Iran’s President Hashemi Rafsanjani (1997) | 60 Minutes Archive
In 1997, Mike Wallace returned to Iran to interview President Hashemi Rafsanjani and asked whether Iran wanted to build a nuclear bomb. Source link
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Trump says he will postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants after “productive conversations,” but Iran denies talks
Washington — President Trump said early Monday that he is postponing airstrikes on Iran’s power plants after “very good and productive conversations” over the last two days about reopening the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran’s foreign ministry denied any such talks. “I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes … Read more
Iran’s Defense Council threatens to deploy naval mines across the ‘entire Persian Gulf’ if a land invasion happens
Iran’s Defense Council threatens to deploy naval mines across the ‘entire Persian Gulf’ if a land invasion happens Source link
IAEA director says no war would destroy Iran’s nuclear ambitions, “unless it was nuclear war”
Rafael Grossi, the International Atomic Energy Agency director, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that he doesn’t think “any war” would destroy Iran’s nuclear ambitions “unless it was nuclear war, and you go for destruction in an unfathomable way, which we hope, of course, will never be the case.” Source link
The prospects for “boots on the ground” to seize Iran’s enriched uranium
As the war with Iran enters its fourth week, much of its stockpile of enriched uranium is believed to lie buried deep inside the Isfahan Mountain complex. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with physicist David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, about the risks of seizing that near-weapon … Read more
The Latest: Trump says US will ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t open Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.S. and Israeli energy and… President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants … Read more
High risk, high reward? US considers taking Iran’s Kharg Island.
As gas prices rise at a record-setting pace, the Trump administration is reportedly considering sending U.S. troops to occupy Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub. Seizing the island at the northern end of the Persian Gulf would give the White House negotiating leverage with Tehran, but it would also pose significant risks to U.S. … Read more
Trump is strategizing means to seize Iran’s nuclear stockpiles, sources say
Washington — The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran’s nuclear materials, according to multiple people briefed on the discussions, as a U.S.-Israel led military campaign against Tehran enters a more uncertain phase. The timing of any such an operation – if President Trump were to order it – … Read more
What we know about Iran’s Kharg Island as Israel contemplates potential ground invasion
What we know about Iran’s Kharg Island as Israel contemplates potential ground invasion – CBS News Watch CBS News All eyes are on Iran’s Kharg Island and oil production hubs in the region as the war in the Middle East enters a third week. CBS News’ Aaron MacLean and Nancy Cordes have the latest. Source … Read more
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on what’s next for Iran’s nuclear ambitions
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on what’s next for Iran’s nuclear ambitions – CBS News Watch CBS News The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency said that “a lot has survived” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and military operations alone cannot destroy them. Margaret Brennan has details. Source link