Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and US President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country\u2019s rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development. Donald Trump was due to leave the Group of Seven summit in Canada later on Monday, a day early, due to the Middle East situation, the White House said. Fox News reported he would convene his National Security Council. \u201cIran should have signed the \u2018deal\u2019 I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!\u201d Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform. Netanyahu suggests killing Iran\u2019s supreme leader would end conflict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Monday that assassinating Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would \u201cend the conflict\u201d between the two arch-foes. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to escalate the conflict, it\u2019s going to end the conflict,\u201d Netanyahu told ABC News in an interview when asked about reports that US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill the supreme leader out of concern it would intensify the Iran-Israel showdown. \u201cThe \u2018forever war\u2019 is what Iran wants, and they\u2019re bringing us to the brink of nuclear war,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cIn fact, what Israel is doing is preventing this, bringing an end to this aggression, and we can only do so by standing up to the forces of evil.\u201d PM Sharif meets Iranian envoy, condemns Israeli aggression Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam while attending the Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference. During the meeting, PM Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan\u2019s unity with Iran and strongly denounced Israeli aggression and attack against the country. PM Shehbaz Sharif expressed sincere condolences to the innocent people who lost their lives in Iran due to recent Israeli attacks. He highlighted that the entire Pakistani nation stands with Iran in this tough time. The PM Shehbaz Sharif also alluded to his recent conversation with Iranian President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, repeating Pakistan\u2019s assistance for Iran at the United Nations Security Council, where Pakistan took a stand against Israeli actions as a violation of the UN Charter and international laws. Five killed, 87 injured in Iranian strikes Israel\u2019s Magen David Adom emergency service said Monday that the toll from Iran\u2019s latest missile strikes had risen to five dead and 87 injured, bringing the total toll to 20, according to AFP report. Four people were pronounced dead following strikes at four sites in central Israel, the MDA said in a statement, including \u201ctwo women and two men, all approximately 70 years old. So far, MDA teams have evacuated 87 casualties to hospitals,\u201d it added. The death toll in Israel from Iraninan attacks has now climbed to 20. Iran rejects negotiations while being under Isareli attacks Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters, as the two foes launched fresh attacks and raised fears of a wider conflict. \u201cThe Iranians informed Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue serious negotiations once Iran has completed its response to the Israeli pre-emptive strikes,\u201d said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the conflict. Iran made \u201cclear that it will not negotiate while under attack,\u201d the official said. Iran carries out fresh retaliatory strikes on Israel Iranian armed forces launched another huge attack on Israel in retaliation with barrage of almost 100 missiles on Monday morning. According to Israeli media reports, a barrage of drones and missiles at Israel on Monday morning at various cities, including Tel Aviv, Haifa and others. Several missiles hit buildings in Tel Aviv, while a fire is reported at Haifa Power plant after the Iranian attack. Israeli media reported widespread power outages in the central occupied Palestine after Iran\u2019s missile attack on Haifa. Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards said the latest attack employed a new method that caused Israel\u2019s multi-layered defence systems to target each other. Trump blocked Israeli move to target Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, say US officials WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday. \u201cHave the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do we\u2019re not even talking about going after the political leadership,\u201d said one of the sources, a senior U.S. administration official. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said top U.S. officials have been in constant communications with Israeli officials in the days since Israel launched a massive attack on Iran in a bid to halt its nuclear program. They said the Israelis reported that they had an opportunity to kill the top Iranian leader, but Trump waved them off of the plan. Trump claims Iran and Israel will reach peace \u2018soon\u2019 Iran and Israel will have peace \u201csoon\u201d, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Sunday, adding that there were many unspecified meetings happening and that the two countries should make a deal. Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, killing scores. \u201cIran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal,\u201d Trump said on Truth Social, adding that \u201cwe will have PEACE, soon.\u201d Trump did not offer any details about the meetings or evidence of progress toward peace. His assertion contradicted comments by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said on Saturday that Israel\u2019s campaign against Iran would intensify. Donald Trump warns Iran of retaliation if attacked President Donald Trump stated late Friday that the United States had no role in the Israeli military strikes on Iran, but issued a stark warning to Tehran against any retaliation. \u201cThe US had nothing to do with the attack on Iran tonight,\u201d Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth. \u201cIf we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the US Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before.