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Israel and Iran Exchange Strikes as Europe Pursues Diplomacy

European foreign ministers met in Geneva to demand Iran halt uranium enrichment after renewed Israeli airstrikes.

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Overview

  • Germany’s Johann Wadephul, France’s Jean-Noël Barrot and Britain’s David Lammy conferred with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi in Geneva to press for limits on Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.
  • President Donald Trump says he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. will join Israel’s campaign against Iranian targets.
  • Israel’s military reports strikes on missile launchers and a research center in Tehran while Iran launched rockets and drones at Israeli cities, including Beersheba’s Soroka Hospital.
  • Since June 13, Iran’s attacks have killed at least 24 Israeli civilians and injured more than 800, and Iranian sources report over 650 deaths and 2,000 injuries from Israeli bombardments.
  • The UN refugee agency is preparing crisis plans for possible refugee outflows from Iran as protests sweep the region.