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Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iranian state TV hit; waves of drones, missiles launched across Israel as death tolls grow; Iranian command centres attacked
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What we know so far
Here's the latest from the Middle East:
Reuters reports that Tehran had asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and push for an immediate ceasefire. In return, Iran would show flexibility in nuclear negotiations, said the two Iranian and three regional sources.
Trump declined to answer what it would take for U.S. to be directly involved in the growing conflict between Israel and Iran, saying he did not want to talk about the issue. 'They should talk, and they should talk immediately,' Trump said during a bilateral meeting with the Canadian prime minister during the G7 summit.
Netanyahu said Monday that Israeli strikes against Iran have set Iran's nuclear program back a 'very, very long time.'
Five Israeli's were killed in airstrikes in central Israeli, Magen David Admon emergency service reported, bringing the death toll to 24 all of them civilians.
In Iran, state media says more than 224 Iranians have been killed, most of them civilians, Iran state media reported on Washington-based Iranian advocacy group Human Rights Activists reports 406 people have been killed, among them 197 civilians.
Health authorities also reported that 1,277 people were wounded in Iran. Iranians also reported fuel rationing.
An Israeli airstrike has struck Iran's state-run TV news station while it was broadcasting live, forcing the newsreader to run for cover.
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Israeli airstrike hits Iran TV live on-air
By Angus Delaney
An Israeli airstrike has struck Iran's state-run TV news station while it was broadcasting live, forcing the newsreader to run for cover.
'A few hours ago, we struck the communications center of the Iranian regime, which served Iran's armed forces,' the Israel Defence Forces said in a statement. 'The targeted facility also functions as Iran's state broadcasting authority.'
'According to our intelligence, the center was used by military forces to advance operational activity under the cover of civilian assets and infrastructure.'
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said teh attack was a 'wicked act of war crime'.
'Israeli reigime isthe biggest enemy of truth and the No#1 killer of journalists,' he said in a post on X.
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Tehran seeking ceasefire deal
Israeli forces have stepped up their bombardment of Iranian cities, while Iran proved capable of piercing Israeli air defences with one of its most successful volleys yet of retaliatory missile strikes.
'If President Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential,' Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on X.
'Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue. It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu.'
Sources told Reuters that Tehran had asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and push for an immediate ceasefire. In return, Iran would show flexibility in nuclear negotiations, said the two Iranian and three regional sources.
Netanyahu told troops at an air base that Israel was on its way to achieving its two main aims: wiping out Iran's nuclear programme and destroying its missiles.
'We are on the path to victory,' he said. 'We are telling the citizens of Tehran: 'Evacuate' — and we are taking action.'