\u201d Ten killed, over 200 injured in Iranian retaliation: Israel Israeli authorities have confirmed that at least ten people were killed, over 200 injured, and 35 remain missing following a large-scale Iranian retaliation strike on Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv and Haifa. The strikes, which Iran says were in retaliation for earlier Israeli actions, targeted both military and strategic locations, causing significant damage and chaos. Emergency services are continuing rescue operations, while hospitals remain overwhelmed with casualties. Iran fires new barrage of missiles at Israel The escalation between Irana nd Israel entered third day as both the nations are trading deadly strikes on each others\u2019 cities. On Saturday night, Iran launched a barrage of missiles on Israel as part of its retaliatory attacks on Israel. In the continuation of its retaliatory attacks on the criminal regime of Israel, Iran launched a massive missile attack targeting the occupied territories. Following the missile launch, sirens were activated in northern parts of occupied Palestine. Reports suggest that big explosions rocked Haifa upon the impact of Iran\u2019s hypersonic and ballistic missiles. The Israeli military confirmed that Iranian missiles struck parts of northern Israel, with Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claiming responsibility for the latest barrage. Tehran stated that cities including Haifa and Tel Aviv were targeted using Kheibar, Badr, and Emad missiles. Israel army says struck underground missile facility in western Iran The Israeli military said in latest strikes, it struck an underground facility Saturday in western Iran\u2019s Khorramabad that contained surface-to-surface and cruise missiles. \u201cThis is an important site that was even featured in a propaganda video by the Iranian regime in the past,\u201d military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin told journalists. He was likely referring to footage aired by Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards earlier this year showing what it described as a new underground missile facility. \u201cIt was struck and the senior officials associated with it have also been eliminated,\u201d Defrin said, adding that \u201cdozens of other such sites have also been destroyed\u201d. The military said the site contained \u201cstorage tunnels for surface-to-surface missiles and cruise missiles as well as multiple launch shafts\u201d. Iranian media reported strikes on Lorestan province, where Khorramabad is located, on Saturday. Iran media says air defence activated in Tehran, six other provinces Iranian media said air defences were activated Saturday over Tehran and six other provinces, on the second day of Israel\u2019s air campaign against the Islamic republic. News agency Tasnim said air defences were responding to \u201chostile targets\u201d over Tehran and in the provinces of Hormozgan in the country\u2019s south, Kermanshah and Lorestan in the west, Qom in the centre, East Azerbaijan in the northwest, and Khuzestan in the southwest. State TV reported air defence activity in the same areas. Another news agency, Fars, shared images of what it said was the \u201cdestruction of two Israeli aircraft in Tehran\u201d. Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime enemy. Iran says attacks against Israel will continue, senior Iranian military officials were quoted as saying. \u201cThis confrontation will not end with last night\u2019s limited actions and Iran\u2019s strikes will continue, and this action will be very painful and regrettable for the aggressors,\u201d Fars news agency cited one unnamed official as saying. Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel\u2019s two largest cities, sending residents rushing into shelters as successive waves of Iranian missiles streaked across the skies. The military said its air defence systems were operating. The Israeli broadcasting authority and The Associated Press news agency have reported on the increased toll to two, with nearly 40 injured. US.-Iran nuclear talks cancelled, Oman says The latest round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks. Albusaidi\u2019s statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon. A senior official of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s administration, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Sunday\u2019s talks had been cancelled. Washington, however, remained committed to the negotiations and hoped \u201cthe Iranians will come to the table soon,\u201d the official said. Israel warns Iran Iranian fire still struck residential districts in Israel, however, and Defence Minister Israel Katz said Iran\u2019s leadership had crossed a red line. \u201cIf (Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn,\u201d he said in a statement. Israel announces new strikes Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Air Force Commander Tomer Bar said Saturday that the path to Iran is now clear, announcing new airstrikes on the capital Tehran. During a security assessment amid ongoing hostilities with Iran, they both declared that \u201cthe path to Iran is paved,\u201d according to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. According to plans, Israeli Air Force planes will strike targets in Tehran, they added. Iran warns US, UK, France Iran has warned the three western allies that their bases and ships in the region will be targeted if they help stop strikes on Israel, ARY News reported quoting Iranian state media. \u201cAny country that participates in repelling Iranian attacks on Israel will be subject to the targeting of all regional bases of the complicit government, including military bases in the Persian Gulf countries and ships and naval vessels in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea by Iranian forces,\u201d said a government statement quoted by Iran\u2019s semi-official Mehr news agency. Two Iranian commanders martyred Two deputy commanders at the Iranian armed forces\u2019 general staff were killed in Israeli attacks, Iranian state media report. The dead were identified as General Gholamreza Mehrabi and General Mehdi Rabbani. It was unclear when the two commanders were killed. Israel\u2019s attacks on Iran since Friday have killed at least 78 people, including senior military officials. US military helped stop Iranian missiles heading to Israel, officials say The U.S. military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles that were headed toward Israel, two U.S. officials said on Friday. