Iran and the U.S., Iran’s nuclear program, and Israel’s support of nuclear-nucleus resummation

The country said its air force conducted a large-scale strike against the Iranian air defenses. The strikes destroyed missiles and radars.

All civilian air traffic was stopped by Jordan, Israel, Iraq and Iran due to the risks of missiles.

Israel has been concerned about the progress of Iran’s nuclear program. In an address to the nation, Netanyahu justified the attacks as a fight for the country’s survival.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran was in violation of the non-proliferation agreements aimed at stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. Iran’s program is meant for peaceful purposes.

Trump said he was giving the nation “chance after chance to make a deal” on its nuclear program and said that the alternative “would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told.”

I had a 60 day ultimatum to make a deal with Iran. They should have done it. He wrote on Truth Social. They may have a second chance now.

On Saturday, the Omani foreign minister said on social media that the meeting was canceled. He said thatdiplomacy and dialogue remain the only way to lasting peace.

The U.S. and Iran were expected to start the sixth round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program in Oman on Sunday. The U.S. was trying to strike a deal with Iran to limit its uranium enrichment in exchange for lifting sanctions, which have crippled Iran’s economy.

The scientists’ deaths were called a significant blow to Iran’s ability to pursue weapons of mass destruction by the Israeli military.

U.S. actions against Iran in the heaviest conflict region in the world, according to a u.s. official

Concerns that a regional conflict could cause trouble in other countries and affect global energy markets have been raised.

A U.S. official confirmed to NPR that U.S. ground-based air defense systems helped shoot down the Iranian missiles targeted at Israel. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations accused Israel of trying to kill diplomacy and called the country the most dangerous and terrorist regime in the world. The Security Council must hold Israel accountable.

Iravani said 78 people were killed and over 320 people — mostly civilians — were injured. A residential building in Tehran was reported to have been struck, and the death toll was expected to rise.

Israeli emergency services organization Magen David Adom said three people were killed and dozens more injured. The Palestinian Red Crescent said that children were among the Palestinians injured by shrapnel near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran “crossed red lines” by firing missiles at “civilian population concentrations,” and warned it would would pay a “very heavy price,” the Times of Israel reported.

Netanyahu said the attack on Iran was in the works for months after his assassination of the Hezbollah leader in Lebanon.

The blast that killed a person and killed two in Israel struck by a missile and a home in Rishon LeZion

The missile hit around 5 a.m. on Saturday, with Mr. Malachi and his family at home. The impact shattered his house and caused the door to his fortified room to open. After a few minutes, he emerged onto the street to see ambulances and bloodied people rushing for help.

It was not immediately clear whether the damage and deaths had been caused by the missiles themselves or interceptors sent to shoot them down, or falling fragments of both. The Israeli military said both missiles and interceptors had hit areas in Israel but declined to give details.

A chorus of alarms from damaged cars and buildings wailed on Saturday afternoon through the empty streets of central Tel Aviv. The one high-rise that had been hit by the missile attack had a hole in it and windows had been blown out.

Amit Tzur-Amrani, 26, said she and her husband were huddled in a fortified room in their apartment on Friday when the air-raid alarms went off after 9 p.m. Then there was a loud blast and smoke poured into their shelter.

They had difficulty seeing in the dark, but ran through a hallway to find their floor had been wrecked. “You couldn’t recognize anything,” she said. “There’s no more house.”

Like dozens of residents in the area, she will be housed in a hotel until the building can be made habitable again. The municipal office said that Ms. Tzur-Amrani would not be allowed to enter her building to retrieve her belongings for at least a week.

People from the suburb of Rishon LeZion came to look at the damage to a home that had been struck and killed two people.

The sight was not entirely unfamiliar to residents. Rishon LeZion, like other cities in central and southern Israel, has previously been hit by some of the thousands of rockets launched from Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war there.

Tzabari Malachi, who lives near the destroyed home, said that they were already practicing. He watched the tumult on the street from his balcony.

In the suburb of Rishon LeZion, residents piled up shattered roof tiles and glass along the sidewalks, after a projectile killed two of their neighbors in a two-story home. People who live close to the impact site have been busy gathering their belongings and leaving for temporary housing.