Tag: irans
After Iran’s war with Israel, questions return about Khamenei’s potential successors
Jackie Northam In the aftermath of the 12-day war in June between Israel and Iran, questions have arisen about Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He is 86 years old and was a potential Israeli target during the conflict, leading to speculation about who might succeed him. There has only been one previous time when…
CIA director says Iran’s nuclear sites ‘severely damaged’
The head of the CIA has said US strikes “severely damaged” Iran’s nuclear facilities and set them back years, diverging from a leaked intelligence report that angered President Donald Trump by downplaying the raid’s impact. John Ratcliffe, the US spy agency’s director, said key sites had been destroyed, though he stopped short of declaring that…
What we know about Iran’s attack on US base in Qatar
Iran has launched missiles at a US military base in Qatar, in what it said was retaliation for American strikes against its nuclear sites over the weekend. Witnesses reported hearing loud bangs in the sky above the capital, Doha, while videos showed bright flashes in the sky as air defence systems attempted to intercept missiles.…
Decoy flights and seven B-2 stealth bombers – how US says it hit Iran’s nuclear sites
An 18-hour flight each way, multiple mid-air refuelings, and a series of decoys – this is how the mission to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities played out, according to four-star General Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking officer in the US military. Although the full impact of what the US…
Retaliate now, later or never: What Iran’s next move could be
Iran has responded furiously to the overnight US airstrikes on three of its nuclear sites, vowing what it calls “everlasting consequences”. But beyond the words, there will be feverish discussions taking place at the highest level inside Iran’s security and intelligence establishment. Should they escalate the conflict through retaliation against US interests, or, as US…
The Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bomb Israel Wants to Destroy Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Facility
Why This Is the Only Bomb That Could Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Bunker—Under 300 Feet of Rock American military engineers designed the GBU-57/B bomb to devastate deeply buried bunkers without radioactive fallout. It’s the only nonnuclear weapon that can reach Iran’s hardest target By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Dean Visser Maxar satellite imagery overview of…
Steve Rosenberg: Russia fears another loss in Middle East from Iran’s conflict with Israel
When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, officials in Russia described the current escalation in the Middle East as “alarming” and “dangerous.” Still, Russian media were quick to stress the potential positives for Moscow. Among them: However, the longer Israel’s military operation goes on, the greater the realisation that Russia has much to lose from current…
How Drone Swarms Work—From Iran’s Shahed Attack to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb
How Drone Swarms Work—From Iran’s Shahed Attack to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb Iranian Shahed drones, Ukrainian quadcopters and the U.S.’s Golden Horde program reveal three paths to massed autonomy, and each rewrites the rules of air defense By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Dean Visser Illustration of Shahed-136 drones. Six hours after Israel’s air strikes in…
Israel claims control of Iran’s skies, but Tehran is managing to hit back
By Greg Myre , Scott Neuman Israel says it has crippled Iran’s air defenses and that it can now strike targets across the country at will. Although Israel’s own defenses remain largely intact despite nightly barrages launched by Tehran, some missiles are getting through with deadly results. Since Friday, Israel has used U.S.-supplied state-of-the-art F-35…
Trump told Israel not to kill Iran’s supreme leader – report
US President Donald Trump rejected a plan by Israel to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, three US officials have told BBC’s US partner CBS News. Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that assassinating Khamenei was “not a good idea”, according to one official. The president has not commented publicly on the…
Israel expands strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities
Geoff Brumfiel As part of a broad strike on Iran, Israel has attacked several of the country’s key nuclear facilities. The first and most visible strike took place in the opening hours of the Israeli air campaign, which began overnight on Thursday. In a statement the Israeli military said that fighter jets had struck Iran’s…
Hossein Salami, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief, killed by Israel
Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in Israel’s strikes early on Friday, the most senior Iranian leader to die in the attacks. Salami, who was 65, was known for taking a hardline stance against Iran’s rivals, including Israel and the US. Just last month, he had warned that Tehran…
Trump rebuffed by Iran’s leader after sending letter calling for nuclear negotiation
Luke Garrett President Trump said he sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last week asking that the two leaders “negotiate” over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program. On Saturday, the Iranian leader condemned the effort by unnamed “bullying governments” to make a deal over the program. Trump said the alternative to talks…
Conservatives Hobble Iran’s Moderate President, Stoking a Political Crisis
Trump Administration With Iran already wounded economically and diplomatically, hard-liners forced out two top officials and blocked talks with the United States, freezing President Masoud Pezeshkian’s agenda. By Farnaz Fassihi Iran’s conservatives have ousted two high-profile officials, throwing President Masoud Pezeshkian’s new, moderate government into turmoil and raising questions about its survival. The showdown comes…