Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Trump mulls US involvement in strikes on Iran, saying he ‘may or may not' join Israeli strikes; Tehran reportedly set to target US military bases in Middle East
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In brief: The latest on the situation in the Middle East
Thank you for joining us for our coverage of the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Here's a quick overview of the latest developments:
US President Donald Trump has demanded 'unconditional surrender' from Iran as its conflict with Israel escalates and tensions grow within Trump's Republican Party about whether the world's most powerful military should become directly involved in yet another Middle East theatre of war.
The White House confirmed Trump had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but would not divulge details of the call – and Trump, unusually, refrained from posting about it on social media.
Trump remained non-committal overnight when asked if the US would join Israel's attacks on Iran. 'I may do it (join the Israeli attacks). I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do.'
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US military intervention in the conflict would be met with 'irreparable harm' and that his country would not surrender.
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations described Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear sites as an act of war against humanity, exposing people to the risk of hazardous leaks.
The first Israeli repatriation flights landed on home soil at Tel Aviv, as evacuations of internationals continued by air, road and sea from both Israel and Iran.
You can catch up with everything we know about the conflict on our regularly updated 'what we know so far' page.
4.03am
US military prepared to execute any Trump order, says Hegseth
The US military was prepared to execute any order President Donald Trump might give on matters of war and peace, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said overnight, even as he declined to confirm preparations were under way for a potential US strike on Iran.
'If and when those decisions are made, the Department (of Defence) is prepared to execute them,' Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
He told lawmakers that the Pentagon was providing 'options' to Trump.
4.01am
Iran calls Trump 'cowardly' as it hits back at the White House
Iran has hit back at US President Donald Trump's claim that Iran had reached out to negotiate.
'No Iranian official has ever asked to grovel at the gates of the White House,' the official X account for Iran's diplomatic mission to the UN, posted.
'The only thing more despicable than his (Trump's) lies is his cowardly threat to 'take out' Iran's Supreme Leader. Iran does NOT negotiate under duress, shall NOT accept peace under duress, and certainly NOT with a has-been warmonger clinging to relevance.
'Iran shall respond to any threat with a counter-threat, and to any action with reciprocal measures.'
4.01am
Trump and Khamenei: A war of words
As we reported last night, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that any American strikes targeting Iran would result in 'irreparable damage' for the US.
He said he would not heed US President Donald Trump's call for Iran to back down from its retaliatory strikes against Israel.
4.00am
'Nobody knows what I'm going to do': Trump
US President Donald Trump remained non-committal overnight when asked if the US would join Israel's attacks on Iran.
'I may do it (join the Israeli attacks). I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do,' Trump said when asked if he is moving closer to striking Iran's nuclear facilities, adding that Tehran had reached out about the possibility of negotiations.
Trump said he had encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to push forward with strikes on Iran. The two men had spoken on Tuesday, but Trump said he had given Netanyahu no indication about whether the US would commit forces.
'I said, 'keep going,'' Trump said when asked about his message to Netanyahu.
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4.00am
In brief: The latest on the situation in the Middle East
Thank you for joining us for our coverage of the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Here's a quick overview of the latest developments:
US President Donald Trump has demanded 'unconditional surrender' from Iran as its conflict with Israel escalates and tensions grow within Trump's Republican Party about whether the world's most powerful military should become directly involved in yet another Middle East theatre of war.
The White House confirmed Trump had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but would not divulge details of the call – and Trump, unusually, refrained from posting about it on social media.
Trump remained non-committal overnight when asked if the US would join Israel's attacks on Iran. 'I may do it (join the Israeli attacks). I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do.'
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US military intervention in the conflict would be met with 'irreparable harm' and that his country would not surrender.
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations described Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear sites as an act of war against humanity, exposing people to the risk of hazardous leaks.
The first Israeli repatriation flights landed on home soil at Tel Aviv, as evacuations of internationals continued by air, road and sea from both Israel and Iran.
You can catch up with everything we know about the conflict on our regularly updated 'what we know so far' page.
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