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Washington Post
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Iranian Kurdish dissidents abroad watch for signs of Tehran vulnerability after war with Israel
IRBIL, Iraq — From abroad, Iranian Kurdish dissident groups have been watching closely for signs that Iran's theocracy could falter in its grip on the country , battered by Israeli airstrikes in the intense, 12-day war until a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire halted the fighting. Israel launched the strikes on June 13, drawing Iranian missiles that targeted Israel. But it was not until the United States inserted itself into the war and hit Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday, including with 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs , that the war came to a watershed moment.
USA Today
25-06-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
CNN slams Trump for saying reporter Natasha Bertrand should be 'thrown out like a dog'
CNN is slamming President Donald Trump for calling out its national security correspondent, Natasha Bertrand, over her coverage of U.S. involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday, June 25, to write that "Natasha Bertrand should be FIRED from CNN! I watched her for three days doing Fake News. She should be IMMEDIATELY reprimanded, and then thrown out 'like a dog.'" "She lied on the Laptop from Hell Story, and now she lied on the Nuclear Sites Story, attempting to destroy our Patriot Pilots by making them look bad when, in fact, they did a GREAT job and hit 'pay dirt' — TOTAL OBLITERATION!" Trump said in the post. The president's comments come as Bertrand and CNN reported June 25 that the U.S. strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the country's nuclear program. Instead, they reported that it simply set the country's capabilities back by months. It appears that Trump's "laptop from hell" comments were referring to Bertrand's 2020 story for Politico that suggested that the laptop controversy surrounding former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, was a case of Russian disinformation. While unleashing against the network in his comments, Trump said Bertrand "should not be allowed to work at Fake News CNN." "It's people like her who destroyed the reputation of a once great Network. Her slant was so obviously negative, besides, she doesn't have what it takes to be an on camera correspondent, not even close. FIRE NATASHA!" Trump continued. But CNN pushed back on Trump's claims, defending Bertrand, her reporting and the network's talent roster. "We stand 100% behind Natasha Bertand's journalism and specifically her and her colleagues' reporting of the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities," the company's PR team wrote in a statement posted to X on June 25. "CNN's reporting made clear that this was an initial finding that could change with additional intelligence." 'Allison Cooper': Trump calls CNN anchor Anderson Cooper 'Allison' in rant "We have extensively covered President Trump's own deep skepticism about it," the network said. "However, we do not believe it is reasonable to criticize CNN reporters for accurately reporting the existence of the assessment and accurately characterizing its findings, which are in the public interest." Before she joined CNN in April 2021, Bertrand covered national security and politics for two years at Politico. Previously, she covered the same beat at The Atlantic and Business Insider. Kaitlan Collins, CNN star and frequent Trump adversary, will cover White House for network Donald Trump called CNN's Anderson Cooper 'Allison' As CNN has attempted to neutralize its coverage of Trump during his second term, the president himself has ramped up his attacks on the network's reporting staff in recent weeks. On June 23, Trump unleashed on CNN's star anchor Anderson Cooper. Trump lashed out on Truth Social, calling the "AC360" host "Allison Cooper" and slamming what he referred to as "fake news" organizations that "would say anything different in order to try and demean, as much as possible" in their stories about U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. In his post, Trump also slammed "Dumb Brian L. Roberts, Chairman of 'Con'cast, Jonny Karl of ABC Fake News, and always, the Losers of, again, Concast's NBC Fake News," referring to Comcast chairman Roberts and ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl.
