Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Speculation continues to grow over US involvement; Iranian Foreign Minister says US ‘partner to Israeli crime'
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Good morning. Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East as the Israel-Iran war enters its second week.
Here's a quick overview of the latest events:
Israel and Iran launched more missile strikes overnight Australian time, with Israel bombing sites across Iran, including in the capital Tehran and at Rasht on the Caspian Sea. Iranian missiles struck Beersheba and the port city of Haifa.
Iran says it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while it's under attack by Israel.
Israel's envoy to the UN, Danny Danon, told the UN Security Council his country would not stop its attacks 'until Iran's nuclear threat is dismantled'.
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong joined demands for Iran to stop its nuclear weapons program and come to the negotiating table within the two-week deadline set by Trump.
Australia shut its embassy in Tehran, and sent defence personnel and assets to the region to help evacuate Australians.
Earlier on Friday, US President Donald Trump said he would decide whether the US would join military action against Iran within two weeks.
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Israel, Iran trade strikes amid new EU diplomatic efforts
Iran said it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, as Europe tried to coax Tehran back into negotiations and the US considers whether to get involved in the conflict.
A week into its campaign, Israel said it had struck dozens of military targets, including missile production sites, a research body it said was involved in nuclear weapons development in Tehran and military facilities in western and central Iran.
The Israeli military later said they had struck surface-to-air missile batteries in southwestern Iran as part of efforts to achieve air superiority over the country. Explosions were heard in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province and at least four people there were killed, IRNA news agency reported.
At least five people were injured when Israel hit a five-storey building in Tehran housing a bakery and a hairdresser's, Fars news agency reported.
Iran fired missiles at Beersheba in southern Israel and Haifa in the north, causing damage to an Ottoman-era mosque, according to Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. A foreign ministry video also showed extensive damage to a nearby high-rise building that houses a branch of Israel's Interior Ministry. Haifa is home to Israel's busiest seaport and a naval base.
Fars news agency quoted an Iranian military spokesman as saying Tehran's missile and drone attacks on Friday had used long-range and ultra-heavy missiles against military sites, defence industries and command and control centres.
About 20 missiles were fired in those latest Iranian strikes, an Israeli military official said, and at least two people were hurt, according to the Israeli ambulance service.
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