Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said earlier today during an interview with Fox News, that the IAEA currently does not know the location of roughly 900lbs of highly-enriched uranium in Iran. According to Grossi, Iranian officials told the agency they removed the uranium from previously monitored storage locations for “protective measures” ahead of strikes Saturday by the U.S. Air Force against the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan Nuclear Facilities in Central Iran.
A rare sight tonight, as one of only two of the U.S. Air Force’s TC-135W “Stratolifters” has crossed the Atlantic bound for Europe. The TC-135Ws, both of which are attached to the 55th Wing out of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, are used as a platform to train crews for the RC-135W “Rivet Joint” Signal-Intelligence Aircraft, with some training capabilities also for the RC-135U “Combat Sent” Electronic-Surveillance Aircraft.
Following a number of articles released Tuesday by CNN, FOX, NBC, and several other media outlets, referencing an initial classified assessment by the Pentagon that suggests the Iranian nuclear program remains largely intact and has only been set back a few months as a result of Saturday’s strikes by the U.S. Air Force. President Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social to defend the bombing mission, accusing the media outlets of having “TEAMED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY.” Adding that, “THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED!”
The Iranian Parliament has officially passed a bill to suspend all further cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
All 32 members of NATO have approved a five-point declaration presented during today’s summit at The Hague, committing to investing 5% of their GDP towards defence and security-related spending by 2035, with all members required to submit “annual plans” proving “a credible, incremental path to reach this goal,” with a review of progress made in 2029.
The White House has just published a not-previously-seen statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, stating that they assess this past weekend’s strike on the Fordow Nuclear Facility in Central Iran by the U.S. Air Force “destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable.” Adding that combined with strikes from Israel, the U.S. strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities “has set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years.”
A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force downed a drone believed to have been launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen at Israel.
Multiple U.S. Air Force KC-135 and KC-46 Aerial-Refueling Tankers are currently heading towards the Middle East, with a number currently orbiting just outside of Egyptian Airspace, possibly waiting to ferry fighters back to bases in Europe and the United States or ferrying aircraft back that were evacuated due to the missile threat posed by Iran.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced that the Pentagon has launched an investigation, alongside the FBI, into leaks surrounding a classified report on the effectiveness of last weekend’s U.S. strikes against Iran, completed by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and based on a battle damage assessment done by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Information from this report is believed to have been provided to several media outlets, including CNN, FOX, NBC, and the New York Times, who all published articles yesterday containing references to the classified report published by the DIA.
Speaking earlier at the NATO Summit in The Hague, U.S. President Trump revealed that the 7 B-2A Spirit Long-Range Stealth Bombers that participated in Operation “MIDNIGHT HAMMER” this past weekend, were escorted by F-22 Raptors and F-35A Lightning IIs, with support from 52 aerial-refueling tankers both before and after bombing the nuclear sites in Iran.
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U.S. President Trump announces that the United States will meet next week with Iran, but adds that he doesn’t think there needs to be further negotiations or a new nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran, because the the Iranian nuclear program was “destroyed” in this past weekend’s strikes by the U.S. Air Force and that there will be never be another attempt to build nuclear weapons again by Iran.
Asked earlier about NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte calling him “daddy” in reference to the conflict between Iran and Israel and whether he sees his NATO Allies as his “children,” U.S. President Trump responded with: “He likes me. I think he likes me. If he doesn’t, I’ll let you know, I’ll come back, and I’ll hit him hard. He did it very affectionately, “Daddy, you’re my daddy.”
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Chief of General Staff for the Israel Defense Force, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, said during a statement earlier today that following initial assessments, “damage to the [Iranian] nuclear program is not a localized blow, but a systemic one.” Adding that, “The accumulated achievement allows us to determine that the Iranian nuclear program suffered severe, broad, and deep damage and was pushed back by years — We will not allow Iran to produce weapons of mass destruction.”
Additionally, Zamir confirmed for the first time that Israeli Commando and Special Forces Units were on the ground in Iran during the twelve-day conflict, with him stating, “We caused significant damage to [Iran's] missile capabilities, we removed hundreds of launchers, and we caused a significant delay with their force build-up plans. In addition, we managed to achieve intelligence, technological, and aerial superiority. We reached a level of operational freedom in the skies of Iran and in every location we chose to act in.” “These forces operated covertly deep in enemy territory and carried out operations that granted us operational freedom of action,” Zamir said.
Additionally, Zamir confirmed for the first time that Israeli Commando and Special Forces Units were on the ground in Iran during the twelve-day conflict, with him stating, “We caused significant damage to [Iran's] missile capabilities, we removed hundreds of launchers, and we caused a significant delay with their force build-up plans. In addition, we managed to achieve intelligence, technological, and aerial superiority. We reached a level of operational freedom in the skies of Iran and in every location we chose to act in.” “These forces operated covertly deep in enemy territory and carried out operations that granted us operational freedom of action,” Zamir said.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced earlier via a post on Truth Social that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will hold his second ever press conference at the Pentagon tomorrow at 8:00am ET, alongside “Military Representatives” likely once again including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, to discuss this past weekend’s strikes against nuclear facilities inside Iran.
