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Peter Guo<\/span><\/span><\/span>
There will be \u201cno talks\u201d with the U.S. Iran’s nuclear program as long as Israel continues its military attack, the country’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said today.
\u201cThe Americans have sent serious messages asking for serious talks. But we have no words for America,\u201d Araghchi said in an interview posted by state broadcaster IRIB. He added that the U.S. was part of Israel\u2019s \u201ccrimes\u201d and \u201caggression\u201d against Iran.
In a separate interview with the BBC, Iran\u2019s deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, warned there would be \u201chell for the whole region,” if the U.S. joined Israel’s attacks on the Islamic Republic.
\u201cThis war is not America\u2019s war,\u201d Khatibzadeh told the British broadcaster. \u201cBut if they would like to get into this war, President Trump will be remembered forever for the war that is not his war.\u201d
Peter Guo<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Chloe Yang<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Reporting from Hong Kong
China has evacuated almost 300 citizens from Israel via land border crossings with Jordan and Egypt, the country’s embassy in Israel said in a statement today.
China also is also willing to play a \u201cconstructive role in restoring peace and stability in the Middle East as soon as possible,\u201d Guo Jiakun, a foreign ministry spokesperson said at a regular briefing in Beijing today.
Jennifer Jett<\/span><\/span><\/span>
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy had a meeting at the White House yesterday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump\u2019s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.
They discussed \u201chow Iran must must make a deal to avoid a deepening conflict,\u201d Lammy said in a statement. \u201cA window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution,” he added, referring to the deadline Trump has set for himself to make a decision on whether the U.S. will join Israel in striking Iranian nuclear facilities.
Both he and Rubio said in their statements that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon. Rubio also had calls yesterday with his counterparts in Australia, Italy and France.
Lammy will be in the Swiss city of Geneva today to meet with the Iranian foreign minister as well as his French, German and European Union counterparts. \u201cNow is the time to put a stop to the grave scenes in the Middle East and prevent a regional escalation that would benefit no one,\u201d he said.
Jennifer Jett<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Key buildings at Iran’s Khondab Heavy Water Research Reactor were damaged in an Israeli attack yesterday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said the distillation unit was among the buildings damaged at the reactor, which was still under construction. The Israeli military said it had targeted the reactor, which it said was capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium for use in nuclear weapons, to prevent it from being operationalized.
While there have been no radiological effects at the reactor or any of the other Iranian nuclear sites Israel has targeted, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi emphasized the nuclear safety and security risks of the conflict.
\u201cThere is a lot of nuclear material in Iran in different places, which means that the potential for a radiological accident with the dispersion in the atmosphere of radioactive materials and particles does exist,\u201d he said.
Mithil Aggarwal<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Communication for Iranians has become patchy and increasingly difficult as the country suffers from a near-total internet blackout and cyberattacks from pro-Israeli groups that have hit Iran’s financial infrastructure.
“Iran has now been disconnected from the global internet for 36 hours,” Netblocks, an internet access monitoring website, said today. “Live metrics show national connectivity remains in the low few percent of ordinary levels,” it said.
Only a handful of users can connect to the internet, it said, and that too with a complicated VPN set up.
Iran also imposes strict regulations on journalists working there, who often operate in fear of reprisal. While broadcasting is allowed in Iran, it is controlled by the state.
Mithil Aggarwal<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Regime change in Iran \u201cshould be unacceptable,\u201d Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told NBC News\u2019 British partner Sky News in an interview that aired today.
“Even talking about that should be unacceptable for everyone,\u201d Peskov said, adding that \u201cthe situation is extremely tense and is dangerous not only for the region but globally.\u201d
The Kremlin’s comments on its key ally and drone supplier in the region came amid growing calls for a new Iranian government by Israeli and U.S. officials.
While Peskov did not say what Russia would do if Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were killed, he said it would trigger action \u201cfrom inside Iran.\u201d
\u201cIt would lead to the birth of extremist moods inside Iran,\u201d he said, adding that those talking about regime change \u201cwill open the Pandora\u2019s box.\u201d
Keir Simmons<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Charlene Gubash<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Reporting from Erbil, Iraq
President Trump\u2019s decision not to make a quick decision on strikes on Iran makes sense given the enormous risks to the U.S. of joining Israel in its war against Iran.\u00a0\u00a0
But in Iraq\u2019s northern Kurdistan region there was some regret that he had not acted more quickly.\u00a0\u00a0
A few hours before Trump\u2019s announcement, the leader of a small Kurdish group told NBC News that people would rise up \u201cif Iran is weakened.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0
Hossein Panah Zadeh, head of a socialist nationalist PAK Party Azadi Kurdistan party, said American support for an uprising would be crucial. \u201cWe would want the U.S. to back us,\u201d he added.\u00a0
Israel has been openly advocating for regime change in neighboring Iran, which is also home to a large Kurdish population, many of whom have been fighting for regime change for decades.\u00a0
Most recently, protests about Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died after being taken into police custody for not wearing a headscarf, were brutally repressed.\u00a0\u00a0
So while it is unlikely that Israel will not stop its attacks while Trump makes his decision, for the moment, at least one part of the opposition Iranian regime, will also bide its time. \u00a0
Jennifer Jett<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Monica Alba<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed to Iranian state media that he will be meeting in Geneva today with his counterparts from Britain, France, Germany and the E.U. as part of efforts to end the weeklong conflict between Israel and Iran.
Trump\u2019s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will not attend, White House officials said.
\u201cThis is a meeting between European leaders and Iran,\u201d a White House official told NBC News. \u201cThe president supports diplomatic efforts from our allies that could bring Iran closer to taking his deal.\u201d
NBC News<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The Israeli Air Force and Navy have successfully intercepted hundreds of missiles launched toward the country, including more than 95% of those that were considered a danger to Israeli soil, Israeli military officials said.
Air Force and Navy units are \u201coperating in close coordination with IDF aerial defense arrays, aircraft, missile ships, and other security personnel to defend the skies of the State of Israel around the clock,\u201d according to the statement from officials.
In addition to the offensive to \u201cdegrade the Iranian regime\u2019s firepower capabilities,\u201d IDF soldiers are helping with interception efforts. Specifically, soldiers are working to intercept surface-to-surface missiles and drones that have been fired toward Israel and target \u201cpopulation centers and are aimed at hitting Israeli civilians,\u201d the officials said.
Sara Monetta<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Entire neighborhoods in\u00a0Tehran are emptying out<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0Israel and Iran exchange barrages of missile<\/a>\u00a0and drone strikes. Those who remain in Iran\u2019s capital are mostly staying indoors, residents told NBC News.
\u201cMost people in my neighborhood have left their homes; shops are closed because no one wants to be in the streets. People are scared,\u201d Sima, who lives in the wealthy district of Sa\u2019adat Abad, in northern Tehran, told NBC News via WhatsApp.
Israeli strikes have killed at least 639 people in Iran during the weeklong conflict, The Associated Press reported. A spokesperson for the Iranian health ministry said Thursday that more than 2,500 people have been wounded. Twenty-four people in Israel have been killed by\u00a0Iranian fire<\/a>.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that residents of Tehran, a city of 10 million people, should evacuate immediately, but Sima, 35, is hopeful and has decided she\u2019s not leaving.
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