Overview
- Masoud Pezeshkian warned that any new U.S. or Israeli attack would face a more decisive response and said Iran’s forces are stronger than before June’s conflict.
- Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet President Trump on Monday in Florida, where Israeli officials plan to brief him on options against Iran’s ballistic‑missile production.
- Western intelligence and Israeli sources reported unusual Iranian aerial and missile activity, which Israeli officials cautioned could conceal preparations for an operation.
- Israel’s June campaign, later joined by U.S. strikes on three nuclear sites, caused heavy losses in Iran—reported at roughly 1,100 deaths—and was followed by a ceasefire.
- Iran says its missile program is defensive and non‑negotiable, while France, the UK and Germany have reimposed UN sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear activities.