That is the Kremlin's overarching priority.

New battle damage assessments carried out by surveillance and other forms of intelligence could decide whether Trump may order follow-up raids that could further exacerbate tensions.REUTERS/Umit Bektas Umit Bektas/Reuters Related article Heres how Iran could respond to US strikes on its nuclear sites Vance told ABC News This Week that if Iran gave up its nuclear program peacefully then it would find a willing partner in the US.

which was targeted by US cruise missiles — was restricted to aboveground structures.It might try to stage terror attacks against US interests in the region.This is not least because a regime that defined itself for nearly half a century through antipathy to the US may perceive an existential need to show strength.

The country was already in a period of transition as the long rule of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei enters its sunset.and now Americas blow against its nuclear aspirations.

Unlike the other two Iranian facilities targeted in the operation.

He posted on social media that the hits were hard and accurate.A judge denied Mario Guevara's application for asylum and ordered that he and his family leave the country.

was transferred to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody early Wednesday morning.000 followers; his personal account has 782.

is a crude form of censorship.He was live-streaming on Saturday when he captured his own arrest on video during a protest in Doraville.