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‘We’re All in Shock’: Iranians React to U.S. Attack on Nuclear Sites
In phone interviews, people in Iran voiced fear, sorrow and grief after waking up to the news of strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities.
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‘We’re All in Shock’: Iranians React to U.S. Attack on Nuclear Sites
In phone interviews, people in Iran voiced fear, sorrow and grief after waking up to the news of strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities.
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Trump Picks a Side on Entering the War in Iran, for Now
Even as he announced the strikes on Iran, President Trump appeared to be rapidly trying to get himself back to the middle by insisting the operation was a one-off.
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Pentagon Details Multipronged Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites
B-2 stealth bombers, fighter aircraft and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan during “Operation Midnight Hammer.”
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Pentagon Details Multipronged Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites
B-2 stealth bombers, fighter aircraft and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan during “Operation Midnight Hammer.”
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Vance says Iran’s nuclear program has been ‘substantially delayed.’
The vice president stopped short of backing President Trump’s assertion that the three bombed facilities had been “totally obliterated.”
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Will Iran Again Sip the ‘Poison’ of a Forced Peace, or Escalate?
The Supreme Leader may choose to back down after a first round of retaliation, or prefer martyrdom and building a nuclear weapon.
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Will Iran Decide to Retaliate Against the U.S.?
The nation’s supreme leader may choose to back down after a first round of retaliation, or prefer martyrdom and building a nuclear weapon.
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After U.S. Strikes on Iran, Prospects for Diplomacy Look Dim
Iran’s foreign minister said the attack would have “everlasting consequences” and that Tehran “reserves all options” for a response.