Iran War Live Updates: Israel Escalates Attacks in Lebanon as Iran Strikes Near Tel Aviv
The New York Times
Israel carried out deadly strikes in Beirut and other Lebanese cities, intensifying its assault against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Tehran retaliated for the killing of its de facto leader with missile strikes that left two dead in Israel.
Israel carried out deadly strikes in Beirut and other Lebanese cities, intensifying its assault against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Tehran retaliated for the killing of its de facto leader with missile strikes that left two dead in Israel.
President Trump claimed that Iran had surrendered. He made the statement after the country’s president said earlier that Iran would end strikes in Gulf states, with caveats. Qatar and Bahrain reported incoming fire.
China is learning lessons from the war in Iran. Chief among them, the United States may pose an even greater threat than Beijing thought.
The Israeli military said it was striking Iran’s capital while pounding Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, as fighting there intensified. Iran said it was targeting Tel Aviv, the country’s state news agency reported.
Iranian drones landed in Azerbaijan, a day after NATO shot down a missile headed to Turkish airspace. Italy pledged air defense weapons to help Gulf nations defend against Iran’s retaliatory attacks.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military campaign against Iran was accelerating, with more warplanes arriving in the region. Earlier, Turkey said NATO had shot down an Iranian missile heading to Turkish airspace.
Iran targeted American sites throughout the region as President Trump said the United States was ready for a protracted fight. U.S. embassies and Amazon data centers were among the sites struck.
The Iran-backed militant group launched rockets into Israel as Iran fired on Israel and Arab states. President Trump told The New York Times that the U.S. planned to keep up the assault on Iran for “four or five weeks.”
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raised questions about leadership succession as attacks on Iran, and its responses, continued.