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NBC News
16 hours ago
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- NBC News
Iran's retaliation potential as U.S. postures in region after nuclear site strikes
NBC News analyst Jeremy Bash, former Chief of Staff at the Pentagon and the CIA, reports on potential Iranian options for retaliation after U.S. strikes on three nuclear facilities. Bash said the U.S. will posture in the region to prevent and deter Iran from waging any significant retaliation. June 22, 2025
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
'They didn't die of the flu': Trump says Iran nuke deal 'hardliners' killed in strikes
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump called Israel's strikes in Iran "a very successful attack" that the U.S. "obviously" supports. "We of course support Israel, obviously and supported it like nobody has ever supported it," Trump said on a brief phone call with CNN anchor Dana Bash. After Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran's nuclear sites June 13, Trump said in a post online there "is still time" for Tehran to make a deal. "There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end," Trump wrote. "Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left." Live updates: 'Before there's nothing left,' Trump pushes Iran to make nuclear deal The Trump administration has been negotiating with Iran over the country's nuclear program, with the aim of preventing Iran from having nuclear weapon capability. To Bash, Trump said Iran "should have listened." "I don't know if you know but I gave them a 60-day warning and today is day 61," the president said. 'They should now come to the table to make a deal before it's too late. It will be too late for them. You know the people I was dealing with are dead, the hardliners,' he added. The strikes killed the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the country's top two military officials, in addition to several nuclear scientists. Bash said she asked Trump if the people he 'was dealing with' died as a result of Israel's June 13 attack. 'They didn't die of the flu,' he said, sarcastically. 'They didn't die of Covid.' Contributing: Zac Anderson, USA TODAY This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump says Iran nuke deal 'hardliners' killed in Israel strikes
The Herald Scotland
14-06-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Trump says Iran nuke deal 'hardliners' killed in Israel strikes
After Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran's nuclear sites June 13, Trump said in a post online there "is still time" for Tehran to make a deal. "There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end," Trump wrote. "Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left." Live updates: 'Before there's nothing left,' Trump pushes Iran to make nuclear deal The Trump administration has been negotiating with Iran over the country's nuclear program, with the aim of preventing Iran from having nuclear weapon capability. To Bash, Trump said Iran "should have listened." "I don't know if you know but I gave them a 60-day warning and today is day 61," the president said. "They should now come to the table to make a deal before it's too late. It will be too late for them. You know the people I was dealing with are dead, the hardliners," he added. The strikes killed the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the country's top two military officials, in addition to several nuclear scientists. Bash said she asked Trump if the people he "was dealing with" died as a result of Israel's June 13 attack. "They didn't die of the flu," he said, sarcastically. "They didn't die of Covid." Contributing: Zac Anderson, USA TODAY
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump quips 'they didn't die of COVID' when asked if Israel killed Iranian officials
President Donald Trump joked on Friday morning about the fate of Iranian officials in the wake of Israel's recent airstrike, according to CNN's Dana Bash. After months of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, Israel attacked Iran's nuclear and missile infrastructure early Friday, taking out at least 20 senior Iranian commanders and inflicting a significant blow to Tehran's government. Two of the most prominent officials killed in the strikes were Gen. Hossein Salami, the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces. Bash spoke on Friday about her phone call with Trump, where she asked him about Secretary of State Marco Rubio's initial statement about Israel's strikes, which did not explicitly say that the U.S. supported them. Trump Believes Israel's Strike On Iran Could Improve Chances For Nuclear Deal: Report "We, of course, support Israel, obviously, and supported it like nobody has ever supported it," Trump said, according to Bash. "It was a very successful attack. Iran should have listened to me when I said - you know, I gave them, I don't know if you know, but I gave them a 60-day warning. And today is day 61." "They should now come to the table to make a deal before it's too late. It will be too late for them. You know, the people I was dealing with are dead," he added, though he wouldn't give specific names, only that the "hardliners" were dead. Read On The Fox News App "This is as a result of the attack last night?" Bash asked him. "Yeah. They didn't die of the flu. They didn't die of COVID," Bash described him saying "quite sarcastically." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture Trump also told Fox News' Bret Baier on Friday that "The Iranians were hit 10 times worse than they thought they would be." "They weren't ready to negotiate. I think they may be now. We'll see," Trump said regarding the future of Iran's nuclear program. Senior U.S. officials told Fox News that a long list of nuclear scientists and military leaders were targeted by Israel's surprise airstrikes Friday. The officials added that 90% of Iran's top nuclear scientists, as well as other senior military officers and other Iranian leaders, may have been targeted in the article source: Trump quips 'they didn't die of COVID' when asked if Israel killed Iranian officials
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
'They didn't die of the flu': Trump says Iran nuke deal 'hardliners' killed in strikes
'They didn't die of the flu': Trump says Iran nuke deal 'hardliners' killed in strikes The president said in a call with CNN that Iran should negotiate with the U.S. 'before it's too late.' Show Caption Hide Caption Israel launches attack on Iran Israel launched a military operation against Iran after the country failed to stop enriching uranium. WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump called Israel's strikes in Iran "a very successful attack" that the U.S. "obviously" supports. "We of course support Israel, obviously and supported it like nobody has ever supported it," Trump said on a brief phone call with CNN anchor Dana Bash. After Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran's nuclear sites June 13, Trump said in a post online there "is still time" for Tehran to make a deal. "There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end," Trump wrote. "Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left." Live updates: 'Before there's nothing left,' Trump pushes Iran to make nuclear deal The Trump administration has been negotiating with Iran over the country's nuclear program, with the aim of preventing Iran from having nuclear weapon capability. To Bash, Trump said Iran "should have listened." "I don't know if you know but I gave them a 60-day warning and today is day 61," the president said. 'They should now come to the table to make a deal before it's too late. It will be too late for them. You know the people I was dealing with are dead, the hardliners,' he added. The strikes killed the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the country's top two military officials, in addition to several nuclear scientists. Bash said she asked Trump if the people he 'was dealing with' died as a result of Israel's June 13 attack. 'They didn't die of the flu,' he said, sarcastically. 'They didn't die of Covid.' Contributing: Zac Anderson, USA TODAY
