"He is an easy target, but is safe there." "We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now," the president said on June 17. "But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers.

After mocking Trump for yet another string of absurd and meaningless remarks, Stewart played a video clip of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying, “By next spring, at current rates, [Iran] will move onto the final stage” of creating a nuclear weapon. The audience gasped—before Stewart revealed that the clip was from… 2012.

Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender', tells Tehran to evacuate as air war rages on. Israel plans to destroy Fordow nuclear site.

Israeli strikes on Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan pose little regional radiation risk but could release plumes of toxic chemicals, experts said.

A ministry statement posted on Telegram noted Iran's "clear statements" on its commitment to adhere to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and its willingness to meet with U.S. representatives. The statement also said Moscow was waiting for the International Atomic Energy Agency to provide "unvarnished" assessments of the damage caused to Iranian nuclear facilities by Israeli attacks.