@threadreaderapp @Faytuks @Shayan86 @VP @JDVance @rafaelmgrossi @iaeaorg @nytimes 1).
„Commercial satellite imagery indicates the U.S. attack on Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant severely damaged – and possibly destroyed – the deeply-buried site and the uranium-enriching centrifuges it housed, but there was no confirmation, experts said on Sunday.
@threadreaderapp @Faytuks @Shayan86 @VP @JDVance @rafaelmgrossi @iaeaorg @nytimes 2).
Several experts also cautioned that Iran likely moved a stockpile of near weapons-grade highly enriched uranium out of Fordow before the strike early Sunday morning and could be hiding it and other nuclear components in locations unknown to Israel,
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the U.S. and U.N. nuclear inspectors.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Democrats and independents who lean toward the Democratic Party are much more likely than Republicans and GOP-leaning independents to both use and trust a number of major news sources.
@RonFilipkowski 2).
These include the major TV networks (@ABC, @CBSNews and @NBCNews), the cable news networks @CNN and @MSNBC, major public broadcasters PBS and @NPR, and the legacy newspaper with the largest number of digital subscribers, 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝖄𝖔𝖗𝖐 𝕿𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖘 (@nytimes).
@RonFilipkowski @ABC @CBSNews @NBCNews @CNN @MSNBC @NPR @nytimes 3).
Republicans, meanwhile, are much more likely to distrust than trust all of these sources.
@evanhill @Shayan86 1).
„Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of Palestinians waiting for aid in separate incidents in southern and central Gaza early Tuesday, killing at least 44, witnesses and hospitals said [...].
@evanhill @Shayan86 2).
Meanwhile, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Israel’s 21-month military operation in Gaza has killed 56,077 people [1].”
@evanhill @Shayan86 3).
„Responding to the reported deaths, the @IDF later said that a gathering overnight had been identified in an area »adjacent« to its troops in the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, where the US- and Israeli-backed GHF aid group is known to hand out food.
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Following a report published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Jan. 12, 2023, Tim Burchett expressed his views about an alleged government coverup of the nature of UFOs, saying,
@RonFilipkowski 2).
»weʼve been covering this up since the ʼ40s« and that he doesnʼt »trust [the] government, [and] there's an arrogance about it, and I think the American public can handle it« [1].
@RonFilipkowski 3).
On March 7, 2023, Burchett expanded on these claims, saying that UFO technology is possibly »being reverse-engineered right now« but we »don't understand« how it functions.
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„In a lengthy post on his Truth Social network, @realDonaldTrump criticized @RepAOC in demeaning terms, insulting her intelligence and appearance, while also taking swipes at Democratic Reps. @Ilhan (@IlhanMN) Omar (Minnesota) and @RepJasmine Crockett (Texas) [1].
@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @RepAOC @Ilhan @IlhanMN @RepJasmine 2).
@AOC responded to @realDonaldTrump's attack in a social media post.
@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @RepAOC @Ilhan @IlhanMN @RepJasmine @AOC 3).
– »Mr. President, don’t take your anger out on me — I’m just a silly girl« – she wrote on X.
1).
„Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say
The analysis of the damage to the sites and the impact of the strikes on Iran’s nuclear ambitions is ongoing, and could change as more intelligence becomes available.
@RonFilipkowski @Acyn 2).
But the early findings are at odds with @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's repeated claims that the strikes »completely and totally obliterated« Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. @SecDef @PeteHegseth also said on Sunday that Iran’s nuclear ambitions »have been obliterated«.
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Two of the people familiar with the assessment said Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was not destroyed. One of the people said the centrifuges are largely »intact«.
– »So the (DIA) assessment is that the US set them back maybe a few months, tops« – this person added.
@IranIntl_En 1).
„China is heavily dependent on oil and gas from the Middle East, with about half of its seaborne crude oil imports transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a small strip of waterway along Iran’s coast, according to energy analytics firm @Vortexa.
@IranIntl_En @Vortexa 2).
Tehran’s parliament mulled closing the strait this week, according to the country’s state media.
@IranIntl_En @Vortexa 3).
Iran, which is subject to a harsh international sanctions regime, also relies on China to buy its oil, with @Vortexa estimating Chinese imports will reach 1.5 million barrels in June [1], nearly all of which transit through the Strait of Hormuz [2].”