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Has Trump really ended eight wars? Fact-checking the president’s claim

If there is anything Donald Trump covets more than anything else, it's the Nobel Peace Prize. The president has repeatedly spoken of how much he deserved it, and raged in public and private at the country of Norway, which he believes is responsible for not giving it to him. At the centre of his claim for the prize is the boast that he has ended eight wars in a year. Reporters raise their hands as President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House. (AP) But has he? "The short answer is no. And in fact, the short answer is not even close," Monash University senior lecturer in international relations Ben Zala told nine.com.au. "Two and a half, or, let's be generous and say three, are factually correct." Israel ...

Ally of Iranian Supreme Leader jokes Iran could assassinate sunbathing Donald Trump

A friend of the Iranian Supreme Leader has joked Iran could assassinate US President Donald Trump in Florida. During a discussion about Iran's military technology, regime figure Mohammad-Javad Larijani and advisor to Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Trump "can no longer sunbathe in Mar-a-Lago". "While he's lying down, a micro-drone might target and strike him right in the navel," he said, laughing while he made the remarks. A friend of the Iranian Supreme Leader has joked Iran could assassinate US President Donald Trump in Florida. (AP) The comments were reported by Iran International, a London-based network. The outlet reported Larijani added "of course, we fight like men", which suggested Iran would not carry out an attack on Trump. The...

UN nuclear watchdog chief says Iran could again begin enriching uranium in ‘matter of months’

The head of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium "in a matter of months", contradicting US President Donald Trump's claims the US set Tehran's ambitions back by decades. Rafael Grossi's comments appear to support an early assessment from the Pentagon's Defence Intelligence Agency, first reported on by CNN, which suggests the US' strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites last week did not destroy the core components of its nuclear program, and likely only set it back by months. While the final military and intelligence assessment has yet to come, Trump has repeatedly claimed to have "completely and totally obliterated" Tehran's nuclear program. IA...

US moves B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran options

Multiple US B-2 bombers appear to have taken off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Friday night and are heading west, according to flight tracking data CNN has reviewed, as President Donald Trump weighs his military options over a potential airstrike in Iran. A US defense official said there has been no order given to move forward with any kind of operation against Iran using the B-2s. As of Saturday, the planes are flying over the Pacific and appear to be headed toward Guam. A B-2 Spirit Bomber is seen in Nevada on January 23. (Carlos Barria/Reuters/FILE via CNN Newsource) Two US defense officials cautioned that any movement of B-2s does not mean an operation is imminent but rather is intended to provide the president with options. Another US officia...

Trump confirms US has carried out a ‘very successful’ attack on Iran

The US has carried out strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, Donald Trump has confirmed. Trump said the US completed a "very successful" attack on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. "All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow," the US president said in a message posted to Truth Social. President Donald Trump has confirmed the US has carried out an attack on Iran. (Bloomberg) "All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. "There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter." Trump had been weighing his country's military involvement...

Iran acknowledges US strikes after Trump confirms bombs were dropped on Fordow nuclear facility

Iran has acknowledged its Fordow nuclear facility was attacked during a strike carried out by the US military today. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency early on Sunday quoted a statement from Iran's Qom province after US President Donald Trump confirmed the strikes in a post to social media. IRNA said: "A few hours ago, when Qom air defenses were activated and hostile targets were identified, part of the Fordow nuclear site was attacked by enemies." A satellite image of Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant in Iran, as it was in 2004. (Maxar Technologies via CNN Newsource) The IRNA report did not elaborate, however Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency later reported that Iran had evacuated the three sites struck by the US "some time ago". Iranian state media also ...
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