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IDF says Tehran no longer immune as Israeli jets strike deep in Iran

Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin on Saturday claimed that the Israeli Air Force has achieved aerial freedom of action over Tehran, which is no longer immune. Defrin said that over 70 Israeli Air Force fighter jets participated in the overnight operation in Tehran to achieve aerial freedom of action over the Iranian capital. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's nuclear programme and attacked its nuclear, missile and military complex. In retaliation, Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel with the conflict escalating further on Saturday. Some 40 sites were targeted, including air defence systems and related assets, Defrin said. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson stressed that Israel Air Force jets and drones flew over Tehran for some two and a half hours during the operation and that dozens of aircraft continue to fly freely thanks to the opening blow that removed the threat of Iranian air defence ..

Israel's PM Netanyahu urges Iranians to rise against 'oppressive regime'

He emphasised that Israel has eliminated top military commanders, senior nuclear scientists and hit a large portion of Iran's ballistic missile arsenal

Nuclear talks with US now 'meaningless', says Iran after Israeli airstrikes

After Israel carried out a preemptive strike on Iran, Tehran launched missile strikes on Israeli targets and called nuclear talks with the US 'meaningless', accusing Washington of complicity

Israel's strike on Iran caused radioactive, chemical leak: IAEA tells UNSC

IAEA DG Rafael Grossi said Israel destroyed Natanz's above-ground section; no damage to underground enrichment units, but power loss may hit centrifuges; site shows radioactive, chemical contamination

Iran strikes Israel with missiles after deadly raids by IDF | Top updates

Iran launched missile strikes after Israeli raids killed dozens in Tehran; explosions reported in Tel Aviv, Golan Heights, several injured

Iran launches hundreds of ballistic missiles on Israel as conflict widens

Multiple waves of missiles targeting Israeli cities amount to the most forceful step yet by Tehran since Israel's overnight raids killed top Iranian generals and damaged military infra

US military helping intercept missiles fired by Iran at Israel: Official

The US military is helping intercept missiles that Iran fired in retaliation at Israel, a US official says. The US has been moving assets nearer to Israel to assist in missile intercepts and to provide better protection of US bases in the region. While the official did not say how the US provided assistance, both US Air Force fighter aircraft and destroyer-based missile defences have intercepted missiles in previous attacks. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing operations. Israel launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran's nuclear and military structure on Friday, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the country to attack key facilities and kill top generals and scientists -- a barrage it said was necessary before its adversary got any closer to building an atomic weapon. Iran retaliated by unleashing scores of ballistic missiles on Israel late on Friday, with explosions flaring in the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shaki

Israel strikes Iran for second night; Iran says 'gates of hell' will open

Israel said that Iran had launched around 100 drones towards Israeli territory on Friday, but Iran denied this and there were no reports of drones reaching Israeli targets

US gave regional allies heads up on Israel's planned attack on Iran: Report

In a diplomatic note sent out Thursday afternoon, the State Department confirmed that the Israeli attack was set to take place late on Thursday. Qatar was among the countries which received heads up

No sign of breach detected at Iran's key nuclear enrichment site in Natanz

Last year, the agency conducted more than 400 inspections in Iran, keeping track of the Islamic Republic's uranium stockpile to gram levels

Israeli strikes on Iran new test of Trump's 'America first' agenda

Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto tattered threads of hope that a long-simmering dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme could be resolved without military action. But with the Israeli military operation called Rising Lion now underway something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says will go on for as many days as it takes Trump will be tested anew on his ability to make good on a campaign promise to disentangle the US from foreign conflicts. The administration's immediate reaction to the Israeli assault came not from Trump, but from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is doubling as Trump's national security adviser. He made clear that the US was not involved and that the administration's central concern was protecting US forces in the region. Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defence, Rubio said in a statement. "President Trump and the Administration have

Decoded: How Iran and Israel's decades-old conflict exploded into war

Iran's nuclear programme has long been at the centre of Israeli fears, with Tehran's enrichment advances seen by Israel as an existential threat

Sixth round of talks between Iran, US to take place on Sunday, says Oman FM

There will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme this weekend, Oman's foreign minister said Thursday. Badr al-Busaidi made the announcement on the social platform X. I am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks will be held in Muscat this Sunday the 15th, he wrote. Iran for days had been saying there would be talks, but Oman, which is serving as the mediator, had not confirmed them until now. There was no immediate comment from the US. Tensions have been rising over the last day in the region, with the US drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.

