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UN nuclear watchdog says it’s unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment

Iran has not allowed the United Nations nuclear agency access to its nuclear facilities bombed by Iran and the United States during a 12-day war in June, according to a confidential report by the watchdog circulated to member states and seen on Friday by The Associated Press. The report from the International Atomic Energy Agency stressed that it "cannot verify whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities," or the "size of Iran's uranium stockpile at the affected nuclear facilities." The IAEA report on Friday warned that due to the continued lack of access to any of Iran's four declared enrichment facilities, the agency "cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile of enriched uranium in Iran." The flag...

Former US president Bill Clinton had no knowledge of Epstein crimes, says Hillary Clinton

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said she did not know Jeffrey Epstein and that she repeatedly told the House Oversight Committee that during her more than six-hour deposition. She was speaking to reporters on Thursday (Friday AEDT) after the end of the closed-doors deposition in the Clintons' hometown of Chappaqua, in New York City. Her husband former US president Bill Clinton is set to testify under oath on Friday (Saturday AEDT) in Chappaqua. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, after testifying before US House members as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Thursday, February 26, in Chappaqua, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) (AP) Asked whether ...

Clock ticks down as Trump’s threat to Iran nears crunch time

The clock is ticking on US President Donald Trump's threat to launch military strikes against Iran - but even if he gives the green light to his generals and admirals, will they achieve his aims? Hopes of a diplomatic solution rest on last-ditch talks over Tehran's nuclear program in Switzerland between Iranian officials and American negotiators, headed by special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Trump has insisted he wants a peaceful outcome, but Iran appears resolute in not abandoning uranium enrichment and rejects US and western claims it is aiming to build a nuclear bomb. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is part of a powerful US military force off Iran. (UA Navy via CNN Newsource) (CNN) Over the past weeks, the Pentagon has deployed its b...

Fresh anti-government protests erupt in Iran as Trump reportedly weighs assassination attempts

New anti-government protests in Iran have erupted as Donald Trump weighs up whether to unleash US military action against Tehran, reportedly including assassination attempts against the Islamic Republic's supreme leader and likely successor. The student demonstrations broke out at six universities over the weekend – five in Tehran and another in the north-eastern city of Mashhad – according to state television. Social media videos appeared to show confrontations at two universities between government supporters and anti-government protesters, with some chanting "death to the dictator". Donald Trump is weighing up whether to order military strikes against Iran, and has reportedly been briefed on options that include assassinating the supreme leader and apparent successo...

Trump says US sending ‘hospital boat’ to Greenland

US President Donald Trump says he is sending a hospital boat to Greenland, the Danish territory he has sought to acquire, even as the Arctic island says it doesn't want it. "Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It's on the way!!!" the president posted on social media alongside an illustration of the naval hospital ship the USNS Mercy. It is unclear what Trump was referring to in his post. Greenland and Denmark have free, nationalised health care systems. Donald Trump claimed a US "hospital boat" was en route to Greenland. (Truth Social) CNN has reached out to the White House and Landry's office for m...

Gunman shot dead at Trump’s Florida home of Mar-a-Lago identified as missing 21-year-old

A shotgun-wielding man shot dead at US President Donald Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida has been identified as a 21-year-old from a family of Trump supporters. The US Secret Service said earlier an armed man has been shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during the incident about 1.30am (5.30pm AEDT) on Sunday. First lady Melania Trump was also with the president. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during the incident on Sunday. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) According to the Secret Service, he was "observed by the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago propert...
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