Overview
- Iran’s missile strikes on Beer Sheva damaged the Soroka Medical Center and targeted a Tel Aviv high-rise without fatalities as Israeli defenses intercepted multiple threats
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to rule out strikes against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declaring that no Iranian figure should have immunity
- Iran-backed militias in Iraq have vowed to attack US military bases in the region if Washington enters the conflict
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemned any attempt to assassinate Iran’s leader or force regime change, warning such actions would be unacceptable
- International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said that evidence of higher-level uranium enrichment in Iran does not prove a nuclear weapon program and emphasized diplomacy as the way forward