Overview

• Israel and Iran remain locked in escalating strikes as Israel targets nuclear sites and Iran retaliates with missiles and drones.
• Trump delayed a decision on US participation in Israeli airstrikes, citing fears of replicating Libya’s post-Gaddafi turmoil.
• He declared on social media that the US knows Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s whereabouts but will not attempt to kill him “at least not for now.”
• Trump vetoed an Israeli proposal to assassinate Khamenei over concerns that his removal could provoke deeper instability or usher in a harsher successor.
• The White House says it is weighing potential negotiations with Tehran in the coming weeks before authorizing further military action.