Hope It Works

Former secretary of state writes that Trump has made a huge, 'unnecessary' gamble in Iran

(Newser) - Antony Blinken crystallizes the thinking of plenty of Trump critics in a New York Times essay about the bombing of Iran :
  • The US attack "was unwise and unnecessary," writes the secretary of state under President Biden. "Now that it's done, I very much hope it succeeded.
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With Enormous Stakes at Play, Truce Is Off to a Shaky Start

Israel accuses Iran of violating ceasefire, which Tehran denies

(Newser) - The surprise ceasefire that emerged Monday to end 12 days of war between Israel and Iran is off to a shaky start. Israel accused Iran of violating the truce and ordered new strikes, though Iran denied the allegations, reports Reuters . President Trump, meanwhile, said both sides violated the pact and...

Trump: Iran, Israel Have Agreed to 'Total Ceasefire'
Trump Announces Iran,
Israel Ceasefire Deal
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Trump Announces Iran, Israel Ceasefire Deal

Neither nation immediately confirms agreement, and airstrikes haven't stopped

(Newser) - President Trump called for "Peace and Harmony" in the Middle East after Iran fired missiles at a US base in Qatar on Monday—and soon afterward, he announced that a ceasefire deal had been reached between Israel and Iran. He said that the agreement would take effect after both...

Trump Calls for 'Harmony' After 'Weak' Iranian Attack

President says nobody was injured in Iran's response to bombing of nuclear facilities

(Newser) - Iran fired missiles at the largest US military base in the Middle East on Monday—but President Trump signaled that the US does not plan to retaliate. He said "hardly any damage was done" by the barrage of missiles fired at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Trump said...

One Detail of Iran's Attack on US Base May Be Telling

Tehran says it used the same number of bombs as the US, suggesting it's not looking to escalate

(Newser) - The Pentagon says it has no reports of injuries or deaths at its military base in Qatar after Iran fired a barrage of missiles , reports the Washington Post . And the AP notes that Iran made a point to say that it used the same number of missiles as the US...

DHS Warns of 'Heightened Threat Environment'

Attacks by 'pro-Iranian hacktivists' are expected

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security has warned of a "heightened threat environment" in the US after American strikes in Iran. The National Terrorism Advisory System bulleti n issued Sunday doesn't mention any specific threats, but it suggests that networks should step up cybersecurity, CBS News reports. The advisory...

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