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not provide further information, including whether fighter jets or warships carried out the defensive operation. Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country\u2019s main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, while Israel declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes. \u201cWe are at a decisive moment in Israel\u2019s history,\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded video message. \u201cIn the last hour, dozens of missiles have been launched at the state of Israel from Iran, some of which were intercepted,\u201d the Israeli military said. In Iran, several explosions were heard in the capital Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The Fars news agency said two projectiles hit Tehran\u2019s Mehrabad airport, and Iranian media said flames were reported there. Close to key Iranian leadership sites, the airport hosts an air force base with fighter jets and transport aircraft. The Fars news agency said Tehran launched waves of airstrikes on Saturday after two salvos on Friday night. One of the waves targeted Tel Aviv before dawn on Saturday, with explosions heard in the capital and Jerusalem, witnesses said. Israel\u2019s ambulance service said 34 people were injured on Friday night in the Tel Aviv area, most with minor injuries. Police later said one person had died. Israel on Friday said it targeted Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders on Friday at the start of what it warned would be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. \u201cMoments ago Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel\u2019s very survival. This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.\u201d Israel targeted Iranian scientists working on a nuclear bomb, its ballistic missile program and its Natanz uranium enrichment facility, in an operation that would continue for days, he said. An Israeli military official said Israel was striking \u201cdozens\u201d of nuclear and military targets including the facility at Natanz in central Iran. The official said Iran had enough material to make 15 nuclear bombs within days. Alongside extensive air strikes, Israel\u2019s Mossad spy agency led a series of covert sabotage operations inside Iran, Axios reported, citing a senior Israeli official. These operations were aimed at damaging Iran\u2019s strategic missile sites and its air defence capabilities. Tel Aviv\u2019s Ben Gurion Airport was closed until further notice, and Israel\u2019s air defence units stood at high alert for possible retaliatory strikes from Iran. \u201cFollowing the pre-emptive strike by the State of Israel against Iran, a missile and UAV (drone) attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate time frame,\u201d Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement. Iran downs Israeli drones The Iranian forces have shot down drones on a reconnaissance mission over northwestern Iran, Iranian state media reported. \u201cIslamic fighters [Iranian forces] in the Salmas border region successfully shot down Israeli drones that had violated the country\u2019s airspace,\u201d state television said, adding the \u201cdrones had entered Iranian airspace on espionage and reconnaissance missions\u201d. Iran on US nuclear Iran said the dialogue with the U.S. over Tehran\u2019s nuclear programme is \u201cmeaningless\u201d after Israel\u2019s military strike against its longstanding enemy, accusing Washington of supporting the attack. \u201cThe other side (the U.S.) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran\u2019s territory,\u201d the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying. Iran retaliates Iran launched over 100 retaliatory drones after Israel launched deadly strikes that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders, according to the Israeli military. Israel launches new attack on Iran\u2019s Tabriz: Report Israeli forces launched a renewed attack on Tabriz, the northwestern city of Iranm, Iran\u2019s Tasnim news agency reported. The city is currently under \u201csevere attack\u201d by Israel, according to Iranian media reports. The attack took place at 12:30 pm local time on Friday. Images released in the social networks show thick plumes of smoke rising into the sky from the airport near Tabriz, the media outlet reported. The news agency claimed that the site that has been targeted is believed to be Shahid Fakuri military airbase that accommodates fighter aircraft. NA passes resolution condemning Israeli attack on Iran The National Assembly (NA) on Friday unanimously passed a resolution, strongly condemning the Israeli attack on Iran. The House expressed complete solidarity with the government and people of Iran and extended heartfelt condolences to the families of those martyred in the attack. The resolution, moved by Syed Naveed Qamar, affirmed that Iran has the sovereign right to defend its territorial integrity. \u201cAn attack on Iran\u2019s sovereignty and security is unacceptable,\u201d the resolution stated. \u201cPakistan stands in complete solidarity with the Iranian government and people.\u201d The resolution also called for an immediate end to Israeli aggression and urged the United Nations Security Council and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene emergency meetings in response to the situation. PM Sharif condemns Israeli aggression Prime Minister Shehabz Sharif has strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on Iran, ARY News reported on Friday. Sharif, in his post on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), stated that: \u201cI condemn, in the strongest possible terms, today\u2019s unprovoked attack on Iran by Israel. I convey my deepest sympathies to the Iranian people on the loss of lives in this attack. This grave and highly irresponsible act is deeply alarming and risks further de-stabilising an already volatile region.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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