Sixth round of talks between Iran, US to take place on Sunday, says Oman FM

There will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme this weekend, Oman's foreign minister said Thursday. Badr al-Busaidi made the announcement on the social platform X. I am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks will be held in Muscat this Sunday the 15th, he wrote. Iran for days had been saying there would be talks, but Oman, which is serving as the mediator, had not confirmed them until now. There was no immediate comment from the US. Tensions have been rising over the last day in the region, with the US drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.

US to withdraw some embassy staff from Middle East as tensions rise

US officials have been told that Israel is ready to launch an operation into Iran, which is part of the reason why the Trump admin advised some Americans to leave the region, CBS News reported

US to withdraw some embassy staff from Middle East as tensions rise

US officials have been told that Israel is ready to launch an operation into Iran, which is part of the reason why the Trump admin advised some Americans to leave the region, CBS News reported

Trump appears to undercut US proposal to Iran, says no uranium enrichment

President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to undercut a proposal that was offered by his special envoy to Iran, saying he will insist that Tehran fully dismantle its nuclear enrichment programme as part of any deal to ease crushing sanctions. Trump and Steve Witkoff, who is leading the negotiations for the US, have repeatedly offered inconsistent public messages about whether Iran would be allowed to retain the capacity to enrich uranium to lower levels for civilian purposes. The Trump administration maintains that it will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. The negotiations have been framed by Trump as both countries' best chance to avoid direct military conflict over Iran's nuclear programme. Tehran, which denies seeking a nuclear weapon, has insisted that it will not agree to any deal that fully scraps its enrichment program. "Under our potential Agreement WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANY ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM!" Trump wrote on social media. Addressing the seeming contradiction, a

Trump hints at announcement in 'next two days' on Iran nuclear talks

President Donald Trump on Sunday indicated there was progress with Iran on its nuclear programme and hinted that an announcement could come in the next two days. He was notably more upbeat than the Omani mediator of the talks between the United States and Iran, who said Friday that the two nations made some but not conclusive progress in the fifth round of negotiations in Rome. We've had some very, very good talks with Iran, Trump told reporters in northern New Jersey after leaving his golf club, where he spent most of the weekend. And I don't know if I'll be telling you anything good or bad over the next two days, but I have a feeling I might be telling you something good." He emphasised that we've had some real progress, serious progress" in talks that took place on Saturday and Sunday. Let's see what happens, but I think we could have some good news on the Iran front, Trump said. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Michael Anton, the State Department's policy planning director, ...

Iran and US hold fifth round of nuclear talks in Rome over enrichment

Iran and the United States prepared for a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme Friday in Rome, with enrichment emerging as the key issue. US officials from President Donald Trump down insist Iran cannot continue to enrich uranium at all in any deal that could see sanctions lifted on Tehran's struggling economy. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi early Friday insisted online that no enrichment would mean we do NOT have a deal. Figuring out the path to a deal is not rocket science, Araghchi wrote on the social platform X. Time to decide. The US will be again represented in the talks by Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Michael Anton, the State Department's policy planning director. While authorities haven't offered a location for the talks, another round in Italy's capital took place at the Omani Embassy there. Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi is mediating the negotiations as the sultanate on the Arabian Peninsula has been a trusted .

Indian refiners eye Iranian crude oil as US-Iran nuclear talks progress

Plans to resume crude oil imports had been shattered in the wake of multiple airstrikes between Israel and Iran in April last year