Overview

• President Trump has given Tehran two weeks to negotiate before deciding whether to commit U.S. forces to the conflict, with bunker-buster bombs on the Fordo enrichment site under consideration.
• Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told European counterparts that there will be no U.S. negotiations until Israel halts its air campaign against Iranian targets.
• The Israel Defense Forces reported fresh airstrikes on missile-production facilities and the SPND nuclear research center around Tehran, Rasht and western Iran.
• Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel this week, with several breaching defences and injuring at least 31 civilians in Haifa and wounding medical staff in Beersheba.
• IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warned that any attack on Iran’s nuclear reactors, especially the Bushehr power plant, risks a significant release of radioactivity.