"They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations, said President Donald Trump says he is 'eventually' willing to talk but that for now the military operation 'continues unabated.'"
"U.S. Central Command said that B-2 stealth bombers struck Iran's ballistic missile facilities with 2,000-pound bombs. That mirrors the approach that the military took in June, when Trump agreed to deploy B-2 bombers to attack three key Iranian nuclear sites."
"The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, however, said in an unclassified report last year that Iran could develop a militarily viable intercontinental ballistic missile by 2035 'should Tehran decide to pursue the capability.' Iran has not acknowledged that it is building or seeking to build intercontinental ballistic missiles."
Following a major U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran that resulted in the death of Iran's supreme leader and other high-ranking officials, a White House official indicated that Iran's emerging leadership has signaled willingness to engage in diplomatic talks with the United States. President Trump stated he is eventually willing to negotiate and has agreed to speak with Iran's new leadership, though military operations continue. The strikes targeted Iran's ballistic missile facilities using B-2 stealth bombers equipped with 2,000-pound bombs. Trump justified the attacks by claiming Iran was developing ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. homeland, though Iran has not acknowledged pursuing intercontinental ballistic missiles. The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency previously assessed Iran could develop such capability by 2035 if pursued.
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