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Trump Ready to Pull Trigger on Iran Attack: Report
Trump Ready
to Pull Trigger
on Iran Attack:
Report
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 19, 2025 6:01 AM CDT

Trump Ready to Pull Trigger on Iran Attack: Report

They say he has OK'd plans to strike, is waiting on final order to see if Tehran balks on nukes program

(Newser) - What will come of President Trump's "ultimate ultimatum" to Iran remains to be seen, but according to a new report, Trump is ready to strike when that moment comes. The president has told senior aides that he has given the green light on attack plans against Iran, though...

Trump Vetoed Israeli Plan to Kill Khamenei, Sources Say

Though a Netanyahu rep calls the report fake news

(Newser) - President Trump rejected a plan presented by Israel to the US to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The Israelis informed the Trump administration in recent days that they had developed a credible plan to kill Khamenei. After being...

Report: Israel Had 'Green Light' From Trump

Israeli official tells Axios that the US opposed a strike on Iran publicly as part of a ruse

(Newser) - Hours before Israel unleashed its massive attack on Iran, President Trump declared, "I don't want them going in because, I mean, that would blow it," he said, referring to negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. Thus, CNN notes, the Israeli bombardment defied Trump's "publicly stated...

Trump: Israeli Strikes on Iran Were 'Excellent'

'I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal'

(Newser) - After Israel launched a massive attack on Iran early Friday, hitting nuclear facilities and killing military commanders, President Trump urged Tehran to make a deal "before there is nothing left." In an interview with ABC News , he called the strikes "excellent."
  • "I gave Iran chance
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Netanyahu Says Fight Against Iran Could Go On for Months

Iran vows retaliation will be 'harsh and decisive'

(Newser) - Israel hit Iranian nuclear facilities and killed military leaders and nuclear scientists early Friday in what could be the start of a prolonged operation. In a video statement to the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the fight would continue for "as many days as it takes,"...

Top Military Officials, Scientists Killed as Israel Strikes Iran

Khamenei threatens 'severe punishment' for Israel

(Newser) - In the aftermath of Israel's strikes on Iran, Israeli army chief spokesman Effie Defrin said Iran had launched more than 100 drones toward Israel in retaliation and that "all the defense systems are acting to intercept the threats." Israel, Iraq, Iran, and Jordan shut down their airspace...

Nuclear Watchdog Rebuked Iran. It Swiftly Retaliated

Western powers cite undeclared nuclear activity as tensions rise

(Newser) - For the first time in two decades, the UN's nuclear watchdog has formally rebuked Iran for failing to meet its nuclear commitments. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday passed a resolution declaring that Iran is not meeting its nuclear nonproliferation obligations, intensifying global tensions and raising...

Report: Iran Is Importing Key Missile Chemicals From China

Ammonium perchlorate shipments are set to arrive in coming months, per WSJ

(Newser) - Iran is importing thousands of tons of ballistic missile ingredients from China, according to sources familiar with the transactions, with shipments of ammonium perchlorate, a key missile propellant, set to arrive in Iran in the coming months, reports the Wall Street Journal . The materials could produce hundreds of ballistic...

Iran Is Stockpiling Uranium During US Talks: Agency

Report figures there's enough for about 10 nuclear weapons

(Newser) - Even as it negotiates with the US on limiting its weapons program, a new United Nations report says, Iran has roughly doubled its stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium in the past quarter—a rate of about one nuclear weapon's worth per month. Based on International Atomic Energy Agency measures, that...

US and Iran Begin High-Stakes Nuclear Talks

Trump said the US will take military action if no deal is reached

(Newser) - Envoys from Iran and the US began negotiations Saturday in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program since President Trump returned to the White House, the AP reports. No overall agreement is immediately likely, but the stakes of the negotiations couldn't be higher for the two nations closing...

Trump Reveals US Is Having 'Direct Talks' With Iran

He also discusses hostages, tariffs after meeting with Netanyahu

(Newser) - The US is holding "direct talks" with Iran, President Trump revealed during an Oval Office meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. " Were having direct talks with Iran, and they've started," Trump said. He said there would be a "very big meeting" Saturday and...

Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Move Is of 'Serious Concern'

Country is rapidly boosting stockpile of near-weapons grade enriched uranium

(Newser) - Iran has stepped up its production of uranium enriched to near-weapons grade level, and the program is of "serious concern," the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said in reports issued to member states on Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in its quarterly reports on Iran that the...

Trump Makes Clear What He Wants From Iran
Trump Makes Clear
What He Wants From Iran
the rundown
Feb 5, 2025 10:30 AM CST

Trump Makes Clear What He Wants From Iran

It can't have a nuke, and he wants to negotiate a deal to that end

(Newser) - On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order that restored his maximum pressure campaign on Iran—and said that he's given his advisers instructions to obliterate the country if it assassinates him. On Wednesday, he indicated he wants to make a deal with the country. The latest:
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Biden Is Staunchly Against One Possible Israel Response
Israel Makes
Key Promise
to US Over Iran
UPDATED
Oct 15, 2024 10:10 AM CDT

Israel Makes Key Promise to US Over Iran

Netanyahu says they won't strike nuclear or oil facilities in the nation

(Newser) - Israel has promised the US that it won't go after any nuclear or oil facilities in Iran when it retaliates for a missile strike by Tehran, report the Washington Post and the New York Times . The US previously made clear it wouldn't support such strikes because of fears...

Amid Mideast Tensions, a New Claim by Iran

Nation says it launched satellite into space on rocket built by Iranian paramilitary group

(Newser) - Iran launched a satellite into space on Saturday with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. Iran described the launch as a success, which would be the second such...

Iran's Supreme Leader OKs Talking to 'Enemy' US on Nukes

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says there'd be 'no harm' in talking to US about Tehran's nuclear program

(Newser) - Iran's supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country's rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling its civilian government there was "no harm" in engaging with its "enemy." Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks set clear red lines for any...

Iranian Move a 'Challenge' to World's Nonproliferation

Per IRNA, nation is enriching uranium to 60% purity, a step away from weapons-grade levels

(Newser) - Iran has begun producing enriched uranium at 60% purity at the country's underground Fordo nuclear plant, official media reported Tuesday, describing it as a response to a resolution by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog. The increased enrichment, reported by the official news agency IRNA, was seen as a significant...

Iran Issues 'Written Response' in Nuclear Deal Talks

State-run media outlet suggests Tehran won't accept the proposal

(Newser) - Iran said Tuesday it submitted a “written response” to what has been described as a final roadmap to restore its tattered nuclear deal with world powers, the AP reports. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency offered no details on the substance of its response, but suggested that Tehran still...

Iran's Nuke Chief Makes 'Rare' Claim on Atomic Bomb

Country has capability to build bomb, though it doesn't plan to right now, says Mohammad Eslami

(Newser) - Iran could build an atomic bomb if it really wanted to—it just doesn't plan to, at least at the moment. So said Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, on Monday, according to the Fars news agency, echoing similar remarks made last month by a...

Iran: We Could Build a Nuke If We Wanted To

Comment from Khamenei adviser comes soon after Biden's Middle East trip

(Newser) - Iran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb, though the country hasn't yet decided whether it will do so, according to a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "In a few days we were able to enrich uranium up to 60% and we can...

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