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'No aborts. Good luck': Key moments in the US war on Iran

'No aborts. Good luck': Key moments in the US war on Iran

After years of US planning and weeks of military buildup, President Donald Trump gave the order for American forces to strike Iran: "Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck." US forces then launched a sweeping campaign of strikes that has smashed Iranian command-and-control sites,

Saudi military raises readiness levels after attacks

Saudi military raises readiness levels after attacks

Saudi Arabia's military raised its readiness levels after multiple attacks by Iran, a source close to the army told AFP on Monday, while another warned of a possible military response if its oil infrastructure is targeted. The massive Ras Tanura refinery on Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast

Israel kills 31 in Lebanon, vows to expand strikes after Hezbollah fire

Israel kills 31 in Lebanon, vows to expand strikes after Hezbollah fire

Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 31 people on Monday, authorities said, following rocket fire from Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah after the killing of Iran's supreme leader. Israel's military vowed to intensify its attacks on the country and make Hezbollah pay a "heavy

Macron to set out how France's nuclear arms could protect Europe

Macron to set out how France's nuclear arms could protect Europe

France will on Monday unveil how it could use the European Union's only atomic arsenal to protect the continent in an unstable world, with Russia becoming increasingly aggressive and the United States turning away. The speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, at France's Ile Longue nuclear

Trump’s ultimatum to Iranian regime after killing of Ayatollah: ‘Immunity or certain death'; Netanyahu promises ‘thousands’ of more bombings, calls for Persians, tribes to rise up

Trump’s ultimatum to Iranian regime after killing of Ayatollah: ‘Immunity or certain death'; Netanyahu promises ‘thousands’ of more bombings, calls for Persians, tribes to rise up

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are pressing for regime change as they advance their war with Iran. Trump issued an ultimatum to Iranian leadership, commanders and their foot soldiers after the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the early hours of the

Trump: Iran operations to continue until objectives achieved

(The Center Square) – Combat operations will continue in Iran at “full force” until American “objectives are achieved,” President Donald Trump said during his second address to the nation since Operation Epic Fury commenced. Trump described the operation as the “largest, most complex, most overwhelming military offensive the world has ever

Blasts in Kabul as Afghan govt says responding to Pakistan attacks

Blasts in Kabul as Afghan govt says responding to Pakistan attacks

Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday, AFP journalists said, with the Taliban government saying they were responding to aerial Pakistan attacks. A spokesman for Afghanistan's defence ministry said that "air defence strikes were carried out against Pakistani aircraft in Kabul". Months of cross-