Hindustan Times
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Natasha Bertrand vs Donald Trump: Why POTUS says CNN journalist should be 'thrown like a dog'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at CNN journalist Natasha Bertrand, calling for her to be fired and thrown 'like a dog'. The 78-year-old's social media post was in response to Bertrand's reporting on the US military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Donald Trump lashed out at CNN journalist Natasha Bertrand on Wednesday(AP and X) 'Natasha Bertrand should be FIRED from CNN! I watched her for three days doing Fake News. She should be IMMEDIATELY reprimanded, and then thrown out 'like a dog.' She lied on the Laptop from Hell Story, and now she lied on the Nuclear Sites Story, attempting to destroy our Patriot Pilots by making them look bad when, in fact, they did a GREAT job and hit 'pay dirt' — TOTAL OBLITERATION!' Trump wrote on Truth Social. He further added that the CNN correspondent shouldn't be allowed to work. 'It's people like her who destroyed the reputation of a once great Network. Her slant was so obviously negative, besides, she doesn't have what it takes to be an on camera correspondent, not even close. FIRE NATASHA!' Neither Bertrand nor CNN has responded to President Trump's post yet. What's behind Trump's criticism of Natasha Bertrand? The controversy stems from Bertrand's exclusive story, published earlier in the day, which reported that an early US intelligence assessment suggested the strikes on Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan did not destroy Iran's nuclear program, contradicting Trump's claims of 'total obliteration'. Trump also accused Bertrand of maligning the US military and its B-2 bomber pilots. He claimed her report, citing a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment, was a politically motivated leak aimed at undermining his administration's success. Who is Natasha Bertrand? Natasha Bertrand is a journalist and national security correspondent for CNN. Born in 1992 in New York City, Bertrand graduated from Vassar College with a degree in political science and philosophy, where she developed an interest in international relations. She started as a research intern at NBC News in Madrid, Spain, in 2012, before joining Business Insider in 2014 as a reporter covering politics and international affairs. Her early work focused on US-Russia relations and cybersecurity. In 2016, she moved to The Atlantic, where she broke stories on the Trump-Russia investigation, including details of the Steele dossier in 2017. She joined Politico in 2018, covering national security and the Trump administration's foreign policy. Since joining CNN in 2021, Bertrand has served as a correspondent and contributor to The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, covering intelligence leaks, Afghanistan withdrawal, and US-Iran tensions.
CNN
24-06-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Mark Carney: There's now ‘an opening for diplomacy' with Iran
CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks exclusively with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney about Iran's response to US bombing of nuclear sites, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague.
Sky News
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Israel-Iran live: Israel 'embarrassed' by Trump's public telling-off - as Netanyahu hails 'historic victory'
Explained: From 'Make Iran Great Again' to a sudden ceasefire - how Trump's words marked a U-turn The past 36 hours or so have seen the Middle East teeter on the brink, only for Israel and Iran to agree a sudden - but fragile - ceasefire. At the centre of it all has been Donald Trump, whose posts on social media - often written in block capital letters and with plenty of exclamation marks - have had major geopolitical implications. Here's a quick recap of the week so far, shaped through the president's own words: 'MIGA!!!' Late on Sunday - and just a day after the US struck nuclear sites in Iran - Trump hinted at regime change, warning the country's leaders must "MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN". 'Bullseye!!!' He followed that up in the early hours of Monday with another post on Truth Social, this time hailing the "monumental damage" done to Iran's nuclear sites. "Obliteration is an accurate term," he wrote, adding "bullseye!!!". Dig at the 'fake news' He doubled down on the above claim - just as a US military base in Qatar came under attack from Iran in retaliation. He wouldn't address that attack in this social media post, instead he took aim at "the Fake News" for seemingly not sticking to his claim that targets were "totally destroyed" in Iran. 'Very weak response' But little more than an hour later, he finally addressed the Iranian attack on a US base, which Washington said caused no damage. He described it as a "very weak response", adding no US soldiers were hurt and thanking Iran for warning them of the impending attack. The sudden ceasefire Then it came - at around 11pm last night, Trump claimed Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. That came mere hours after Iran attacked the US base, with the president writing "CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE" as he toasted the truce. The F-bomb But his apparently cheery mood wouldn't last, as reports came in of an Israeli attack as the truce was due to come into effect this morning. A visibly angry Trump told reporters he has "got to get Israel to calm down", before he dropped a bomb of his own. "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f*** they're doing," he said. Warning for Israel Trump, who was said to have "direct" words for Israel's prime minister, posted again, insisting there will be no more attacks on Iran. "All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly 'Plane Wave' to Iran," he wrote, before separately adding Iran will never rebuild their nuclear facilities. Gushing texts It didn't stop there. This afternoon, he shared what he said was a message from NATO chief Mark Rutte. "Congratulations and thank you for your decisive action on Iran," reads the effusive screenshot. An 'honour' And most recently, he wrote: "Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the War, equally! It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!" He's now attending the NATO summit in the Netherlands, but there's every chance we will hear more from him in the meantime. We'll bring you the latest as he speaks - or types.
