Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed retaliation, US President Donald Trump has escalated rhetoric against allies, and US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has warned that Iran’s leadership is weakened but still “intact”, as the war enters a dangerous new phase.
With airports hit, energy infrastructure under attack and widespread destruction across Iran, Israel and beyond, the conflict is rapidly expanding into a regional crisis with mounting civilian and economic fallout.
