Erbil, Iraq — Israel has been hammering Iran’s nuclear and military sites for a week. To reach their targets, Israeli warplanes must cover about 1,000 miles, traversing as many as three countries, including Iraq, which sits right on Iran’s western border. For decades, Iranian groups opposed to the Islamic Republic’s theocratic rulers have organized in exile … Read more
Iran has two known underground nuclear enrichment sites, the one Israel attacked on the first day of its assault at Natanz, and another at Fordo. Both sit south of Tehran in central Iran, but Fordo has long been the Iranian nuclear facility of most concern to international monitors and experts. Buried deep in a mountain, … Read more
Unity and strength are the official lines coming from Iran‘s theocratic government in the face of President Trump’s demand for “unconditional surrender” and the possibility that he could order the U.S. military to join Israel’s attacks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities. Israel’s daily, nearly weeklong bombardment of Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, and its … Read more
Southern Israel — The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem told U.S. citizens in Israel Thursday morning that the State Department was “planning for contingencies to assist with private U.S. citizens’ departure from Israel.” “We will alert the U.S. citizen community if there is additional information to share regarding departure options,” the embassy said in an email message … Read more