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The U.S. administration expects “conversation to continue” on Chinese revenue and dual-use exports benefiting Tehran, a senior U.S. official said before meetings in China.
“The Iranians were pretending to negotiate but were obfuscating the whole time,” the U.S. special envoy said on “The Mark Levin Show.”
“This is a necessary, principled move confronting evil,” said Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s foreign minister.
Militias near the Iran-Iraq border are being considered an ally in internal fighting, according to “Reuters.”
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares stated that the government’s position on the use of its bases against Iran “has not changed one iota.”
“These Iranian actions reflected ‘an escalatory approach’ and did not indicate any genuine desire for de-escalation,” the Qatari foreign ministry stated.
“We have only just begun to hunt, dismantle, demoralize, destroy and defeat their capabilities just four days in,” the U.S. defense secretary said.
Iran’s calculations in striking Gulf states are a subject of debate, with some analysts saying Iran is trying to leverage the U.S. back to the negotiating table.
In addition, four Israelis sustained injuries, including one seriously, in a multi-vehicle accident during an air-raid siren.
“Leaders in Tehran openly state their ambitions to spill American blood, evict the United States from the Middle East, eliminate Israel and dominate a region that remains vital to global stability,” per the Jewish Institute for National Security of America letter.
The IDF destroyed a secret facility near Tehran, calling the move a major blow to the Islamic Republic’s ability to develop atomic arms.
Israel’s official X account shares Times Square video hailing Khamenei’s death in joint U.S.-Israel strike as “a first step towards a better world.”
Fighter jets have flown over 1,600 sorties to locate and target Iranian regime launchers and missile stockpiles.