The Latest Breaking News from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Trump had set a deadline for diplomacy – but few expected the Israeli sucker punches that have left Tehran reeling

Israel has pointed to allegations of assassination threats as the U.S. weighs joining military campaign

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes a week into their war Friday as new diplomatic efforts appeared to be underway

France has named career diplomat Pierre Cochard as its new ambassador to Iran, as European governments push to revive nuclear talks and prevent a wider regional war. His appointment comes amid growing fears for the safety of two French citizens still jailed in Tehran, and just over a week after…

The Iranian supreme leader faces his biggest threat yet after more than three decades in power

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz also said that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “cannot continue to exist”, as he likened the Iranian leader to a “modern day Hitler” in a post on X.

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Here are the key events on day seven of the Israel-Iran conflict.

President Donald Trump reportedly believes bombing Fordow, Iran's nuclear facility buried deep under a mountain, is necessary to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that his country’s campaign in Iran “could certainly” lead to regime change. In an interview with Fox News on June 15, he called the government in Tehran “very weak” and added that, given the opportunity, “80% of the [Iranian] people would throw…

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