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News18
3 days ago
- Politics
- News18
'Will Do It Again': Trump's Warning As Iranian Minister Says 'Won't Give Up' On Nuclear Enrichment
'It is stopped because, yes, damages are serious and severe. But obviously, we cannot give up (on) enrichment because it is an achievement of our own scientists," the Foreign Minister said on Monday. 'And now, more than that, it is a question of national pride," he added. Araghchi said the damage to the nuclear facilities in Iran after US and Israeli strikes was serious and was being evaluated further. Araghchi also said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was in 'good health" and that Tehran was open to talks with Washington, but that those will not be direct 'for the time being." Following his remarks, Trump on his social media platform wrote, 'Of course they are [nuclear sites damaged], just like I said, and we will do it again, if necessary!" Last month too, Trump had said the US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were 'a perfect operation", and warned his country would strike Iran again if it resumes its nuclear programme. US ally Israel attacked Iran on June 13, and the Middle Eastern rivals then engaged in an air war for 12 days in which Washington also bombed Iran's nuclear facilities. A ceasefire was reached in late June. Later, Trump rejected reports that Iran removed nuclear materials before its sites were hit by US airstrikes. Trump also claimed that workers at the sites were covering shafts rather than removing uranium stockpiles. Quoting unnamed sources, a CNN report had suggested a preliminary assessment by the Pentagon's intelligence arm concluded that Iran's nuclear program had only been set back by a few months. The assessment, prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency, was based on post-strike analysis by US Central Command, the report had claimed. Iran is a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, while Israel is not. The United Nations nuclear watchdog says it has 'no credible indication" of an active, coordinated weapons program in Iran. Tehran maintains its nuclear program is solely meant for civilian purposes. Israel is the only Middle Eastern country believed to have nuclear weapons and said its war against Iran aimed to prevent Tehran from developing its own nuclear weapons. Prior to the war, Tehran and Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks, mediated by Oman, but could not agree on the extent to which Iran should be allowed to enrich uranium.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Insists U.S. Strikes Blew Up Iran Uranium ‘to Kingdom Come'
Donald Trump says America's strikes on Iran blew up the regime's nuclear program to 'kingdom come' as he angrily pushed back against leaked U.S. intelligence. One day after a preliminary Pentagon report suggested that the attacks did not obliterate Iran's key nuclear facilities, Trump insisted they had been destroyed completely. 'We destroyed the nuclear,' he said. 'Iran will not have nuclear. We blew it up. It's blown up to kingdom come.' The comments were made during a press conference at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, where Trump also lashed out at the media for calling into question the effectiveness of the attacks and compared the Iranian strikes to the World War 2 bombing of Hiroshima, saying both successfully ended wars. This came in the wake of a preliminary analysis, produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon's intelligence arm, which found that the weekend strikes only set Iran's enrichment program back by six months but did not destroy its core components. According to the report, which was initially leaked to CNN, the bombing of Iran's nuclear sites sealed off the entrances to two of the facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings. It also reportedly suggested that much of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium was moved before the strikes. Some of that material has been moved to secret nuclear sites maintained by Iran. Asked about the assessment, Trump told reporters it 'wasn't finished' and noted: 'It's not even a very exciting report at this point.' 'They didn't see it. All they can do is take a guess. Now, if you take a look at the pictures - take a look and it's all black,' he said. 'It's obliterated.' His Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also chimed in, furiously telling reporters: 'There's a reason the president calls out fake news for what it is.' Noting that the U.S. military flew 36 hours to take out three main Iranian targets-Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan-Hegseth added: 'It's beyond anything anyone else can fathom. And then the instinct of CNN, the instinct of the New York Times, is to try to find a way to spin it for their own political reasons to try to find a way to hurt President Trump.' The debate over the precision of the strikes comes merely days after the U.S. controversially joined Israel to attack the core of Iranian nuclear infrastructure in what Trump touted as a perfectly executed mission. Known as 'Operation Midnight Hammer', the strikes were carried out using deception and decoys to target the three Iranian facilities. It also included the use of 30,000-pound 'bunker bombs,' marking America's first ever operational use of this weapon. On Tuuesday, Iran also declared that its nuclear program will 'resume without interruption', despite President Donald Trump insisting that the regime's nuclear ambitions had been obliterated after being bombed by America. 'The nuclear program of Iran will resume without interruption, and we are ready to restart enrichment; our program will not stop,' stated the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, according to reports from state media. Speaking at the summit on Wednesday, Trump announced that Iranian officials would talk next week. He also seemed to reject the argument that nuclear material was moved out of the target sites before the U.S. struck. 'We think we hit him so hard and so fast, they didn't get to move," he said.
