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Built inside a mountain and hardened against bunker-busting bombs. Here’s what we know about Iran’s Fordow nuclear site

By Vasco Cotovio and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Five tunnels burrowing into a group of mountains, a large support structure and a wide security perimeter: That’s all you can see of Iran’s mysterious Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant from recent satellite imagery. The secretive, heavily guarded complex built close to the holy city of Qom

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‘The situation is far from funny, but you have to keep your sanity’: Israeli families face uncertain nights in bomb shelters

From CNN’s Tamar Michaelis and Oren Liebermann Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Red alert sirens warning of incoming fire have sent Israelis scrambling to bomb shelters over the last three nights, as Iran and Israel have broadened their deadly attacks on each other. Israeli law demands that all homes and industrial buildings built since the

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UK to get first female spy chief

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will be led by a woman for the first time in its history, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. Blaise Metreweli will take up the position of Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall. She is currently head of the

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Israel hit Iran’s nuclear program – and Iran hit back. Here’s what we know

CNN, SEE PREFONTS By Christian Edwards and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Iran and Israel have continued to trade deadly blows into the weekend, following an unprecedented Israeli attack on Friday aimed at destroying Tehran’s nuclear program and decapitating its military leadership. Iran launched multiple waves of missiles and drones toward Israel throughout the day

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Israel attacked three key Iranian nuclear facilities. Did it strike a decisive blow?

CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s unprecedented attacks on Iran had at their core an elusive and high-risk goal: eradicating the country’s controversial nuclear program. Israel targeted three key Iranian nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow – and a number of top scientists involved in nuclear research and development. The extent of

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Israel’s strikes zeroed in on Iran’s nuclear program. How much damage was done?

By Rob Picheta and Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s unprecedented attacks on Iran had at their core an elusive and high-risk goal: eradicating the country’s controversial nuclear program. Israel targeted three key Iranian nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow – and a number of top scientists involved in nuclear research and development. The

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Israel’s unprecedented attack shows Iran has become a ‘playground’ for the Mossad

By Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Before Israel launched an unprecedented wave of strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and top military leaders this week, its spies were already on the ground in enemy territory. Israeli intelligence agency Mossad had smuggled weapons into Iran ahead of the strikes, according to Israeli

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