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LBCI
a day ago
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- LBCI
Israeli embassies in US, UK among several closing worldwide
Israeli embassies in the United States and the United Kingdom were among several to close around the globe on Friday following deadly Israeli strikes in Iran. "In light of recent developments, Israeli missions around the world will be closed, and consular services will not be provided," read a message posted by the country's embassies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine and France. AFP
BBC News
a day ago
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- BBC News
Wetin we know about Israel attacks on Iran nuclear sites and military commanders
Israel don launch strikes across Iran on Friday, and tok say dem dey target di "heart" of Iran nuclear programme. Wit counter-attacks expected "in di immediate future", Israel don declare state of emergency. Dem kill Hossein Salami, chief of Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guards - wey be powerful branch of kontri armed forces, Iranian state media report, as well as nuclear scientists. Di US say dem no dey involved for di strikes, wey also hit Iran main nuclear enrichment facility. Wen and wia di strikes happun? Explosions bin dey reported for Iran capital Tehran around 03:30 local time (0100 BST). Iranian state media say residential areas bin dey hit wit blasts wey dem also hear for north-east of Tehran. Di BBC no dey able to independently verify dis reports. In Israel, residents bin dey woken by air raid sirens around di same time and receive emergency phone alerts. Hours after di initial strikes, one explosion bin dey reported for di Natanz nuclear facility, according to Iranian state media, wey dey located about 225km (140 miles) south of the capital. Wetin Israel don tok? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say di strikes - called Operation Rising Lion - na "targeted military operation to roll back di Iranian threat to Israel veri survival". E say di operation go "continue for as many days as it take to remove di spread". "In recent months, Iran don take steps wey dem neva take bifor, steps to weaponise dis enriched uranium. "If not stopped, Iran fit produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time. E fit be one year. E fit be within few months, less dan one year. Dis na clear and present danger to Israel veri survival." For im address, Netanyahu also tank US President Donald Trump for "confronting Israel nuclear weapons programme". An Israeli military official tell di BBC say Iran don get enough nuclear material to create nuclear bombs "within days". Wetin Iran don tok? One tok-tok pesin for Iran armed forces don tok say di US and Israel go pay a "heavy price" for di strikes, according to Reuters. "Di armed forces go certainly respond to dis Zionist attack," Iranian tok-tok pesin Abolfazl Shekarchi, yarn. Wetin US don tok? US Secretary of State Marco Rubio say dem no dey involved for di strikes and no provide any assistance. E say di top priority for di US na to protect American forces for di region. Trump neva comment on di strikes. For oda international reaction, Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong say dem dey "alarmed by di escalation" and say di strikes risk "further destabilising a region wey already dey volatile". Wetin be Iran nuclear programme? Iran don maintain say dia nuclear programme na for civilian purposes only. Dem get several facilities around Iran, at least some of dem don dey under attack by Israeli strikes. But many kontris - as well as di global nuclear watchdog, di International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - no dey convinced say Iran programme na for civilian purposes alone. Dis week, di watchdog board of govnors formally declare Iran in breach of dia non-proliferation obligations for di first time in 20 years. Dem cite Iran "many failures" to provide full answers about undeclared nuclear material and Iran stockpile of enriched uranium. One earlier IAEA report say Iran get enriched uranium to 60% purity, enough near weapons grade uranium to make nine nuclear bombs.
LBCI
a day ago
- Politics
- LBCI
Trump to convene security chiefs Friday after Israel strikes Iran: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a National Security Council meeting Friday morning, the White House said, after Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran, prompting fears of regional war. The schedule for Trump, who had yet to comment publicly on the major attack, said the rare meeting of top security chiefs from across the U.S. government would be held at 11:00 a.m. (1500 GMT) in the White House Situation Room. AFP
LBCI
a day ago
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- LBCI
Israel military says 'completed first stage' of strikes against Iranian military, nuclear targets
The Israeli military said Friday it had completed a "first stage" of strikes that hit Iranian military and nuclear sites. "A short while ago, dozens of IAF (Israeli Air Force) jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran," the Israeli military said in a statement. AFP
Al Arabiya
a day ago
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- Al Arabiya
Trump to attend security meeting after Israeli strikes on Iran
US President Donald Trump will attend a National Security Council meeting on Friday morning, the White House said late on Thursday after Israeli strikes on Iran that have put the Middle East on edge. The meeting will be held at 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) on Friday, the White House said. Israel said early on Friday Middle East time and late Thursday US time that it struck Iran and targeted its nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders. Israel warned it would be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. The Trump administration sought to distance the US from the strikes, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying, 'We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region.' Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said Israel has an ongoing dialogue with Washington but its determination to strike Iran was an independent Israeli decision. When asked in a CNN interview if Israel expected the US to assist Israel in case of an Iranian response, Ambassador Danny Danon said: 'Don't think we should go into speculation.' He added: 'This decision was a decision of the Israeli leadership.' The State Department said the US embassy in Jerusalem directed all government employees and their family members to shelter in place until further notice. US and Iranian officials were scheduled to hold a sixth round of talks on Tehran's escalating uranium enrichment program in Oman on Sunday, but after Israel's strikes it was unclear if those would proceed. Trump said earlier on Thursday an Israeli strike on Iran 'could very well happen' but reiterated hopes for a peaceful resolution. The US military is planning for the full range of contingencies in the Middle East, including the possibility that it might have to help evacuate American civilians, a US official told Reuters. A security alert by the US embassy in Jerusalem said the security environment was complex and could change quickly. In response to security incidents and without advance notice, the US embassy may further restrict or prohibit US government employees and their family members from traveling to certain areas of Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the State Department said.
