Overview

• Germany, France and the UK backed by the EU presented Iran with a comprehensive offer in Geneva to end hostilities and resume nuclear talks
• Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi said Iran will only return to negotiations once Israel stops its air campaign
• The Israeli air force struck missile depots and research facilities deep in Iran overnight while Iranian rockets—including one that struck a cancer institute—targeted sites in Israel
• President Trump has dismissed Europe’s initiative and said he will decide within two weeks whether to deploy US forces, urging Iran to deal directly with Washington
• More than 650 people have died in Iran and at least two dozen in Israel, spurring embassy closures in Tehran, German military evacuations from Israel and UNHCR emergency planning for potential Iranian refugees