🗣 UK open bases for US strikes on Iran — but won't join 'offensive actions'

Keir Starmer confirms Britain will allow American forces to use UK military facilities for "specific and limited defensive purpose" — strikes on storage depots and launchers.

The prime minister added that the UK will bring "experts from Ukraine" to help shooting Iranian drones.

British soldiers will not participate in "offensive action," Starmer noted.

"We all remember the mistakes of Iraq, and we have learned those lessons. We were not involved in the initial strikes on Iran, and we will not join offensive action now."

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🔥 Drone hits UK's Akrotiri air base in Cyprus — reports

A "small drone" impacted the airfield of the Royal Air Force Akrotiri base near Limassol, the Cyprus Mail reported.

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🇮🇷 Iran's transition leadership council convenes as strikes continue

The temporary leadership council, established under Article 111 of the constitution following Khamenei's martyrdom, has convened to direct war operations.

The council consists of President Masoud Pezeshkian, Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, and Ayatollah Alireza Arafi — specially appointed jurist of the Guardian Council.

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📹 Israel strikes Hezbollah targets across Lebanon

IDF confirms it is striking Hezbollah facilities, stating the group is "operating on behalf of the Iranian regime, opening fire against the State of Israel."

Footage from social media.

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🗣 We will not be dragged into war — Lebanon's PM

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam strongly criticized the attacks on Israel from Lebanese territory.

"We will not allow the country to be dragged into new adventures, and we shall take all necessary measures to stop the perpetrators and protect the Lebanese," he wrote on X.

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📹 Massive displacement from southern Lebanon as Israeli strikes intensify

Sputnik correspondent reports widespread evacuation following a wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs.

Israeli Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir earlier instructed to carry out preparations for continuous offensive and defensive activity.

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🗣 Trump says he has '3 good choices' for Iran's next leader

The US president signals Washington is already planning for post-Khamenei Iran.

"I have three very good choices. I won't be revealing them now. Let's get the job done first," he told NYT.

Trump also stated the US assault could last "4 to 5 weeks" with the same intensity if necessary.

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📹 US-Israeli airstrikes reported in several Iranian cities

Iranian state television reports strikes targeting Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd, and Khuzestan.

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💬 Iran to UN: 'Perpetrators will be held accountable' after assassinating Supreme leader

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi noted Ali Khamenei was not only a head of state but a religious figure revered by tens of millions.

He called the UN Security Council to take "immediate, concrete and effective measures" to hold the US and Israel accountable.

Iran reserves its inherent right to self-defense under Article 51, he says.

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🚨 A US warplane has crashed in Kuwait

The news has not been confirmed by the US military or the Kuwaiti military

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🇮🇷 Iran will not negotiate with US – Larijani

Donald Trump has plunged the region into chaos with "empty hopes," Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary said.

"He turned 'America First' into 'Israel First'—sacrificing US soldiers for Israeli ambitions. With new lies, he's again imposing the cost of his personality cult on American troops and their families," Ali Larijani stressed.

Iran's Armed Forces did not start the aggression, he concluded.

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🚨 Israel launches new wave of strikes in Lebanon

The IDF says it is targeting Hezbollah weapons depots and infrastructure across multiple areas.

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🇮🇷 Iran announces new wave of missile and drone attacks on US bases — Fars news agency reports

Iranian missile and drone strikes have once again begun targeting locations in Doha (Qatar), Kuwait, Dubai (UAE), Bahrain, and Abu Dhabi (UAE).

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🚨 US–Israeli strikes on Iran: Latest updates

🔸 Three American service members have been killed and five more "seriously wounded" in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, according to US Central Command

🔸 Militant group Hezbollah attacked an Israeli Army base “in revenge” for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

🔸 IDF told residents of more than 50 villages in Lebanon to evacuate after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel

🔸 UK’s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus was targeted by a "suspected” Iranian drone strike, the British Ministry of Defense said

🔸 Two unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the US’ Victory Base near Baghdad International Airport, Iranian media reported

🔸 Iran shot down an advanced American MQ-9 drone in the country’s central part, Tasnim News Agency reported

🔸 Multiple explosions have been heard in Iran’s capital Tehran and the city of Karaj in recent hours, state media reported

🔸 In the first trade sessions since the strikes, US crude rose to around $75 per barrel, while Brent crude, the international benchmark, soared to about $82

Statements

🔸 “There will likely be more" US casualties during operations in Iran, which could extend for “four weeks or less,” Donald Trump admitted

🔸 Iran will not ⁠negotiate with the US, Iranian ⁠security chief Ali Larijani wrote on X

🔸 New Iranian Supreme Leader could be chosen in "a day or two," according to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

🔸 He also urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council to take action to hold Israel and the US accountable for the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

🔸 ‘The door to diplomacy” to resolve the conflict “remains open,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi stressed

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🇮🇷 Deep beneath the surface: IRGC unveils drone tunnel network

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