Overview

• Israel and Iran have traded air strikes for a fifth consecutive day, with Israel claiming to have destroyed about one-third of Iran’s surface-to-surface missile launchers.
• President Trump declared he seeks a “real end” to the nuclear dispute rather than a ceasefire when he cut short his G7 participation.
• The administration is considering sending envoy Steven Witkoff or Vice President JD Vance to engage directly with Iranian officials on negotiations.
• G7 leaders called for de-escalation of the regional conflict as the US deploys additional military support to the Middle East.
• Iran’s U.N. ambassador accused Israel of war crimes and blamed US support for the strikes, and Tehran residents formed long lines at gas stations after evacuation warnings.