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Tag: Iran

Clock ticks down as Trump’s threat to Iran nears crunch time

The clock is ticking on US President Donald Trump's threat to launch military strikes against Iran - but even if he gives the green light to his generals and admirals, will they achieve his aims? Hopes of a diplomatic solution rest on last-ditch talks over Tehran's nuclear program in Switzerland between Iranian officials and American negotiators, headed by special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Trump has insisted he wants a peaceful outcome, but Iran appears resolute in not abandoning uranium enrichment and rejects US and western claims it is aiming to build a nuclear bomb. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is part of a powerful US military force off Iran. (UA Navy via CNN Newsource) (CNN) Over the past weeks, the Pentagon has deployed its b...

Fresh anti-government protests erupt in Iran as Trump reportedly weighs assassination attempts

New anti-government protests in Iran have erupted as Donald Trump weighs up whether to unleash US military action against Tehran, reportedly including assassination attempts against the Islamic Republic's supreme leader and likely successor. The student demonstrations broke out at six universities over the weekend – five in Tehran and another in the north-eastern city of Mashhad – according to state television. Social media videos appeared to show confrontations at two universities between government supporters and anti-government protesters, with some chanting "death to the dictator". Donald Trump is weighing up whether to order military strikes against Iran, and has reportedly been briefed on options that include assassinating the supreme leader and apparent successo...

Donald Trump threatens Iran with repeat of ‘Midnight Hammer’ after meeting with Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with another bombing attack after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu visited Washington DC to speak with Trump at the White House. The pair met for several hours but did not make a public appearance together and Netanyahu left without speaking to reporters. US President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a new Truth Social post, but said the talks would continue. (Truth Social) However, Trump posted on Truth Social afterwards that he and Netanyahu had a "very good" meeting. "There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated," he wrote. "If it can, I let the Prime Minister know that will ...

US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says

The US military on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the US military said, in an incident first reported by Reuters. The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier "with unclear intent" and was shot down by an F-35 US fighter jet, it said. "An F-35C fighter jet from Abraham Lincoln shot down the Iranian drone in self-defence and to protect the aircraft carrier and personnel on board," said Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson at the US military's Central Command. In this Nov. 19, 2019, photo made available by US Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, left, the air-defence destroyer HMS Defender and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut transit the Strai...

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...
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