Lebanese outlet Al-Mayadeen reports that the U.S. airstrikes on the Fordow Nuclear Complex only targeted the entry and exit tunnels.
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The New York Times, citing a U.S. official, reported that while no American follow-up attacks are expected, commanders are ready to respond to any Iranian retaliatory attacks.
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The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran is expected to release a statement shortly.
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Netanyahu has begun a speech in English.
Correction: It's pre-recorded
Correction: It's pre-recorded
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Netanyahu stated that Trump's "bold decision to target Iran's nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history."
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Netanyahu: "President Trump acted to deny the world's most dangerous regime the world's most dangerous weapons."
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Netanyahu: "His [Trump's] leadership today has created a pivot of history that can help lead the Middle East and beyond to a future of prosperity and peace."
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Netanyahu: "Tonight, President Trump and the United States, acted with a lot of strength."
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United Nations Secretary General AntΓ³nio Guterres: "I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today. This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge β and a direct threat to international peace and security.
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There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control β with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world."
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U.S. President Donald Trump is set to make an address shortly.
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Trump: "Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success."
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Trump: "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."
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Trump: "The bully of the middle east must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier."
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Trump: "I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu. We worked as a team, like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we've gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel."
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Trump: "This cannot continue. There will be either peace, or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last 8 days."
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Trump: "Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight's was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill."
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The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran has published a statement regarding the U.S. strikes:
They stated that Iran's Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities were subject to "savage" aggression in violation of international law, and that the attacks took place under the complicity of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
They emphasised that Iran as a nation will not allow the development of the nuclear industry to be halted, adding that it was built on "the blood of nuclear martyrs".
They stated that Iran's Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities were subject to "savage" aggression in violation of international law, and that the attacks took place under the complicity of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
They emphasised that Iran as a nation will not allow the development of the nuclear industry to be halted, adding that it was built on "the blood of nuclear martyrs".
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U.S. President Donald Trump: "We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
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