Israeli media cite sources saying Iranian nuclear programme not ‘obliterated’
Al Jazeera is reporting from Jordan because it has been banned from Israel and the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli prime minister is touting this “absolute victory” over the Iranians, saying that they completely destroyed their nuclear capabilities.
They have also destroyed an arsenal of ballistic missiles that the Iranians have, and Netanyahu said was there to “destroy Israel”.
But some officials speaking anonymously to Israeli media have said that the Israeli and American strikes on those nuclear facilities, while they degraded the nuclear programme, it has not totally been obliterated.
Additionally, Netanyahu says along with his military that they are now shifting gears towards Gaza.
The war on Gaza is still ongoing and during the 12 days that Israel was at war with Iran, nearly 860 Palestinians were killed.
US government postpones briefings for Congress on Iran
The Trump administration has postponed classified briefings about Iran for members of the Senate and the House as lawmakers continue to question the legality of the US’s attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
The Associated Press news agency, citing multiple informed sources, reported that the Senate briefing has been rescheduled for Thursday so that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio can attend. Speaker Mike Johnson said the House briefing has been pushed back to Friday.
Democrats slammed the delay.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said it is “outrageous” that the administration postponed the briefings.
“There is a legal obligation for the administration to inform Congress about precisely what is happening,” Schumer said. “What are they afraid of? Why won’t they engage Congress in the critical details?”
Congressman Pete Aguilar, chair of the House Democratic caucus, meanwhile, said that legislators “need evidence, we need details and we need to know them now”.
