US EditionIran Could 'Go Nuclear' in Wake of US-Israeli Attacks, Experts Warn - The Mirror
The offensive targets Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure, causing over 1,000 deaths and expanding fighting into Lebanon and Iraq, with significant regional disruptions reported.
- On Wednesday the offensive entered its sixth day with United States and Israeli forces intensifying strikes across Iran, a US submarine sinking the Iris Dena in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka, and the IRGC closing the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to set ships `ablaze`.
- Citing threats to shipping and embassies, US and Gulf officials said the administration aims to eliminate Iran's nuclear ambitions and destroy its navy, with President Trump warning Iran was close to obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- Casualty reports show violence killed more than 1,000 people, with Iranian state media citing 1,045 dead and over 6,000 wounded while one rights group reported 742 civilian deaths and strikes hit Gandhi Hospital, Tehran Grand Bazaar, Golestan Palace complex, and 33 civilian sites.
- Kurdish-Iranian armed groups and Iraqi Kurds are mobilising, with signs of a ground offensive and at least 11,000 crossing into Syria, as Kurdish forces in Iraq are on standby for cross-border operations.
- Public backing appears weak, with the Reuters/Ipsos poll showing only about 25% support and the Senate voting 5-4 against War Powers; costs are over $2bn, the Iran Cost Ticker reports.
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Iran could 'go nuclear' in wake of US-Israeli attacks, experts warn - The Mirror
Iran's rulers could 'go nuclear' in a paranoid attempt to stay in power and stave off revolution, experts say, with more countries coming under missile attacks in the last 24 hours
Washington. As a result of the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran, a torrent of misinformation was unleashed that analysts describe as a “war of narratives”: recycled images, sequences of video games presented as real attacks and visual combat material generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
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