Live updates: Israel and Iran conflict news
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Date: less than 1 min ago
Title: Israel issues evacuation warning a district in Tehran
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The Israeli military told residents in Tehran's District 18 to evacuate an area that it highlighted in a post on X.
It warned that it would carry out strikes against military infrastructure there.
'Your presence in this area will put your life in danger,' it said.
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Date: 3 min ago
Title: Air defenses in Tehran repelling projectiles, local news agency reports
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Iran's air defenses are repelling projectiles over the capital Tehran, the semi-official Iranian outlet Mehr News Agency reported.
A video posted on the agency's X page showed flashes in the sky as explosions were heard throughout the city.
Update:
Date: 8 min ago
Title: Catch up: Trump considers role of US in Israel-Iran conflict as countries trade strikes for fifth day
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Israel and Iran traded strikes for the fifth day today as US President Donald Trump weighs if the American military should get more involved in the conflict.
The president held a meeting with his national security team and sources say he is warming to the idea of US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Israel officials, meanwhile, are waiting for Trump to make a decision — hoping the US will jump in.
Here's what to know today:
CNN's Elise Hammond, Alejandra Jaramillo, Sarah Ferris, Maureen Chowdhury, Natasha Bertrand, Tamar Michaelis, Dana Karni, Catherine Nicholls, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Kylie Atwood, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Molly English, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Matt Egan, Nicky Robertson, Hira Humayun, Nechirvan Mando, Jeremy Diamond, Lauren Izso and Michael Rios contributed reporting to this post.
Update:
Date: 5 min ago
Title: Israel detects more missiles from Iran
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Israel says it has detected more missiles launched from Iran less than an hour after it was targeted by a previous barrage.
Sirens are going off in central Israel.
Israel's air defense attempted to intercept projectiles over Tel Aviv. Explosions and sirens were heard throughout the city.
Update:
Date: 6 min ago
Title: Trump and Netanyahu spoke on the phone, White House official says
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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone ahead of Trump's Situation Room meeting, according to a White House official.
A readout of the conversation between the two leaders was not provided.
Israel and Iran are trading strikes for a sixth day after Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' in a warning to Iran.
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Date: 6 min ago
Title: Seeking Iranian regime change through military means "would lead to chaos," Macron says
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday cautioned against seeking a change to the Iranian regime through military means.
'I believe that the biggest error today is to seek a regime change in Iran through military means, because that would lead to chaos,' Macron told journalists in Kananaskis, Canada, where the G7 is holding its annual summit.
Macron got into hot water with US President Donald Trump on Monday after telling reporters that Trump had left the meeting early to discuss ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Iran.
Macron said France would support a ceasefire, though Trump quickly rejected the notion that he was working toward one.
'Our responsibility is to resume discussions as quickly as possible to restore a framework for addressing the nuclear and ballistic issues. This is what France has consistently done for the past 10 years,' Macron said.
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