Iran Israel war live updates: The Israeli flag flutters in front of a destroyed building at the site of an Iranian missile attack in Ramat Gan in central Israel near Tel Aviv.

Iran Israel war live updates: The Israel-Iran conflict escalated aggressively on Thursday after relentless strikes rocked both nations on day seven of the military showdown. Israel struck Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, a key nuclear site, hours after issuing evacuation warnings. Iran also unleashed a barrage of missiles, one of which hit southern Israel’s largest hospital Soroka Medical Center, causing “extensive damage”, said officials. At least 47 people have been injured in Iranian strikes on Israel, according to rescuers. …Read More

Senior officials of the United States are preparing for the possibility of striking Iran in the coming days, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.

This comes after US President Donald Trump weighed on Wednesday whether to enter the conflict to aid Israel or not, with no certainty yet on the US’ participation.

“I may do it, I may not do it…I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do,” said Trump while talking to reporters at the White House.

He also said, “I have ideas as to what to do…I like to make the final decision one second before it’s due because things change, especially with war.”

Some high-ranking European diplomats will hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday, reported Associated Press citing an European official familiar with the matter, however, there were no plans yet of the United States joining these talks.

An offer of mediation between Iran and Israel has also come from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping.

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