War latest news. Iran, US cost of war rises to 29 billion. Hegseth: ‘If escalation we have plan B’
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The US president is currently meeting with his national security team and the senior leadership of the US military to discuss future strategies for the conflict with Iran, including the possibility of resuming military action, reports CNN
USA: anti-war protester interrupts Hegseth in the Senate
As US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth began his opening address to the Senate, a woman stood up and shouted, ‘I am an Iranian-American and I am opposed to this war of aggression’. Within moments, she was removed from the hearing room by Capitol Police officers, but continued to declare her opposition to the war with Iran. In the back row of the Senate hearing room were seated some anti-war protesters wearing pink T-shirts, but they remained silent. Several of them got up and left while Hegseth was speaking.
Iran, Trump: ‘Only the US and China can recover nuclear material’
‘Only the United States and China can recover Iranian nuclear material’. This was stated by US President Donald Trump on the ‘Sid & Friends in the morning’ radio programme. “The Iranians have told me that we will get the powder,” the president said referring to the uranium that survived the US attacks, “The problem is that the only two countries in the world that can recover it are us and China, because no one else has the necessary equipment.
Kuwait summons Iran ambassador over alleged Pasdaran-related infiltration
The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry announced that it had summoned the Iranian ambassador after a group linked to the Revolutionary Guards allegedly infiltrated Boubyan Island. Iran International writes.
