The conflict between Israel and Iran has wreaked considerable damage and caused casualties on both sides. Arizona’s senior Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat, appeared on CNN on Monday to talk about the escalating conflict between the two nations.
"Israel has a right to defend itself. And has always said, and I agree with this, the Iranians cannot possess a nuclear weapon," Kelly said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency says it believes Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s enrichment site have had “direct impacts” on the facility’s underground centrifuge halls.
Israel claimed Tuesday to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to evacuate while suggesting that the United States could give up on negotiations.
Trump left the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early to deal with the conflict between Israel and Iran, telling reporters on Air Force One during the flight back to Washington: “I’m not looking at a ceasefire. We’re looking at better than a ceasefire.”
When asked to explain, he said the U.S. wanted to see "a real end" to the conflict that could involve Iran “giving up entirely." He added: “I’m not too much in the mood to negotiate.”
Trump's hard line added to the uncertainty roiling the region on the fifth day of Israel's air campaign aimed at Iran's military and nuclear program. Residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves, and the U.N. nuclear watchdog for the first time said Israeli strikes on Iran's main enrichment facility at Natanz had also damaged its main underground section, not just an above-ground facility, as previously acknowledged.
