Middle East crisis live: China warns world cannot return to ‘law of the jungle’; Trump says Iran being ‘decimated’ | US-Israel war on Iran
As reported by axiosThe United States and Israel discussed sending special forces to Iran in the later stages of the war to secure Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. They cited four sources with knowledge of the discussions.
The Guardian was not immediately able to confirm the report.
Kuwaiti officials said: Two border guards killed When the Gulf country was bombarded with missiles and drones.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait All reported new attacks on Sunday, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Manama, Bahrain, a day earlier.
KuwaitThe national oil company announced a “precautionary” cut in crude oil production, the country’s military said in a statement on Sunday, responding to “a wave of hostile unmanned aerial vehicles entering the country’s airspace.”
fuel tanks KuwaitThe military added that the international airport was targeted in a drone attack. The official Kuwait News Agency reported that the fire at the airport was under control.
He described the drone attack as a “direct targeting of vital infrastructure.”
Kuwait’s interior ministry said the two border guards “were martyred while performing their national duties,” without elaborating. It was unclear whether their deaths were the result of the Iranian attack.
Israel Renews attack on Southern LebanonThese include targeting the commanders of the Lebanese branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force in Beirut.
The Israeli army said in its statement that it “will not allow Iranian terrorist elements to settle on Lebanese territory.”
The latest attacks in Lebanon follow Saturday’s Israeli attack on an oil storage facility in Tehran that sent pillars of fire into the night sky.
Air raid sirens sounded across Israel It warned early Sunday that missiles were coming from Iran, with no damage or casualties reported.
Israeli military statements stated that air defenses responded to at least two “missile” waves. Iranian Towards the territory of the State of Israel”.
Alerts were activated across much of northern Israel, including the port city of Haifa, according to the army’s Home Front Command, instructing residents to go to shelters or safe rooms.
The warnings were later lifted, with the military saying “departure from protected areas is permitted in all parts of the country.”
Air raid sirens were later activated in southern Israel, including the city of Beersheba and parts of the occupied West Bank, according to Home Front Command.
Israeli media reported that many missiles were launched and most were intercepted.
US President Donald Trump warned in his Truth Social post Stating that more Iranian officials will be targeted, he said, “Iran will be hit very hard today!” he said.
Trump’s post followed comments he made to reporters aboard Air Force Once; Here, Trump made clear that he had no intention of negotiating with Iran and suggested that the Iran war would only end when Tehran no longer had a functioning army or any leadership in power.
The US president also left open the possibility of deploying American troops to the region.
Here are some images from Lebanon and the Israeli border.
Hello and welcome to our news about the US-Israeli war against Iran, which is having devastating consequences in the Middle East as it enters its second week.
US President Trump remained optimistic about the future of the war, saying Iran had been ‘destroyed’ despite refusing to rule out deploying US troops.
Meanwhile, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi also condemned the war and said it should never happen.
If you’re just tuning in, here’s a quick summary of things.
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Donald Trump He claimed that the US and Israel had “destroyed” the Iranian regime. but he gave only a vague explanation of what he meant by his demand for unconditional surrender. “This is where they cry uncle, or they can’t fight anymore and there’s no one around to cry uncle, and that can happen too,” the US president said aboard Air Force One.
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Trump left open the possibility of deploying American troops to the region. The US president spoke to reporters hours after arriving at Dover air force base in Delaware to take part in the so-called honorable transfer of six US soldiers killed in the early days of the war against Iran.
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The US-Israeli war on Iran “should never have happened”, China’s foreign minister said on Sunday. “The world cannot go back to the laws of the jungle” Wang Yi He called for an end to military operations at a press conference in Beijing.
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A Revolutionary Guard official claimed that Iran could wage a war of this magnitude and scale for “at least” another six months. This brazen statement was made by the semi-official Fars news agency, which has links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Iranian president Massoud Pezeshkian had previously apologized to neighboring countries that Iran had attacked. He also said that Iran’s interim leadership council has confirmed that no attacks or missile strikes will be carried out against these countries unless an attack on Iran originates from these countries.
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Huge clouds of smoke and fire were seen rising over the Tehran skyline throughout the night. Israeli army He said “several fuel storage complexes” were hit across the city.
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At least four people were killed in an Israeli attack on an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut. Lebanon’s health ministry said. Ten people were injured. Israel said it carried out a “precise attack” on what it called “key commanders” in the IGRC’s Quds Force foreign operations arm.
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In a post published on social media, Trump reiterates criticism of Britain’s lack of immediate support for US-Israeli attacks on Iranand claimed that Downing Street was now “seriously considering” sending two aircraft carriers to the region. “It’s okay, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them anymore – But we’ll remember,” the US president wrote.
