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US Bombing "Seriously Damaged" Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site: Minister Araghchi
The US bombing of Iran's key Fordow nuclear site has "seriously and heavily damaged" the facility, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview.
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"Like Absolute Butter": Trump On How US Struck Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site
Bombs dropped by American B-2 Stealth Fighter aircraft went through Iran's heavily-guarded Fordow nuclear facility "like butter", US President Donald Trump said.
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2 Main Routes, Shafts: How US Used Its Bunker-Buster Bombs On Iran's Nuclear Sites
The deep penetrating bombs that the U.S. dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than 15 years of intelligence and weapons design work.
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"Brightest Explosion I've Ever Seen": US Fighter Pilot On Iran Strike
A US Air Force pilot's account of the Iran strike offers a glimpse into Operation Midnight Hammer, a mission to destroy Iran's underground nuclear sites.
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US Spent 15 Years Designing Bombs To Target Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site
Fordow, located roughly half a mile inside a mountain, came to the attention of US intelligence agencies in 2009. Soon after, defence experts determined that no existing weapon in the US arsenal could effectively destroy it.
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US Shares Test Footage Of Bunker Busters To Prove Damage In Iran Strikes
They played videos of how the bombing took place on the nuclear sites, explaining how the bombers attacked. Unlike other normal bombs, the damage done by a bunker-buster bomb, cannot be seen on the surface level.
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'Iran Can't Enrich Uranium At Fordow Plant, But...': Nuclear Watchdog Chief
Centrifuges at Iran's Fordow nuclear facility are "no longer operational" following the United States' 'bunker buster' bomb strike on this and two other installations this week, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said.
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Trump Compares Strikes On Iran To Hiroshima Bombing, Says "It Ended The War"
Trump said that the US Defence Intelligence Agency "really don't know" about the damage and further stated that damage to Iran's facilities can be fully gauged only after Israel delivered an assessment.
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Satellite Images Support Trump's Iran Nuke Sites "Obliterated" Claims
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the American military has caused 'total obliteration' at three Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, setting the country's atomic programme back by "decades".
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Opinion | Why The Word 'Nuclear' Shouldn't Scare Us So
While nuclear technology for power generation holds immense potential to drive the global energy transition, it has always been haunted by its dual-use nature, as there is a very fine red line between the civilian and military use of nuclear energy.
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5 Weapons Kept 'Secret' So Far Were Deployed By US During Iran Strikes
Five weapons, apart from the Tomahawk cruise missiles and the GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs, no one knew about till now, were also deployed by the US for its mission to strike Iran's three nuclear sites - Fordow, Natanz and Eshafan.
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Trump Got Iran's "Sleeper Cell" Threat At G7, Then Ordered Strikes: Report
In the days leading up to the US' surprise military strike on Tehran's three nuclear sites, Iran warned it would activate sleeper cell attacks on American soil if the operation went ahead, according to a report by NBC News.
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Iran's Nuclear Site At Fordow Significantly Damaged: IAEA Chief
US bombing probably caused "very significant" damage to the underground areas of Iran's Fordow uranium enrichment plant dug into a mountain, though no one can yet tell the extent, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said.
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Opinion | What If Trump Has Just Started Another 'Forever War'?
Khamenei's political legitimacy rests on his ability to stand up to the 'Great Satan', the US. While America may not be targeting the regime directly, these attacks are a challenge to him, which he won't be able to let go of without a response
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Iran Deliberates Retaliation After US' Attack On Nuclear Sites
Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran's response to the US attack on its nuclear sites and US President Donald Trump raised the idea of regime change in the Islamic republic.
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US Bombing "Seriously Damaged" Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site: Minister Araghchi
The US bombing of Iran's key Fordow nuclear site has "seriously and heavily damaged" the facility, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview.
-
"Like Absolute Butter": Trump On How US Struck Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site
Bombs dropped by American B-2 Stealth Fighter aircraft went through Iran's heavily-guarded Fordow nuclear facility "like butter", US President Donald Trump said.
-
2 Main Routes, Shafts: How US Used Its Bunker-Buster Bombs On Iran's Nuclear Sites
The deep penetrating bombs that the U.S. dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than 15 years of intelligence and weapons design work.
-
"Brightest Explosion I've Ever Seen": US Fighter Pilot On Iran Strike
A US Air Force pilot's account of the Iran strike offers a glimpse into Operation Midnight Hammer, a mission to destroy Iran's underground nuclear sites.
-
US Spent 15 Years Designing Bombs To Target Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site
Fordow, located roughly half a mile inside a mountain, came to the attention of US intelligence agencies in 2009. Soon after, defence experts determined that no existing weapon in the US arsenal could effectively destroy it.
-
US Shares Test Footage Of Bunker Busters To Prove Damage In Iran Strikes
They played videos of how the bombing took place on the nuclear sites, explaining how the bombers attacked. Unlike other normal bombs, the damage done by a bunker-buster bomb, cannot be seen on the surface level.
-
'Iran Can't Enrich Uranium At Fordow Plant, But...': Nuclear Watchdog Chief
Centrifuges at Iran's Fordow nuclear facility are "no longer operational" following the United States' 'bunker buster' bomb strike on this and two other installations this week, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said.
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Trump Compares Strikes On Iran To Hiroshima Bombing, Says "It Ended The War"
Trump said that the US Defence Intelligence Agency "really don't know" about the damage and further stated that damage to Iran's facilities can be fully gauged only after Israel delivered an assessment.
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Satellite Images Support Trump's Iran Nuke Sites "Obliterated" Claims
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the American military has caused 'total obliteration' at three Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, setting the country's atomic programme back by "decades".
-
Opinion | Why The Word 'Nuclear' Shouldn't Scare Us So
While nuclear technology for power generation holds immense potential to drive the global energy transition, it has always been haunted by its dual-use nature, as there is a very fine red line between the civilian and military use of nuclear energy.
-
5 Weapons Kept 'Secret' So Far Were Deployed By US During Iran Strikes
Five weapons, apart from the Tomahawk cruise missiles and the GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs, no one knew about till now, were also deployed by the US for its mission to strike Iran's three nuclear sites - Fordow, Natanz and Eshafan.
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Trump Got Iran's "Sleeper Cell" Threat At G7, Then Ordered Strikes: Report
In the days leading up to the US' surprise military strike on Tehran's three nuclear sites, Iran warned it would activate sleeper cell attacks on American soil if the operation went ahead, according to a report by NBC News.
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Iran's Nuclear Site At Fordow Significantly Damaged: IAEA Chief
US bombing probably caused "very significant" damage to the underground areas of Iran's Fordow uranium enrichment plant dug into a mountain, though no one can yet tell the extent, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said.
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Opinion | What If Trump Has Just Started Another 'Forever War'?
Khamenei's political legitimacy rests on his ability to stand up to the 'Great Satan', the US. While America may not be targeting the regime directly, these attacks are a challenge to him, which he won't be able to let go of without a response
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Iran Deliberates Retaliation After US' Attack On Nuclear Sites
Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran's response to the US attack on its nuclear sites and US President Donald Trump raised the idea of regime change in the Islamic republic.
