Israel-Iran live: Eight killed in Israel as Iran breaches Iron Dome; minister rows back on threat to Tehran residents
Iran and Israel have exchanged attacks for a fourth night, with Iranian rockets killing at least eight in Israel and explosions reported in Tehran. Iran's intelligence chief has been reported dead. Follow the latest here and listen to Trump 100 as you scroll.
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Telegraph
34 minutes ago
- Telegraph
Tottenham concern with Manor Solomon stranded in Israel during Iran conflict
Tottenham Hotspur are in touch with Manor Solomon after the winger was stranded in Israel because of the conflict with Iran. Solomon returned to his home country to marry his long-term partner Dana Vaoshina last week, but is now stuck in Israel and unsure when he will be able to return. A Tottenham spokesperson said: 'We are constantly in regular dialogue with all our players regarding their wellbeing and welfare.' Israel's airspace was closed, with flights to and from the country suspended, amid an air war with Iran who they have traded deadly missile attacks with. A source close to Solomon said that the player will only be able to leave Israel 'when the sky will open' and added they hoped for more news by the end of the week. Tottenham are not due to return to training until July, when Solomon will hope to impress new head coach Thomas Frank. But the club are understandably concerned about the safety and welfare of their player before then. Solomon spent last season on loan at Leeds United and played a key role in the club's promotion to the Premier League, scoring 10 league goals and contributing 12 assists. Leeds are believed to be interested in signing Solomon permanently, but Frank is likely to assess his new squad in pre-season before deciding on their futures. Solomon was offered support by Spurs in 2023 following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and was given permission by the club to travel back to his home country later that year for a family matter. The 25-year-old received an apology from Meta after his Instagram account was temporarily deactivated in the aftermath of posts he made showing support for Israel. Meta, the company that owns Instagram, insisted the closure of his account was a mistake. In the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel, Solomon posted an emotional message on Instagram that read: 'In the past two days my country, my family, my friends and my beloved people have been going through hell. 'Over 800 Israelis have been murdered – the most murdered in one day since the Holocaust! Over 150 people have been kidnapped – including women, children, babies and elderly people. Thousands of missiles and rockets have been fired towards innocent civilians! 'Hamas is not doing [and has never done] anything in favour of the Palestine people. Hamas is a terror organisation with one mission only – to wipe the Jews off the planet. 'Supporting them means supporting terror, just like supporting Al-Qaeda, Isis and the attacks on 9.11. Israel has the right to defend itself! Pray for Israel.'
Daily Mail
35 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Tucker Carlson warns that Fox News 'liars' influencing Trump could END his presidency over nuclear war
Journalist Tucker Carlson traveled to Washington, DC on Monday, publicly urging the president away from an escalating war in the Middle East and warning him it could lead to the 'end' of his presidency. Carlson said he was in town for a series of interviews and appeared on the War Room with Steve Bannon show to discuss the ongoing debate about the war in Iran and the role that the United States should play in the conflict. He revealed that he 'loved' President Trump and wanted him to be successful, but warned that the Israeli military operations against Iran threatened to get the United States further mired into the conflict. 'A full-scale war with Iran,' he argued, ' would end, I believe, Trump's presidency, effectively end it, so that's why I'm saying this.' Carlson said if he could speak to Trump about the conflict, he would urge him to act in America's interests and bring peace to the region. 'I would say to him, you're the only person who can bring peace. You should continue to try and do that, it's difficult, it takes a long time but your timetable is the only timetable that matters, don't get bum rushed,' he said. Carlson said he was hopeful that the president would move to deescalate the conflict. 'We're in the final stages of being able to pull back and pretty soon there's no pulling back,' he said, calling for 'active steps to prevent the inevitable' war in the Middle East that could escalate into 'world war.' Carlson was angry at what he described were 'lies' about Trump's commitment to peace in Iran, criticizing reports suggesting the president only used the peace process to lure Iran into complacency while Israel planned their attacks. 'They're lying about him. He sincerely believes now that this could be a predicate to a peace deal, he really thinks that and wants that,' he said. Carlson spoke as the president was in Canada for the G7 summit talks on Monday. 'I wish the president was not in Canada. I don't wish a trip to Canada on anyone ... I hope he gets home soon because you don't want any of that Canadian to rub off on you while you're there,' he said. He warned that Israeli president Bibi Netanyahu would continue to try to get the United States further involved in their war, but urged him to deliver a tough message to Israel. 'I think this can be stopped but it's going to require a really tough step which is to say to our client state which is to say, "We love you, we want to help you, we don't think you're acting in your own interest ... what we're not going to do is imperil American national security, the American economy, or America itself on your behalf,' he said. Carlson addressed attacks from Fox News host and radio legend Mark Levin and other pro-Israel figures in the United States who have escalated attacks against him for criticizing Israel's military strikes on Iran. 'My interest is really simple, I don't want the United States be meshed into another Middle Eastern war that doesn't serve our interests,' he said. Carlson revealed he supported Israel, but believed the recent conflict with Iran was not in their national interests. 'If you think I'm anti-Israel, then you've lost the plot son,' he said, recalling a conversation he had with an Israeli official. He said his positions was a 'disaster for me personally' and that many of his previous colleagues and friends from Fox News continued to attack him for his views. 'It's crazy how people that are against killing are the criminals all of a sudden,' he said. Levin has escalated his attacks against Carlson in recent weeks, giving him the nickname 'Chatsworth Qatar-lson' and accusing him of getting funded by Qatar to share his views. 'I always liked Mark Levin, I got along with him, he's a blowhard, sad personal life, and all that but I was never mad at Mark Levin,' he said. Carlson defied the idea that he was working for the Qatari government. 'I've never taken a dime from any foreign country or anybody actually,' he said. He questioned the motives of his critics, accusing them of 'projecting' their own weaknesses on him. 'They're the ones that have these weird complex motives,' he said, declaring that his critics had 'empty, tormented personal lives.' Carlson also addressed the Fox News platform, challenging they were committed to the vision of escalating military interventionism in the Middle East. 'Anyone who stands in their way will be destroyed,' he said. Carlson said that Mark Levin was 'terrible on TV' but questioned why the veteran radio host was 'all over primetime' championing America's commitment to Israel's fight. He tried to soften his criticism of Fox News, saying he personally liked Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan and the people who worked there. 'What they are doing is what they always do, which is just turning up the propaganda hose to full blast and just trying to knock elderly Fox viewers off their feet and make them to subject to more wars, he said, adding that he 'respected their sincerity,' but 'fundamentally disagreed' with their views. Trump responded to Carlson and others who warned that supporting Israel's war in Iran was against his campaign promise act on an 'American First' agenda. 'Well, considering that I'm the one that developed America First, and considering that the term wasn't used until I came along, I think I'm the one that decides that,' he said in an interview with The Atlantic. Trump argued that military action to disrupt Iran's nuclear program was essential to peace.