President Trump then proceeds to claim that the purpose of the press conference is to, “fight for the Dignity of our Great American Pilots.” Adding that, “These Patriots were very upset! After 36 hours of dangerously flying through Enemy Territory, they landed, they knew the Success was LEGENDARY, and then, two days later, they started reading Fake News by CNN and The Failing New York Times. They felt terribly!”
President Trump then proceeds to claim that the purpose of the press conference is to, “fight for the Dignity of our Great American Pilots.” Adding that, “These Patriots were very upset! After 36 hours of dangerously flying through Enemy Territory, they landed, they knew the Success was LEGENDARY, and then, two days later, they started reading Fake News by CNN and The Failing New York Times. They felt terribly!”
In a post earlier on Truth Social, U.S. President Trump called for the renewed corruption trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be dropped, stating, “Bibi and I just went through HELL together, fighting a very tough and brilliant longtime enemy of Israel, Iran, and Bibi could not have been better, sharper, or stronger in his LOVE for the incredible Holy Land — Bibi Netanyahu was a WARRIOR, like perhaps no other Warrior in the History of Israel, and the result was something that nobody thought was possible, a complete elimination of potentially one of the biggest and most powerful Nuclear Weapons anywhere in the World, and it was going to happen, SOON!”
President Trump continues by referring to the trail against Netanyahu as a “WITCH HUNT” against a man “who has given so much,” adding that, “He deserves much better than this, and so does the State of Israel.” Trump then ends the post by stating that the trail against Netanyahu should be “CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY” or that he should be pardoned, before ending with, “It was the United States of America that saved Israel, and now it is going to be the United States of America that saves Bibi Netanyahu. THIS TRAVESTY OF “JUSTICE” CAN NOT BE ALLOWED!”
President Trump continues by referring to the trail against Netanyahu as a “WITCH HUNT” against a man “who has given so much,” adding that, “He deserves much better than this, and so does the State of Israel.” Trump then ends the post by stating that the trail against Netanyahu should be “CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY” or that he should be pardoned, before ending with, “It was the United States of America that saved Israel, and now it is going to be the United States of America that saves Bibi Netanyahu. THIS TRAVESTY OF “JUSTICE” CAN NOT BE ALLOWED!”
During this morning’s press conference at the Pentagon, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, stated that two MIM-104 “Patriot” Surface-to-Air Missile Batteries manned by 44 U.S. Army Soldiers defended Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during Monday’s ballistic missile attack against the base by Iran, with assistance from the Qatar Armed Forces. Adding that it is believed to have been the largest Patriot engagement in history.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, shows a test demonstration of the GBU-57A/B MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) 30,000lb “Bunker Buster” Bomb during today’s press conference at the Pentagon.
Gen. Caine stated that 15 years went into working on the bombing plan for the Fordow Nuclear Facility in Iran, adding that PhDs working on classified GBU-57 “Bunker Bursting” Bomb Program were the “biggest users of supercomputers” in the United States. Before concluding with a statement clarifying that the GBU-57s dropped from B-2s on Fordow “functioned as designed” by the U.S. Air Force.
Gen. Caine stated that 15 years went into working on the bombing plan for the Fordow Nuclear Facility in Iran, adding that PhDs working on classified GBU-57 “Bunker Bursting” Bomb Program were the “biggest users of supercomputers” in the United States. Before concluding with a statement clarifying that the GBU-57s dropped from B-2s on Fordow “functioned as designed” by the U.S. Air Force.
Following this morning’s press conference at the Pentagon by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, regarding this past weekend’s strikes against nuclear facilities in Iran; President Trump made a series of posts on Truth Social, stating that it was, “One of the greatest, most professional, and most “confirming” News Conferences I have ever seen!” Adding that the “Fake News” should fire everyone involved in recent reports about the effectiveness of the strikes against the Iranian nuclear sites, calling it a “Witch Hunt.”
After the initial post, President Trump made a second one regarding claims that highly-enriched uranium was removed from Fordow prior to the strikes, stating, “The cars and small trucks at the site were those of concrete workers trying to cover up the top of the shafts. Nothing was taken out of facility. Would take too long, too dangerous, and very heavy and hard to move!” With him likely referencing satellite imagery showing over a dozen trucks arriving at the facility roughly two days before the strikes against it by the U.S. Air Force.
After the initial post, President Trump made a second one regarding claims that highly-enriched uranium was removed from Fordow prior to the strikes, stating, “The cars and small trucks at the site were those of concrete workers trying to cover up the top of the shafts. Nothing was taken out of facility. Would take too long, too dangerous, and very heavy and hard to move!” With him likely referencing satellite imagery showing over a dozen trucks arriving at the facility roughly two days before the strikes against it by the U.S. Air Force.