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Israel and Iran Intensify Airstrikes as Trump Sets Two-Week Deadline on US Involvement

European diplomats meet Iran’s foreign minister in Geneva to seek a diplomatic solution following President Trump’s announcement of a two-week pause before deciding on direct US involvement

Overview

  • Israeli warplanes struck over 60 sites overnight, targeting missile production facilities and a defense research center near Tehran
  • Iran launched missile and drone barrages that have killed at least two dozen people in Israel and damaged residential and medical infrastructure
  • A high-level meeting in Geneva brought together Iran’s Abbas Araghchi and EU, British, French and German foreign ministers to revive stalled nuclear negotiations
  • President Trump said there is a “substantial chance” for talks and vowed to make a final decision on US military intervention within two weeks
  • Human rights groups report that more than 650 people, including over 260 civilians, have been killed in Iran and thousands wounded, underscoring the conflict’s humanitarian toll