Israel Launches Strike Against Iran
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Israel is considering taking military action against Iran in the coming days, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
President Trump acknowledged on Thursday that there was a significant risk that Israel could soon attack Iran, but he said that “I don’t want them going in” at a moment when progress was being made toward an agreement to shut down Iran’s easiest pathway to building a nuclear weapon.
President Donald Trump warned Thursday of the possibility of “massive conflict” in the Middle East that could take place “soon.”
As tensions rise in the Middle East, the Trump administration works on a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear program as Israel prepares to attack.
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U.S. officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into Iran, multiple sources told CBS News.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States remains committed to resolving the Iran nuclear issue through diplomacy, but added that the Islamic Republic must first give up hopes of building a nuclear weapon.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been rising, but the big moves in gold and oil prices can help gauge just how serious the situation has become — and hint at what’s next for global financial markets.
The International Atomic Energy Agency declared Iran was in breach of its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations by failing cooperate with an probe into undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple sites.