Inside Trump’s decision to attack Iran: ‘a window of opportunity’

Inside Trump’s decision to attack Iran: ‘a window of opportunity’

The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once Donald Trump launched attacks against Iran on Saturday as part of a joint operation with Israel after they developed intelligence that they could simultaneously target the country’s leaders and mullahs, according to two people familiar with deliberations. The Israelis had been tracking the movements of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and determined there was a window of opportunity to launch attacks as they convened, the people said. Continue reading...

Pilot ‘crawls out’ after plane crashes on to beach in Gosport

Pilot ‘crawls out’ after plane crashes on to beach in Gosport

Bystander describes ‘loud crashing sound from the rocks’ as light aircraft goes into sea at Lee-on-the-Solent A pilot survived after a light aircraft crashed on to a beach in Hampshire on Saturday. The pilot had exited the aircraft before firefighters arrived and was subsequently assessed by the ambulance service, Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire and rescue service said. Continue reading...