Donald Trump will decide on whether the US gets directly involved in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next two weeks, the White House says
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells reporters the US president believes there is a “substantial chance of negotiations” with Iran “in the near future”
Earlier, Iran’s deputy foreign minister told the BBC that the US joining Israeli strikes on Iran would cause hell in the region
“This is not America’s war,” Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
More than 270 people have been injured across Israel after Iran fired a barrage of missiles on Thursday, Israel’s health ministry says; Iranian officials haven’t given an update on casualties today.
Israel’s defence minister says Iran’s supreme leader “can no longer be allowed to exist” after the Soroka hospital was hit, AFP and local media report.
Iran denies targeting the hospital, saying the strike was aimed at a military site next to the facility – BBC Verify has analysed the footage.
In Iran, Israel’s military says it targeted nuclear sites, including the “inactive” Arak heavy water reactor and Natanz facility
Iran’s nuclear programme has been severely damaged, but it’s not destroyed completely, our security correspondent Frank Gardner writes. [BBC]
