Iran Israel war highlights: The conflict between Iran and Israel has entered its fifth day, with continued strikes from both countries. With both Iran and Israel vowing to carry out large strikes and target key areas, global and regional allies have called for an urgent de-escalation. US president Donald Trump, speaking at the G7 summit in Canada, has called on Iran to “talk before its too late”….Read More

In a major statement against Iran, Trump said that the US knows where Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is “hiding”, adding that Washington is “not going to take him out (kill!), at least for now”. He also called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as tensions continued to flare up between Israel and Iran.

Since June 13, a total of 224 people have been killed in Iran, and over 1,200 others have been injured. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that at least 24 people have been killed and 592 have been injured.

Israel Iran war news Live Updates: Iran and Israel have been trading strikes for the second week in a row

Israel Iran war news: Iran and Israel continued to trade air strikes on Saturday, with Israel aiming to damage Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure on the ninth consecutive day of hostilities between the countries. The conflict intensified even as European diplomats convened in Geneva in a fresh bid to revive nuclear negotiations and stem further escalation….Read More

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has also warned the United States to not get involved in the conflict with Israel as it would be “dangerous for everyone.”

Amid the ongoing conflict, Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said that the military killed a veteran commander in the Quds force, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ overseas arm.

Early on Saturday, the navy hit a Hezbollah “infrastructure site” near the southern Lebanese city of Naqoura.

Israeli fighter jets also targeted missile infrastructure in western Iran, the military said, while Tehran launched salvos of missiles at Haifa and Beersheba. At least 19 Israelis were reported wounded, and Iran’s Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated 657 deaths and over 2,000 injuries in Iran since the conflict began.

In Geneva, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with EU foreign policy chief and ministers from the UK, France, and Germany. Araghchi said Iran would not engage with the US until Israel halts its attacks, but signaled willingness to continue talks with Europe.

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on European mediation efforts, asserting that “Iran doesn’t want to speak to Europe. They want to speak to us.” Trump had on Friday warned Tehran that it has only two weeks to de-escalate or face potential American intervention.

Performers on stage in front of a screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un draping coffins with the national flag. SEOUL—Kim Jong Un held the first public commemoration for North Korean troops who died fighting in support of Russia’s war with Ukraine, in a ceremony likely aimed at preparing the population for further such deployments.

The disclosure occurred at a glitzy Pyongyang gala performance, where the North Korean leader hosted Russia’s culture minister, according to a Monday evening broadcast on Pyongyang’s state-run television.

In an undated video played at the event, photographs showed Kim, wearing a winter jacket, mourning soldiers and standing among a row of caskets that appeared to be placed on an airport tarmac. Kim was photographed placing both hands on top of caskets draped with North Korea’s red, blue and white national flag.

Watching the scene at the gala event held Sunday, Kim shed tears.

The event commemorated the first anniversary of Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mutual defense pact. Moscow has received major troop reinforcements and munitions, while Pyongyang got weapons-development assistance.

Through the imagery, Kim, the 41-year-old dictator, is likely aiming to exalt the deployment to Russia to prevent any dissent over his decision, while bracing the public for further deployments, said Michael Madden, an expert on North Korea’s leadership at the Stimson Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

“They are telecasting to North Korea’s military personnel that they could be deployed to a foreign country,” he said.

Moscow and Pyongyang first acknowledged that North Koreans had fought alongside the Russians in April.

North Korea’s deployment of around 15,000 troops since last fall has helped Russia almost entirely eject Ukrainian forces from the Russian Kursk region. Kim agreed last month to send 6,000 more military construction workers and demining specialists to Kursk for reconstruction work, as Russia pushes Ukraine on the front lines.

Around 600 North Koreans died on the battlefield, were cremated in Kursk and were flown back to Pyongyang, according to South Korean intelligence estimates. Thousands more have been wounded, according to Western assessments.

The video montage featured soldiers scanning a battlefield map and a bloodstained notebook, presumably belonging to a deceased soldier. “Let us bravely and without hesitation engage in this sacred battle,” it read.

Write to Dasl Yoon at dasl.yoon@wsj.com

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Israel Iran war news highlights: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that a ceasefire has been agreed between Israel and Iran. Trump said on Truth Social that the ceasefire will be phased in over 24 hours and would bring an “Official END” to war. Click here to see latest updates on Israel-Iran conflict. …Read More

There was no immediate comment from Iran or Israel on Trump’s announcement.

The development comes hours after Iran launched a missile attack on a US air base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites the previous day.

Iran late on Monday launched “Operation Basharat al-Fath” against US bases in Qatar in response to the American strikes that hit three Iranian nuclear facilities, Isfahan, Fordow, and Natanz, the previous day.

Qatar hosts Al Udeid Air Base, a key hub for US military operations in the region. The base is also home to one of the Middle East’s largest airlines – Qatar Airways.

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Israel Iran war highlights: Iran denied launching missiles at Israel in the “last few hours,” following accusations that came after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the two countries following 12 days of war. The Iranian army’s general staff stated that it “denied the launch of missiles from Iran to the occupied territories (Israel) in the last few hours.”…Read More

Despite the ceasefire announcement, at least five people were killed when missiles struck a residential block in Beersheba, a city in southern Israel.

Both conflict-ridden countries have now accepted the United States’ proposal for a bilateral ceasefire. Israel, in a statement, said it had removed “a double existential threat – both the nuclear issue and ballistic missiles” and thanked US President Trump and the United States for their “defence support and participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat.”

Iranian missile attacks on Israel came after the country’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated in a post on X that the Iranian armed forces’ military operations against Israel “continued until the very last minute at 4 a.m.”

According to a post made by Trump at 3:32 a.m. IST, the ceasefire between Israel and Iran would proceed in phases over the next 24 hours, and during each phase, both sides would remain “peaceful” and “respectful.”

“On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end what should be called ‘THE 12 DAY WAR,’” Trump added in his post.

The ceasefire announcement came just hours after a U.S. air base in Qatar was struck by Iranian airstrikes in retaliation for U.S. involvement in the conflict, which included strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Late Monday, Iran launched “Operation Basharat al-Fath” targeting U.S. bases in Qatar in response to American strikes the previous day on three Iranian nuclear facilities—Isfahan, Fordow, and Natanz.

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