Israel and Iran launch new round of strikes
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Iran condemns the resolution passed by the IAEA's board of governors as "political" and says it will open a new uranium enrichment facility.
The Israeli army says 200 jets struck more than 100 sites across Iran in a large-scale attack. Israel’s military says it launched a wave of strikes on Iran, hitting key nuclear facilities and killing senior Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists in a major attack.
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France 24 on MSNUN nuclear watchdog says Iran in breach of obligations, Tehran announces counter-measuresThe International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning Iran's "non-compliance" with its obligations for the first time in 20 years, potentially
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says an Israeli attack on Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program is not imminent but “could very well happen.” “I don’t want to say imminent, but it looks like it’s something that could very well happen,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday after Israel pelted Iran with a series of strikes.
"We have taken note with great concern of the various statements concerning a considerable increase in enrichment capacity, and in particular, the establishment of new infrastructure."
Western nations are planning to table a resolution at an IAEA meeting that will find Iran in non-compliance with its so-called safeguards obligations for the first time in 20 years, a senior western diplomat said.
The reaction was noticeably different on Friday than it was after the last time Israel attacked Iran, when several countries provided backup and resources.
Iran and Israel targeted each other with airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.