- Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, has stated Tehran will not negotiate with the United States following the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei by US-Israeli forces.
- Larijani dismissed reports claiming Iranian officials were seeking to revive talks with the Donald Trump administration after a wave of US-Israeli strikes ignited a regional conflict.
- The US-Israeli attack, the second in eight months, prompted Iran to retaliate with missiles and drones targeting Israel and US installations across multiple Middle Eastern nations.
- The escalating conflict has resulted in nearly 200 fatalities, including over 100 schoolgirls killed in southern Iran, with Iran's foreign minister vowing that these 'crimes against the Iranian people will not go unanswered'.
- As the conflict intensified, Hezbollah launched missiles into Israel, leading to Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon that killed at least 31 people, while Donald Trump pledged to 'avenge' the deaths of US soldiers and continue combat operations.
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