<article data-history-node-id="424589" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-b-2-bombers-involved-iran-strikes-us-official-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-b-2-bombers-involved-iran-strikes-us-official-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US B-2 bombers involved in Iran strikes, US official says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US B-2 bombers were involved in the strikes on&nbsp;Iran's nuclear sites which Donald Trump announced moments ago, a US official told Reuters on Saturday evening.</p> <p>Reuters had reported earlier in the day the movement of B-2 bombers, which can be equipped to carry massive bombs that experts say would be capable of striking the sites.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="424590" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-deliver-speech-iran-strikes-shortly" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-deliver-speech-iran-strikes-shortly" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Trump to deliver speech on Iran strikes shortly</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Donald Trump has announced that he will make an address from the White House at 10pm local time about "our very successful military operation in Iran".&nbsp;</p> <p>"This is an HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ISRAEL, AND THE WORLD. IRAN MUST NOW AGREE TO END THIS WAR. THANK YOU!" he wrote on Truth Social.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="424592" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-was-full-coordination-us-over-iran-strikes" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-was-full-coordination-us-over-iran-strikes" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel was in 'full coordination' with US over Iran strikes </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israel was in "full coordination" with Washington over its strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, an Israeli official has told Israeli public broadcaster Kan.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="424591" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-shares-post-claiming-fordow-gone" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-shares-post-claiming-fordow-gone" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Trump shares post claiming 'Fordow is gone'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Donald Trump has shared a post&nbsp;from an open-source intelligence account stating "Fordow is gone".&nbsp;</p> <p>Fordow&nbsp;is&nbsp;the Iranian nuclear enrichment facility buried half a kilometre under a mountain near the city of Qom. Much of what goes on at the plant is shrouded in mystery.&nbsp;</p> <p>Middle East Eye could not immediately&nbsp;verify the post shared by Trump.&nbsp;</p> <p>The US president is known to often share posts with inaccurate information or unverified sourcing.</p> </div> </div> </article>

President says 'very successful attack' carried out on Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan sites, as Washington joins Israeli assault on Iran

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<article data-history-node-id="424587" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/evening-recap-461" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/evening-recap-461" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Evening recap</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="65" data-start="0">We are wrapping up this live page covering Israel’s ongoing war on Iran. Here’s a round-up of today’s major developments:</p> <ul data-end="1317" data-start="192"> <li data-end="394" data-start="192"> <p data-end="394" data-start="194"><strong data-end="230" data-start="194">Israeli strikes on nuclear sites</strong>: Israel targeted Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, claiming it was part of Tehran’s weapons programme. Iran denied this, saying the site was for medical purposes.</p> </li> <li data-end="673" data-start="539"> <p data-end="673" data-start="541"><strong data-end="568" data-start="541">Ahvaz and Shiraz struck</strong>: Israeli air raids hit military areas in Ahvaz and Shiraz in Iran’s south, according to Iranian media.</p> </li> <li data-end="1025" data-start="850"> <p data-end="1025" data-start="852"><strong data-end="893" data-start="852">Iran threatens to target military aid</strong>: Tehran warned that any country sending weapons to Israel would be considered complicit in aggression and would face retaliation.</p> </li> <li data-end="1181" data-start="1026"> <p data-end="1181" data-start="1028"><strong data-end="1060" data-start="1028">Turkey slams Israeli actions</strong>: Ankara accused Israel of dragging the region towards “total disaster” and called for an end to its military campaign on Iran.</p> </li> <li data-end="485" data-start="290"> <p data-end="485" data-start="292"><strong data-end="337" data-start="292">Iran condemns&nbsp;Israeli strike on nuclear site</strong>: Tehran accused Israel of targeting the under-construction Arak reactor, insisting the facility was meant for medical research, not military use.</p> </li> <li data-end="722" data-start="486"> <p data-end="722" data-start="488"><strong data-end="539" data-start="488">Israel signals it may strike before US deadline</strong>: Israeli officials reportedly told Washington they might not wait for the two-week deadline set by US President Donald Trump and could launch further attacks on Iran independently.</p> </li> <li data-end="935" data-start="723"> <p data-end="935" data-start="725"><strong data-end="757" data-start="725">US moves B-2 bombers to Guam</strong>: The Pentagon has deployed B-2 stealth bombers to its base on the Pacific island of Guam. US officials say the move comes as Trump weighs whether to back Israel’s war on Iran.</p> </li> <li data-end="1108" data-start="936"> <p data-end="1108" data-start="938"><strong data-end="974" data-start="938">Houthis threaten to hit US ships</strong>: Yemen’s Houthi movement has warned it would target American naval vessels in the Red Sea if the US joins Israel’s assault on Iran.</p> </li> <li data-end="1349" data-start="1109"> <p data-end="1349" data-start="1111"><strong data-end="1163" data-start="1111">Iran says Europe’s nuclear proposals unrealistic</strong>: A senior Iranian official dismissed European suggestions made in Geneva regarding Tehran’s nuclear activity, saying they lacked practicality and would block any chance of an agreement.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="424588" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/donald-trump-says-us-has-struck-iranian-nuclear-sites" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/donald-trump-says-us-has-struck-iranian-nuclear-sites" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Donald Trump says US has struck Iranian nuclear sites </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Donald Trump has announced in a social media post that the US has "completed our very successful attack" on three nuclear sites in Iran.&nbsp;</p> <p>"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday evening.</p> <p>"All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow," he said.</p> <p>"All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter."</p> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="423511" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-kill-least-15-palestinians" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-kill-least-15-palestinians" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli strikes kill at least 15 Palestinians </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 15 Palestinians have been killed and dozens more wounded after a series of Israeli air strikes on Thursday afternoon.</p> <p>Three Palestinians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli attack targeting the Beer al-Najja area in Jabalia refugee camp.</p> <p>Meanwhile, two civilians were reportedly killed and others wounded in an Israeli strike on the Aslan neighbourhood of Beit Lahia.</p> <p>In Khan Younis, two more Palestinians lost their lives and several others were injured in an Israeli attack on the Maan area east of the city.&nbsp;Israeli air strikes also targeted the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis, killing four Palestinians.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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