Iran’s top national security official, Ali Larijani, vowed “we will not negotiate with the United States” as the conflict intensified after the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed.
IRAN WAR INTENSIFIES: The United States and Israel hit thousands of targets inside Iran, continuing their joint campaign after they killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran’s Red Crescent said more than 550 people were killed in the strikes.
TEHRAN HITS BACK: Iran escalated attacks on Israel and targets across the Middle East, with six U.S. service members killed. Kuwait mistakenly downed three U.S. fighter jets. Eleven people were killed in Israel, officials said, and deaths were reported in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain.
CONFLICT SPREADS: Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon fired missiles at Israel, which responded with its own strikes. Dozens of people were killed, according to Lebanese authorities.
WAR WON’T BE ‘ENDLESS’: President Donald Trump says the U.S. operation is expected to last “four to five weeks” but could go “far longer.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that the war in Iran will not be “endless” and that the U.S. goal is not regime change. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today that Trump won’t “rule out anything,” including using ground forces.
TEHRAN SAYS NO TALKS: Iran’s top national security official, Ali Larijani, vowed “we will not negotiate with the United States” after Trump said Iranian officials do want to talk with the U.S. and “are talking.”
GLOBAL DISRUPTION: The price of oil has risen sharply as the conflict disrupts supplies. Countries are also scrambling to evacuate their citizens from Gulf states under attack from Iran amid widespread flight cancellations and airport closures.
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