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Israel
strikes Iran
Israel
says it has launched a “preventative” strike on Iran and is preparing for
retaliation.
On
Friday, Donald Trump said he had not made a final decision on whether to launch
US strikes on Iran – but added he was “not happy” with the situation, and that
military force, including regime change, remained an option.
Talks
between the US and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear programme ended inconclusively,
with a suggestion that further discussions would be held next week.
It comes
amid a massive buildup of US naval forces in the Middle East, including
repositioning aircraft carriers and other warships.
Trump had
previously given Tehran a deadline of 10 to 15 days to make a deal to resolve
their longstanding nuclear dispute or face “really bad things”.
It came
as Iran accused the US of spreading “big lies” about its missiles programme,
after Trump claimed Tehran was building weapons that could strike the US.
During
his State of the Union speech, the US president said Iran has “already
developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they’re
working to build missiles that will soon reach” the US.
He
described Iran as “the world’s number one sponsor of terror” and claimed at
least 32,000 protesters were killed during recent unrest in the country.
Baqaei
rejected those claims, without mentioning Trump directly. “Whatever they’re
alleging in regards to Iran’s nuclear programme, Iran’s ballistic missiles, and
the number of casualties during January’s unrest, is simply the repetition of
‘big lies’,” he posted on X.
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