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Iran stops UN observers at nuclear facilities

Iran is accused of threatening independent UN observers after denying them access to the country's nuclear facilities, AFP reports.

According to Reuters, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that it can no longer cooperate with the UN nuclear agency IAEA. The reason given was that the safety of the facilities cannot be guaranteed.

Several EU countries are now condemning what they see as a step away from international transparency in Iran's nuclear program and are urging the country to "resume full cooperation in accordance with its legal obligations," AFP writes.

At the same time, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi is demanding that the United States rule out future attacks on the country before talks on the nuclear program can resume. He said this in an interview with the BBC.

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Donald Trump: Can force reporters to reveal sources

Donald Trump is open to forcing journalists who reported on leaked intelligence regarding the US attacks on Iran to reveal their sources. The Guardian reports.

CNN and the New York Times were able to report last week on a report from the military intelligence service that assesses that the attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities did not cause any major damage.

Donald Trump has called the reporting false and unpatriotic.

"You go up to the reporter and say: It concerns national security - who did you get the information from? That's what you have to do. And I think we will do that," he writes on Truth Social, according to The Guardian.