Syria, Israel and Iran
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President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had not agreed to inspections of its nuclear program or to give up enriching uranium.
The outbreak of direct hostilities between Israel and Iran in June represents one of the most significant geopolitical escalations in the Middle East in
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Israeli forces on Friday were ordered to intensify strikes on Iran in an effort to completely “destabilize” the regime -- as the two adversaries continued to bomb each other a week into their war.
Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday after 12 days of airstrikes and missile attacks. Photos show damaged sites in both countries.
Iran had fired approximately 400 ballistic missiles and 1,000 drones at Israel since the conflict between the two countries began last Friday, a military official told CNN on Wednesday.
Israel said Iran had committed a 'severe violation' of the Trump-announced ceasefire and vowed to respond 'with force.'
Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear sites, though Tehran kept open the possibility Tuesday of resuming talks with Washington over its atomic program.
The truce promised to bring an end to a 12-day conflict that saw the U.S. strike Iranian nuclear facilities, and ballistic missiles fired at Israeli cities.
Israel has engaged in a protracted air campaign in Iran to achieve something no other country has ever done before: topple a government and eliminate its major military capability using airpower alone.
Iran managed to improve its strike performance and overcome Israeli air defenses during the recent 12-day war, adjusting the tactics of launching missiles and identifying the enemy's weaknesses "by trial and error,