Iran War Live Updates: Israel Expands Lebanon Offensive; Trump’s Oil-Route Demands Draw Cool Response
The New York Times
The Israeli military said that it was escalating ground attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah. China and other nations reacted tepidly to President Trump’s call for warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Israeli military said that it was escalating ground attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah. China and other nations reacted tepidly to President Trump’s call for warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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.