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Iran Is Fortifying Nuclear Sites and Rallying Its People for a Return to Fighting
Satellite images show dirt mounds at Pickaxe Mountain and Natanz as officials warn of strikes on Gulf energy and communications targets.
- Amid threats of potential American attacks, Iran fortified nuclear sites and prepared the public for conflict while President Donald Trump publicly mulled hitting Pickaxe Mountain despite ruling out an attack before the Nov. 3 midterms last week.
- Satellite images analyzed by the Institute for Science and International Security showed Iran built makeshift dirt mounds around Pickaxe Mountain and Natanz last month to impede ground raids, while Gen. Gholamreza Jalali said key infrastructure prepared for wartime conditions.
- Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei warned Sunday that Tehran could target the United Arab Emirates, data centers, and internet cables across the region if the United States launches new strikes.
- Bolstering regional presence, a third aircraft carrier strike group and another Marine expeditionary unit are heading to the Middle East as the United States military gears up for potential strikes.
- IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi told Bloomberg Television there are "indications that there is movement around this construction site" at Pickaxe Mountain, though he lacks concrete information; billboards in Tehran advertise civilian anti-aircraft missile courses.
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Satellite images reveal fortifications at Iran's nuclear facilities - The regime is preparing citizens in various ways for renewed conflict and threatening to invade neighboring countries
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Iran is strengthening its defences, shielding its nuclear facilities and mobilizing its supporters, promising a stronger response to Washington and its allies, while the United States is strengthening its forces in anticipation of a possible resumption of fighting after the midterm elections.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = As Iran strengthens the defense of its nuclear facilities and hints at deploying ground troops to neighboring countries, the post-U.S. midterm elections in November...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Total News Sources20
Leaning Left1Leaning Right4Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Right
Bias Distribution
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57% Right
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