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Nikkei Asia
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
US strikes Iran nuclear sites, Trump claims 'spectacular' success
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House in Washington, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities on June 21. © Reuters KEN MORIYASU WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday evening announced that the U.S. military had conducted strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the underground fuel enrichment plant in Fordow. "We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," the president wrote on his Truth Social network. "All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow," he said.
Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
US wants Asian allies to spend 5% of GDP on defense, Pentagon says
The USS George Washington is seen during a trilateral exercise between the U.S., Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea in November 2024. © Reuters KEN MORIYASU and RINTARO TOBITA WASHINGTON -- America's allies in Asia should follow Europe and spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense, a Pentagon spokesperson said Friday. This marks the first time in President Donald Trump's second term that the administration has laid out a regionwide target for the Asia-Pacific region.
