Good morning. We’re covering the U.S. strikes in Iran and a suicide bombing in Damascus.
Plus, a farmer’s fire brigade in Canada.
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| Demonstrating against the U.S. and Israel in Tehran. Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times |
The U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear sites
The U.S. joined Israel’s bombing campaign against Iran yesterday with a series of strikes that did “severe damage” to the country’s three top nuclear sites, Pentagon officials said. As fears rose of more dangerous escalations, the Trump administration tried to emphasize that it did not intend to enter an all-out war with Tehran. This is how the attack unfolded.
President Trump said that the three nuclear facilities — Isfahan, Natanz and Fordo — had been “completely and totally obliterated,” but top Pentagon officials said it was too soon to know for sure whether Iran still had some nuclear capability. Here is satellite imagery of the Fordo site before and after the attack.
One senior U.S. official acknowledged that the heavily fortified site at Fordo had not been totally destroyed. Two Israeli officials said that Iran had removed equipment, including uranium, before the attack. Here’s the latest.
Reaction: Iran’s foreign minister condemned the U.S. and said that the attack had undercut diplomatic efforts to avoid escalation. He vowed that Iran would defend itself. In phone interviews, Iranian civilians expressed fear, sorrow and anger. Some world leaders condemned the attacks, others urged restraint.
What’s next: Now that Trump has joined Israel’s attacks on Iran, it will most likely kick off a more dangerous phase in the war. Here is a look at Iran’s options. It’s possible that the attack could harden the country’s resolve to build a nuclear weapon.
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| The Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, yesterday. Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
Suicide bombing killed at least 20 in Damascus
A suicide bomber attacked a Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital, Damascus, yesterday, killing at least 20 people. Syrian officials said the bomber appeared to have ties to the Islamic State.
The assailant opened fire at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood, then detonated an explosive vest. The attack was the first known suicide bombing in the capital since December, when a rebel coalition ousted Syria’s autocratic president, Bashar al-Assad.
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| Teaching Ukrainian 10th graders about Russian recruitment. Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times |
Russia is recruiting Ukrainian teens
For more than a year, Russian intelligence has targeted Ukrainian teenagers on social media, Ukrainian officials said. At first, the young people are offered up to thousands of dollars for simple tasks — deliver a package or spray graffiti. Some end up agreeing to more destructive jobs, like arson or terrorism.
Ukrainian security said late last month that more than 600 people, about a quarter of them minors, had been accused of trying to commit crimes after being recruited by Russia. Security officials have started classes to teach teenagers what to watch out for.
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| Posters showing hostages at a demonstration in Tel Aviv this past weekend. Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times |
Astronomy
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| Nasuna Stuart-Ulin |
Canada’s wildfire season, roughly from April to October, is in full swing. Some people are told to leave by officials; others do so on their own. But many farmers choose to stay rather than let their livelihoods burn.
When a wildfire crept ominously close to Jake van Angeren’s family farm in British Columbia, he and his neighbors formed an ad hoc fire brigade.
Lives lived: Suchinda Kraprayoon, a prime minister of Thailand who seized power in a military coup, then cracked down on pro-democracy protests in 1992, died at 91.
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| Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss in a scene from “Jaws.” Universal Pictures/Getty Images |
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| A fan event on Friday in Brooklyn to publicize “Squid Game.” Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Netflix |
It’s so much bigger than K-pop
From Netflix to the cosmetics aisle, South Korean influence keeps growing. Han Kang won last year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, the third season of “Squid Game” arrives next week — and the members of BTS have completed their military service and could soon resume their reign as the chief exporters of K-pop.
K-culture’s expansion is also booming beyond cultural arenas: Exports of Korean food and makeup are booming — Korean cosmetics exports topped French ones to the U.S. last year. Here’s what’s next for this cultural powerhouse.
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| David Malosh for The New York Times |
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