The proposals made by European powers in Friday's Geneva talks over Iran’s nuclear program were “unrealistic” and unlikely to lead to an agreement, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Saturday.
“In any case, Iran will review the European proposals in Tehran and present its responses in the next meeting,” the official said.
He added that “zero enrichment is a dead end,” and reiterated that Iran would not negotiate over its defensive capabilities, including its missile program.
Six B-2 stealth bombers appear to be en route to Guam from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, FOX News reported Saturday, citing flight tracking data and air traffic control audio.
FOX correspondent Lucas Tomlinson posted on X that the aircraft are likely headed to the US Air Force base on Guam, a key forward-operating location in the Pacific amid heightened regional tensions.
Speaking to FOX, Jonathan Ruhe of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America said the deployment would be more significant if the bombers continued on to Diego Garcia — a US-British base within range of Iran — noting that Trump sent B-2s there earlier this year as a signal that military options were on the table.
A video sent to Iran International shows significant damage to the cyber police (FATA) headquarters in Tehran, amid ongoing Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.
FATA, which is tasked with policing online activity, has played a key role in surveilling social media and prosecuting citizens over digital content. In recent years, it has launched numerous cases against individuals and businesses for what authorities describe as “unethical” or “anti-state” posts, drawing criticism from free speech advocates.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has named three senior clerics as possible successors in case he is killed in the war with Israel, The New York Times reported, citing three Iranian officials familiar with his emergency war plans.
The unprecedented step reflects the seriousness with which the 86-year-old leader views the current threat environment, as Israeli airstrikes continue to target Iranian military and nuclear assets.
Khamenei, who is now operating from a secure underground location and communicating through a trusted aide, has also named backups for key military positions in case more senior commanders are killed, NYT cited three Iranian officials familiar with his emergency war plans as saying.
“Ayatollah Khamenei’s son Mojtaba, also a cleric and close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, who was rumored to be a front-runner, is not among the candidates,” the report said.
The identity of the three clerics has not been disclosed, but the move is seen as an effort to ensure a swift and orderly succession via the Assembly of Experts if the supreme leader is assassinated or dies unexpectedly.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has named three senior clerics as possible successors in case he is killed in the war with Israel, The New York Times reported, citing three Iranian officials familiar with his emergency war plans.
The unprecedented step reflects the seriousness with which the 86-year-old leader views the current threat environment, as Israeli airstrikes continue to target Iranian military and nuclear assets.
Khamenei, who is now operating from a secure underground location and communicating through a trusted aide, has also named backups for key military positions in case more senior commanders are killed, the NYT cited the officials as saying.
“Ayatollah Khamenei’s son Mojtaba, also a cleric and close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, who was rumored to be a front-runner, is not among the candidates,” the report said.
The identity of the three clerics has not been disclosed, but the move is seen as an effort to ensure a swift and orderly succession via the Assembly of Experts if the supreme leader is assassinated or dies unexpectedly.
As Iran International previously reported, Khamenei was relocated to an underground bunker in Lavizan, northeast Tehran, shortly after the airstrikes began. His close family, including Mojtaba, are also at the facility. The transfer followed internal assessments of vulnerability at top levels of Iran’s leadership.
In a separate report, Iran International learned that Khamenei has delegated key powers to the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Guards in what officials described as a wartime precaution, allowing critical decisions to proceed should the Supreme Leader become incapacitated.
