Trump, in remarks to reporters and later in an extended statement on social media, said the ayatollah`s comments defied reality after 12 days of Israeli strikes and the US bombardment of three key nuclear sites inflicted severe damage on the country`s nuclear programme

In his first official reaction to US strikes, Araghchi stated that Tehran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interests, and people.

The decision to directly involve the US comes after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran that have moved to systematically eradicate the country`s air defences and offensive missile capabilities, while damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities

The strike, part of a broader conflict between Iran and Israel, has marked the US`s entry into the war with Iran. Earlier, Trump stated that the US has launched an attack on three nuclear sites in Iran

The Israel Tax Authority has received 30,735 damage claims, with most--25,040--related to buildings, followed by 2,623 for vehicles and 3,006 for other property

Harvard had sued the Department of Homeland Security in May after the agency withdrew the school’s certification to host foreign students and issue paperwork for their visa

Iran responds to Israel strikes after a failed talk at Geneva; Iran’s near immediate response had been relatively small with an Israeli official calling it a “small barrage” that was largely intercepted by Israel’s defences

The United States, under the Trump administration, has cut down its international aid, leaving many such humanitarian agencies devoid of adequate funding needed to run refugee camps and supply people in need with the necessary survival resources, thereby diminishing the very purpose and role of the UN

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