'Like Hiroshima': Trump Says US Strike On Iran Ended War; 'Set Nuclear Programme Back By Decades'
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran's nuclear programme has been "set back decades", a day after he claimed to have brokered a truce between the Shiite state and Israel, Times of India reported.
"They're not going to be building bombs for a long time," said Trump, insisting that US strikes caused 'total obliteration' at Iran nuclear sites.
He also said that the ceasefire between the Jewish nation and the Khamenei-led state was "going very well".
UK to buy nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets
The UK government is to buy at least 12 new fighter jets that can carry nuclear bombs, the prime minister has announced, BBC reported.
Sir Keir Starmer said at the Nato summit in The Hague that the new US-made F-35A jets would join Nato's airborne nuclear mission.
"We will procure at least 12 and we will make these aircraft able to bear nuclear weapons if necessary," said the prime minister, adding the procurement was in "response to a growing nuclear threat".
Downing Street says the move is "the biggest strengthening of the UK's nuclear posture in a generation".
NATO leaders agree to mutually increase defense spending
President Donald Trump is meeting with members of a NATO alliance that he has worked to bend to his will over the years, Associated Press reported.
NATO leaders agreed Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked.
The 32 leaders endorsed a final summit statement saying: “Allies commit to invest 5% of GDP annually on core defence requirements as well as defence-and security-related spending by 2035 to ensure our individual and collective obligations.”
UML Secretariat meeting being held today
The Secretariat meeting of the CPN-UML is being held today.
The meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and party Chair KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to be held at the UML headquarters in Chyasal, Lalitpur at 1 pm.
Secretary of the UML Central Office Bhishma Adhikari said that the meeting will discuss preparations for the statute general convention, the party's organizational activities, and contemporary political issues.
