Hegseth: U.S. making gains in Iran conflict as key target eliminated
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is making gains in its conflict with Iran after a key I...
Iran is prepared to sign a nuclear agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump - if specific conditions are met - according to a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran is open to signing a nuclear deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, provided that key conditions are fulfilled, Ali Shamkhani, a top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told NBC News on Wednesday.
Shamkhani, who advises the Iranian leadership on political, military, and nuclear matters, stated that Iran is willing to abandon its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, pledge never to develop nuclear weapons, restrict enrichment to civilian levels, and accept international inspections - if all economic sanctions are lifted immediately.
When asked whether Iran would sign such an agreement today if these terms were met, Shamkhani replied, “Yes.”
His remarks mark one of the clearest public expressions from within Khamenei’s inner circle, indicating a potential pathway to reviving nuclear diplomacy. As Iran’s highest authority, the supreme leader holds final authority over national security decisions.
The interview came just hours after Trump extended what he described as an “olive branch” to Iran, coupled with warnings of severe economic sanctions should Tehran refuse to accept restrictions on its nuclear program.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine has sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters. The Sri Lankan navy carried out a rescue operation for dozens of sailors in the wake of the strike.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
The U.S.-Iran crisis has entered its third day, with further strikes reported across the Middle East and the death toll rising. Oil prices have surged to levels last seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, raising fears of economic disruption and higher prices worldwide.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is making gains in its conflict with Iran after a key Iranian naval target was destroyed, confirming that the strike was carried out by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka. Rescue efforts are now under way for the ship’s crew.
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Strikes across the Middle East are intensifying, fuelling travel disruption, driving up global energy prices and forcing diplomatic missions to shut their doors.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States has a “virtually unlimited supply” of munitions and is capable of sustaining military action indefinitely, as the conflict with Iran entered its fourth day.
The United Nations has called for an investigation into a deadly attack on a girls’ primary school in Iran, which Iranian officials say has killed more than 100 children. The U.S. has said its forces “would not” deliberately target a school.
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