New York Post
15-07-2025
- Business
- New York Post
North Korea now supplying up to 40% of Russia's munitions in Ukraine war: report
North Korea is now supplying almost half of Russia's ammunition for its war against Ukraine, South Korean military data shows. Pyongyang is accused of shipping millions of artillery shells and other munitions to Vladimir Putin's military, South Korea's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said on Sunday. The 28,000 containers loaded with shells and munitions are believed to exceed roughly 12 million rounds when converted into 6-inch artillery shells, the DIA said. Advertisement 'North Korea is continuing to supply weapons to Russia. Our military is constantly reassessing the scale of North Korea's weapons support to Russia in coordination with relevant agencies and allied nations,' the DIA said in a statement shared with South Korean lawmaker Kang Daeshik. 3 South Korea claims Kim Jong-un is now supplying as much as 40% of Russia's ammunition for the Ukraine war. RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / HANDOUT/AFP via Getty Images Pyongyang is now supplying Russia with as much as 40% of its ammunition needs for the war, Ukraine's head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, told Bloomberg. Advertisement Kim Jong-un's regime is also sending other weapons including ballistic missiles and artillery systems to aid Putin's war, Budanov said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on a visit to Pyongyang last week that North Korea had affirmed its 'clear support' for Russia's war and for the Kremlin's leadership. 3 Vladimir Putin has established close ties with the communist regime. via REUTERS 3 North Korea has sent millions of shells to Russia. via REUTERS Advertisement In return, Russia is supplying the hermit communist dictatorship with money and technology, Budanov said. 'Ukrainian and South Korean sources have been warning about Russia's increasing reliance on North Korean shells for a while, and it is indicative of how Russia's allies are propping up this war effort,' Russia Analyst from the Washington-based think-tank the Institute for the Study of War, Angelica Evans, told The Post. 'Russia's alliance with North Korea is a huge asset to the war effort, as North Korea has a defense industrial capacity that Russia has benefited from and will likely continue to draw on,' she said. 'Putin is working very hard to minimize the impact of the war on regular Russians, and whatever industrial support Russia gets from its allies helps offset money that Russia can use to fund social programs and keep the Russian people placated,' Evans added.
Fox News
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
How To Catch A Cuban Spy
For years, American citizen Ana Montes was a go-to contact for Cuban intelligence within the Defense Intelligence Agency. A reliable employee with a deep knowledge of one of the country's top adversaries, she was a valuable asset within the department, or so they thought. In reality, Montes had been working as a Cuban spy, retrieving and leaking key pieces of classified information. Retired FBI Special Agent Peter Lapp worked on the team that investigated and arrested Montes. He discusses the components of this urgent investigation, as detailed in his book, Queen of Cuba . Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
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Business Standard
14-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
North Korea sent over 12 million artillery shells to Russia, says Seoul
North Korea has been consistently supplying weapons and ammunition to Russia since the onset of Moscow's war in Ukraine, with shipments now estimated to include millions of artillery shells, according to South Korea's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), reported Bloomberg. In a statement to lawmaker Kang Daeshik, the DIA said Pyongyang is believed to have sent more than 28,000 containers filled with artillery shells and other munitions to Russia, Bloomberg mentioned. The shipments are estimated to translate into over 12 million rounds when converted into 152-millimetre (6-inch) artillery shells. Bloomberg quoted South Korea's DIA as saying, 'North Korea is continuing to supply weapons to Russia,' in response to Kang's inquiry. The agency added, 'Our military is continuously reassessing the extent of North Korea's arms support to Russia in coordination with relevant agencies and allied nations.' North Korea's military support since 2022 Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, North Korea has steadily expanded its military support to Moscow beyond artillery shells. According to Bloomberg, Pyongyang is now supplying missiles, self-propelled guns, and even combat personnel. Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told Bloomberg that North Korea may now be covering as much as 40 per cent of Russia's ammunition needs for the war. Budanov also confirmed that Pyongyang is providing other advanced weaponry, including ballistic missiles and artillery systems, which he described as 'good weapons'. North Korean troops & workers in Russia North Korea's support extends beyond weaponry. Since October last year, it has reportedly sent around 13,000 troops to aid Russia's war efforts. This includes combat personnel and military specialists. Strengthening Russia–North Korea ties Russia and North Korea have been deepening bilateral ties amid international scrutiny. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Pyongyang last week and said North Korea has reaffirmed its 'clear support' for Russia's war in Ukraine and the Kremlin's leadership, reported South Korean news agency Yonhap.
