Top updates: Iran destroys key US radar system, Trump says no deal till ‘unconditional surrender’
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Iran has destroyed a $300 million radar system crucial to directing United States missile defence batteries in the Gulf, Bloomberg quoted a US official as saying on Friday.
This risks straining the US’ ability to counter future attacks in the region.
Commercial satellite imagery showed that radar and support equipment used by the US THAAD missile defence systems were destroyed at an air base in Jordan in the early days of the conflict in West Asia that began on February 28, CNN had earlier reported.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, is a US Army anti-ballistic missile defence system designed to intercept ballistic missiles at the edges of the atmosphere.
The conflict broke out after Israel and the US had launched a joint operation to “degrade the capabilities” of the Iranian government.
Iran retaliated by striking Israel and US military bases in the region, and targeting major cities in other Gulf countries and some ships.
Here’s more on this and other top updates from the conflict in West Asia:
- On Friday, US President Donald Trump said that he would not seek a deal with Iran without Tehran’s “unconditional surrender”. In a post on social media, Trump said: “After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners,...