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Donald Trump, president of the United States, claimed that the military of his country had attacked three important Iranian nuclear sites.
• Trump claimed in a Facebook post that the heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility was “gone.”
• Without providing any proof or details, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon that the US strikes were an “incredible and overwhelming success.”
• Iran would face the “worst mistake they’ve ever made,” according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who also threatened Iran with a similar threat.
• Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated at a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkiye, that the US had “crossed a very big red line” by attacking Iran’s three nuclear facilities.
• The nuclear weapons organization of Iran claimed that “foreigners of]Iran] attacked the nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in a barbaric act that violated international law, particularly the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.”

• Trump was praised for making a “dumb decision” to attack Iran by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Iranian rockets and falling shrapnel have hit ten locations, according to Israeli emergency services. Following the US strikes, Iran’s most recent retaliation came in.
• Israel’s military claimed that it targeted “military targets” in western Iran with additional attacks.
• According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s most recent missile attacks targeted research facilities and Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel.
• As part of its retaliatory measures, the IRGC is currently using one of its most advanced missiles, the Kheibar Shekan. The missile, known as Khorramshahr-4, is thought to have Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal’s heaviest payload, according to a report from 2022.

Accidents and turbulence

• The US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities have not caused any fatalities, according to Pir Hossein Kolivand, the head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society.
• Iran had been anticipating the US attack on Fordow, according to a senior Iranian parliamentarian, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. The adviser claimed that the site has been evacuated for a while and that the attack has not caused any irreversible damage.
• Residents near the Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz sites are not exposed to contamination or danger, according to the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization.
• In response to the US attack on Iran, the Israel Airports Authority claims to have closed its airspace until further notice “due to recent developments.”
• Following the US strikes, airline carriers have remained afloat of significant Middle Eastern locations, according to Flightradar24.
• According to the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan Online, a man who was found guilty of spying for Israel was sentenced to death.
• After Iran launched 40 missiles shortly after the US attacks, at least 27 people have been hurt in Israel. Ramat Aviv in Tel Aviv was one of the targets, and apartment blocks’ facades were raked open by missiles.
• At least two people were hurt when Israel bombed Tabriz in front of the IRGC’s Martyr Madani camp, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
• According to Iranian authorities, nine security personnel were killed when Israeli forces struck two military installations in the central Yazd province, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency.
• After Iran was bombarded, the Gulf states, which have several US military installations, are on high alert. This could lead to a growing war there.
• Bisher, Bahrain has instructed 70% of government employees to work from home.

US retaliation for attacks

• Sara Jacobs, a Democratic member of the US Congress, said in one of her initial reactions to the attack that “Trump’s strikes against Iran are not only unconstitutional, but they also carry the risk of starting a deadly, endless war.”
• Trump will bear full responsibility for “any adverse consequences,” according to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who did not request congressional approval for the strikes.
• A Palestinian-American congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib, described Trump’s decision to launch strikes on Iran without the consent of lawmakers as a “blatant violation” of the US Constitution.
• Republican congressman Thomas Massie, who has been spearheading legislation to restrict Trump’s ability to attack Iran without the consent of Congress, claimed the strikes are in violation of the US Constitution, which gives lawmakers the authority to make war decisions.
• Chris Murphy, a US senator, joined the Democratic critics’ chorus. He claimed that “the intelligence was briefed last week.” Iran “posed no immediate threat of attack on the United States.”

Politics, diplomacy, and global reactions

• Following US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, the UN Security Council will convene in an urgent session on Sunday.
• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed “grave alarm” and warned that the Middle East conflict could quickly “get out of control.” He referred to the assault as a “dangerous escalation.”
• International law is not a choice, but it is a duty, according to the head of the Red Cross International Committee.
• China “strongly condemned” the US attack, noting that the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency guarded its nuclear facilities.
• The “absolute majority” of countries are opposed to “the actions of Israel and the United States,” according to Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council.
• Hezbollah, a member of the Palestinian organization Hamas, and Yemen’s Houthis, all allies of Iran, condemned what Hezbollah called the US’s “barbaric and treacherous” attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

• Saudi Arabia stated that it is “following closely with deep concern” the United States of America’s “targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities” and the developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates all expressed concern about the regional implications of the attacks.
• The risk of an escalate was raised by the Foreign Ministry of Turkiye as a result of the US strikes.
• The US military action, according to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, “alleves” the “threat” caused by Tehran’s nuclear program.
• Kaja Kallas, the head of the European Union’s foreign policy, wants a return to dialogue. She argued that Iran should not be able to develop nuclear weapons because it would threaten international security.

After three days of a captivating Test series opener at Headingley, India overtook England by 96 runs in the second innings.

When rain stopped play a half-hour early, India was able to defeat the hosts for 465 at tea on Sunday to take a six-run lead into its second game.

Lokesh Rahul, the opening man, was 47 not out when Shubman Gill, the captain, stood beside him.

Brydon Carse sent opener Yashasvi Jaiswal 4 forbid, and Sai Sudharsan lost to Ben Stokes for the second time on 30.