BBC News
37 minutes ago
- BBC News
Israel's smaller, sophisticated military opposes larger Iran
Israel's conflict with Iran may look like a mismatch on paper - a nation of nine million people taking on a giant of the Middle East, home to 88 Israel's formidable and sophisticated military forces - with an arsenal largely, but not exclusively, provided by the United States - are enabling it to overpower a much larger BBC looks at the military balance in the latest war in the Middle East. What has Israel achieved so far? Israel already says it has gained control over the skies over Tehran. It has been a complete mismatch in the air - with no sign of Iran's few ageing fighter jets even getting off the ground. Israel's fleet of modern, US-made fighters have been able to drop guided bombs from short range - with apparently little concern of being shot of the threat from Iran's air defences was destroyed in an earlier Israeli strike in October - using longer range "stand-off" weapons to target Iran's S300 missile systems. In recent days Israel's air force has continued to target ground-based radar and launchers. Even before the attack got under way, Israel had intelligence operatives inside Iran preparing to disrupt its response. Mossad agents used drones smuggled into the country to target Iran's remaining air defence attacks also wiped out many in Iran's top level of command, which would have also undermined Iran's response. Is Iran still able to strike back? Before Israel began its attacks, Iran had what the US described as the "largest ballistic missile arsenal" in the Middle vary from between 2,000 to 3,000. Some of those, and the factories in which they were produced, have already been hit by Israel. But Tehran has still been able to fire wave after wave into Israel, and some missiles have penetrated its sophisticated air defences. The Israeli military says it has now destroyed a third of Iran's surface to surface launchers. But while Iran's missile programme will have been degraded, it has not been destroyed. It remains the greatest direct threat to despite Israel's attacks, Iran still has many short range air defence Bronk, of the defence think tank Rusi, said that while Israel may now be able to claim air superiority over Tehran, it has still not achieved air dominance and the threat of short range missiles remain. Does Iran have allies - and what could they do? Iran has for years invested in Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon with military advice, weapons and technology. But their ability to threaten Israel on its frontiers has been greatly diminished by Israeli action over the last two years: Hamas has been all but destroyed in Gaza, and Hezbollah's potency reduced to the point where it has not responded to Israel's attack on its Houthis, while more distant in Yemen, have still been able to fire the occasional salvo of missiles into Israel. They survived a sustained US bombing campaign earlier this year, and were able to bring down several US Reaper drones with short range ground-to-air missiles. Could other countries be dragged in? Iran has the ability to strike western interests in the region. Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq have targeted western military bases in the region. The US and the UK have been preparing for the worst. There are still around 100 UK personnel based in Baghdad alongside the US military. Their safety is one reason why Kier Starmer, the British prime minister, recently ordered additional RAF Typhoon jets to Cyprus. US and UK military naval personnel and ships are also stationed in Bahrain. The longer this war goes on the greater the risk for western forces in the still has the ability to disrupt or choke one of the world's main shipping lanes in the Straight of Hormuz. It may not currently seem wise for Tehran to widen the conflict, but it could do so if it chooses. Can Israel achieve its goals? Israel has the upper hand, but the continuation of its military campaign is still largely dependent on US backing. It receives billions of dollars of US military aid each year. Most of the weapons being fired from their American-made jets have been flown in from the US. Even some of the interceptor missiles for its own Iron Dome air defences are made in the "bunker busting" bombs Israel has been using to target Iran's underground nuclear programme are mostly US-supplied. Donald Trump, the US president, has so far been willing to back their use, though it is reported that he vetoed Israeli plans to target Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali has the US given Israel access to the one weapon that would probably be needed to penetrate Iran's underground nuclear complex at Fordow - the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a 30,000lb (13,600kg) bomb, which also can only be delivered by US B2 strategic with continuing US military support there will be limits to what Israel can achieve. Air power may set back Iran's nuclear programme, but it won't destroy it. Israeli hopes of toppling the Iranian regime seem highly unlikely. Air campaigns can create fear and chaos and rubble. But think of Libya in 2011, or Israel's continuing assault on Gaza: they rarely result in a clear-cut victory.
