U.S. operation against Iran not aimed at regime change, Trump administration says

U.S. operation against Iran not aimed at regime change, Trump administration says


The operation pushes the Middle East to the brink of a major new conflagration in a region already aflame for more than 20 months with wars in Gaza and Lebanon and a toppled dictator in Syria. A senior Iranian source told Reuters on Sunday that most of the highly enriched uranium at Fordow, the site producing the bulk of Iran's uranium refined to up to 60%, had been moved to an undisclosed location before the U.S. attack there. At the press conference, Hegseth said there was a moment in time "where (Trump) realized that it had to be a certain action taken in order to minimize the threat to us and our troops."


Published at: 2025-06-22 21:20:19

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