UNITED NATIONS -- At least 1,332 Iranian civilians, including women and children, have been killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes and thousands more injured, Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said Friday.
Over 180 children across the country have been killed and more than 20 schools have been damaged, Iravani told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, quoting the Iranian Red Crescent Society. (UN-Iran-Civilian Casualties)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has privately expressed serious interest in deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran, NBC News reported on Friday, citing multiple sources.
Trump has discussed the idea of deploying ground troops with aides and Republican officials outside the White House, focusing on a small contingent of troops for specific strategic missions rather than a large-scale invasion, said the report. (US-Iran-Trump)
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. State Department said Friday that it has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of munitions and related support services, including 12,000 aerial bombs.
The deal is worth about 151.8 million U.S. dollars, the department said in a statement.
Israel has requested to purchase 12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies, it said. (US-Israel-Military Sale)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a live broadcast statement on Saturday that Israel's attack on Iran will continue with "full force and uncompromising momentum."
Israel has a well-prepared plan with many surprises to undermine "Iranian regime" and "enable change," Netanyahu said.
Addressing the Iranian people, he said, "The moment of truth is approaching. We do not seek to divide Iran, but to liberate it and live with it in peace." (Israel-Iran-Conflict) Enditem
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