The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iran has enriched large quantities of uranium at its facilities

Civilians killed as explosions rock Israeli cities as Iran and Israel exchange missile fire for a fourth day in a further escalation of their conflict

White House says president – who earlier warned people in Tehran to evacuate – will leave summit in Canada today

Day four of intensifying hostilities between Iran and Israel draws to a close, but with no end to the exchanges of missiles and drones in sight. Euronews has this roundup of the key events from Monday evening.

Brent crude falls by 3.4% late on Monday amid reports of potential talks to end the hostilities

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Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely underground, and there are conflicting reports of how much damage has been done.

In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to defeating the Palestinian Liberation Organisation was to assassinate its then-leader Yasser Arafat.

Late last week, Israel began a wave of attacks on Iran under the banner of Operation Rising Lion, with the stated goal of crippling the Islamic republic’s nuclear program and long-range strike capabilities. At the outset, Israel claimed Iran would soon be able to build nine nuclear weapons, a situation…