Harry Brook led England’s batsmen on the day, riding his luck from 0 to 99 when he outstripped the fielder at a deep, backward square leg.

With 51 partnerships with Stokes, 73 with Jamie Smith, and 49 with Chris Woakes, Brook was in charge. England, however, lost to India by 73 when he was out at 398-7. With the new ball, which is only five overs old, India would have anticipated to wrap up the tail.

However, India needed to give star pacer Jasprit Bumrah a fifth start before fast bowling all-rounder Woakes and batter Carse smashed them for 55 runs off 44 balls.

In his 14th Test, five-for and 12th five-for away from home, Bumrah took the final two wickets, tying Kapil Dev’s India record. He took 5-83.

According to the Syrian Ministry of Health and Security, a suicide bomber attacked a church full of people, injuring at least 20 and injuring dozens more.

On Sunday, during the mass inside the Mar Elias Church, an explosion occurred in Dweil’a, on the outskirts of Damascus.

A member of the ISIL (ISIS) group entered the church and fired at the people there before igniting himself with an explosives vest, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry, echoing some witness testimony.

The death toll that was reported was preliminary. According to a statement posted on Telegram on Sunday, “Rescue teams from the Syria Civil Defence continue to recover bodies from the scene.”

At least 50 others were hurt, according to the official state agency SANA, citing the Health Ministry.

Children were reported to be among the casualties in some local media reports.

The newly formed interim government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa is attempting to win the support of minorities with the latest attack, which was the first of its kind in Syria in a long time.

There have been concerns about the presence of sleeper cells affiliated with organizations like ISIL (ISIS) in Syria, which is recovering from a nearly 14-year civil war that left millions of people dead and displaced.

Since al-Sharaa became president in January 2025, both the United States and the European Union have lifted sanctions against Syria after its ouster.

He claimed that he was shooting at the church.

As the attacker fled as he was driving near the church, a witness who identified himself as Rawad claimed to have witnessed the suspect.

He claimed that while he was shooting at the church, he then blew himself up inside the church.

First responders and security personnel arrived on the scene quickly.

One woman screamed in agony as she tore up her tears and sat in her arms.

Hamza al-Mostafa, the country’s information minister, referred to the explosion as a “terrorist” attack.

He wrote in a post on X that “this cowardly act goes against the civic values that unite us.”

We pledge to continue fighting crime and protecting society from all threats to its safety, and we also support the state’s commitment to equal citizenship.

The “despicable” attack was condemned by France’s foreign ministry. France “exprims its full support to the Syrian people, who hope Syria will return to peace,” the ministry said in a statement.

The interior of the church, which was covered in debris and blood, was depicted in photos obtained by the Syria Civil Defense.

Three of Iran’s nuclear facilities have been struck by the United States’ strikes.

If there isn’t peace, US President Donald Trump threatens to launch additional strikes.

Iran has responded, striking northern and central Israel.

Is the conflict between Iran and Israel currently at an all-time high?

Is nuclear fallout actually a possibility?

Iran’s ability to attack US bases: how likely is it?

And is there a regional war in the Middle East in the offing?

Imran Khan, the presenter

Guests:

Zohreh Kharazmi, an assistant professor at the University of Tehran’s Faculty of World Studies

Tariq Rauf, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Verification and Security Policy Coordination Office

As relations have slowed to their lowest level in more than a decade after a Cambodian soldier was killed last month in a disputed border region, Cambodia has announced it will stop all imports of fuel from its neighbor, Thailand.

Hun Manet, the prime minister, made the announcement on Sunday by posting a message on social media stating that it would become effective at midnight.

Energy companies “will be able to import sufficiently from other sources to meet domestic fuel and gas demands” in the nation, according to Manet.

Separately, Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry urged its citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to Thailand on Sunday. Thailand’s consular affairs department is also advising foreigners visiting Cambodia to stay away from “protest areas.”

A Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief exchange of gunfire in the disputed border area last month, prompting the two countries’ ongoing conflict.

Cambodia and Thailand have fought for sovereignty at various undisturbed locations along their 817 km (508-mile) land border, which France first mapped when it colonized Cambodia in 1907.

The two nations have since announced the closure of border checkpoints and crossings in response to the soldier’s passing, but they have also taken several steps to secure their borders.

phone call that was leaked

After a leaked phone call between Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Hun Sen, a former leader of Cambodia, on Wednesday, the border dispute sparked further political unrest.

The Thai prime minister informed Hun Sen during the call that a prominent Thai military commander was reportedly under domestic pressure and that he should not listen to “the other side,” which included a prominent Thai military commander who is based at the border.

Soon after the leak, Paetongtarn’s leadership was overshadowed by a significant coalition partner, the Bhumjaithai Party, who abruptly left the ruling coalition.

However, the Thai leader claimed on Sunday that all coalition partners had pledged support for her government, which she claimed would work to maintain political stability in response to threats to national security.

She stated in a meeting with her coalition partners that “the country must advance.” Thailand must work together to promote policies that address the country’s problems.