US President Donald Trump has maintained that his country’s military obliterated Iran’s nuclear programme. This, despite an earlier intelligence report claiming that the US strikes had only set the programme back by months.
Trump made the remarks while speaking at a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) summit. According to him, the strikes set back Iran’s nuclear development by decades. The US carried out strikes against three nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend. They targeted Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo, which is situated below a mountain.
He also claimed that the US strike on the facility had ended the war between Israel and Iran. Following the US attack, Iran launched missiles on the US base in Qatar. Trump then claimed the two countries had agreed to a ceasefire. Thereafter, Trump accused Iran and Israel of violating their agreement hours after it was announced. However, it seems that both sides are holding to the deal.
INVESTIGATION INTO NUCLEAR SITES
The United Nations-backed nuclear watchdog urged Iran to co-operate with the international community. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said co-operation with the agency is key to a successful agreement.
Taking to X, Grossi shared: “There is now a real possibility for diplomacy on the situation in Iran, and we must seize it.”
He had also offered to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to work together. This is in an effort to determine a diplomatic solution to the long-standing ‘controversy’ over Iran’s nuclear programme.
NATO SUMMIT CONTINUES
Nato leaders have gathered in the Netherlands for a yearly summit. The event kicked off on Tuesday, 24 June. Some of the major talking points include the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran war.
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