Overview
- Israeli air forces carried out a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Tehran and other regions, targeting military command centers and buried nuclear installations.
- The Israel Defense Forces urged residents of Arak and Khondab to evacuate immediately ahead of planned attacks near deeply buried enrichment facilities.
- President Donald Trump declined to rule out direct US military intervention, saying “I may do it, I may not,” while Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed that Iran “will never surrender” and threatened severe retaliation.
- Several European countries have evacuated their nationals and echoed France’s call for a demanding, negotiated ceasefire to halt the hostilities.
- The exchanges have killed at least 224 people in Iran and 24 in Israel, disrupted civilian life with food and fuel shortages and tightened internet restrictions in Iran.