Israel-Iran battle dwell: Trump floats regime change to ‘make Iran nice once more’ as area braces for Iranian response to US strikes

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Whats up and welcome to our dwell protection of the US and Israeli battle on Iran.

US president Donald Trump has introduced up the potential of regime change in Iran following US navy strikes in opposition to key Iran navy websites over the weekend, at the same time as prime members of his administration insisted the US was not looking for to topple the Iranian management.

“It’s not politically right to make use of the time period, “Regime Change,” but when the present Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” Trump wrote in a submit on his social media platform Reality Social.

Earlier, vice-president JD Vance had insisted the US was “not at battle with Iran, we’re at battle with Iran’s nuclear programme” whereas US secretary of state Marco Rubio stated that that the US was “not on the lookout for battle in Iran”.

The world was in the meantime braced for Iran’s response after to the US assaults, which noticed it becoming a member of Israel within the largest western navy motion in opposition to the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution.

Talking in Istanbul, Iranian international minister Abbas Araqchi stated his nation would contemplate all attainable responses. There can be no return to diplomacy till it had retaliated, he stated. “The US confirmed they haven’t any respect for worldwide legislation. They solely perceive the language of menace and drive,” he stated.

He later flew to Moscow to debate “widespread threats” with President Vladimir Putin.

In different key developments:

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel could be very near assembly its targets in Iran of eradicating the threats of ballistic missiles and the nuclear programme. Talking to Israeli reporters, he stated: “We gained’t pursue our actions past what is required to attain them, however we additionally gained’t end too quickly. When the targets are achieved, then the operation is full and the preventing will cease.”
The UK, France and Germany have launched a joint assertion following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear services, saying that they name upon Iran to interact in negotiations resulting in settlement that addresses all considerations related to its nuclear program. The three nations additionally urged Iran “to not take any additional motion that would destabilize the area”, including: “We now have persistently been clear that Iran can by no means have a nuclear weapon and might not pose a menace to regional safety.”
Iran’s well being ministry stated that the US strikes on its nuclear services had wounded an unspecified variety of folks however that none “confirmed any indicators of radioactive contamination”. “For years, the ministry of well being has arrange nuclear emergency models within the nearest medical services to nuclear websites,” ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour stated on X.
Israel stated that its fighter jets had struck “dozens” of targets throughout Iran on Sunday, together with a long-range missile web site in Yazd within the centre of the nation for the primary time, Agence France Presse experiences. A navy assertion stated that “roughly 30 IAF (air drive) fighter jets struck dozens of navy targets all through Iran” – together with “the ‘Imam Hussein’ Strategic Missile Command Heart within the Yazd space, the place long-range Khorramshahr missiles have been saved”.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio stated that “there are not any deliberate navy operations proper now in opposition to Iran.” In a brand new interview with CBS, Rubio added that “nobody will know for days” whether or not Iran had moved a few of its nuclear supplies previous to the strikes.
Iran’s parliament has reportedly permitted the closing of the important thing strait of Hormuz delivery lane. Reuters reported Iran’s supreme nationwide safety council will make the ultimate resolution on the transfer, which might hamstring world commerce by shutting the slim passage between Iran and Oman.
Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence, stated the impression of the air strikes was nonetheless being assessed, however that the bombing had hit the areas that had been recognized within the planning of the operation. Hegseth stated: “The battle injury evaluation is ongoing, however our preliminary evaluation because the chairman stated is that each one of our precision munitions struck the place we wished them to strike, and had the specified impact.”
Pete Hegseth praised Donald Trump’s management, and stated he had overseen the “obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Hegseth stated: “Many presidents have dreamed of delivering the ultimate blow to Iran’s nuclear program, and none might till President Trump.”

Key occasions

9 Palestinian civilians have been killed late on Sunday by an Israeli artillery strike that focused folks ready for meals support within the Al-Waha space, northwest of Gaza Metropolis, the Palestinian information company Wafa has reported.

It was not attainable to independently confirm the report as Israeli doesn’t permit international journalists into the occupied territory.

As we reported earlier, medical authorities in Gaza say about 450 Palestinians have been killed and 1000’s extra have been injured over the previous 12 days in Israeli assaults on folks ready to gather support from meals distribution websites lately opened by the US and Israeli-backed “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation”.

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NZ international minister on the lookout for proof that justified US strikes on Iran

Winston Peters, New Zealand’s international minister, has stated he’s on the lookout for “proof to do with” Iran’s nuclear program that was “approach outdoors the negotiated place they’ve been taking all this time” to justify the US strikes on websites throughout the nation.

Peters instructed Radio NZ that Iran had “been marvellously good at negotiating their approach out of issues and the query is, have they saved to their commitments, have they breached their worldwide obligations”.

He stated the world wanted to “discover that out earlier than we rush to judgment”.

Yesterday, Peters said he discovered the strikes “extraordinarily worrying” and stated it was “important” additional escalation was averted. He stated:

New Zealand strongly helps efforts in direction of diplomacy. We urge all events to return to talks. Diplomacy will ship a extra enduring decision than additional navy motion.

The NZ prime minister, Christopher Luxon, stated the precise response “can’t be extra navy motion” saying politics wanted to take precedent, AAP experiences.

‘Obliteration is an correct time period’, Trump says after officers say injury from Iran strikes not but clear

“Monumental injury” was accomplished to “all Nuclear websites” in Iran throughout the US assault on the nation on the weekend, Donald Trump has stated in his newest feedback, after officers stated the extent of harm accomplished remained unconfirmed. In a submit on his social media platform Reality Social the US president wrote:

Monumental Harm was accomplished to all Nuclear websites in Iran, as proven by satellite tv for pc photographs. Obliteration is an correct time period! The white construction proven is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its roof nicely under floor degree, and fully shielded from flame. The most important injury happened far under floor degree. Bullseye!!!

The feedback got here after Gen Dan Caine, the chair of the joint chiefs of workers, stated the dimensions of the injury underground was not but confirmed. He stated it was not clear whether or not Iran retained some nuclear functionality.

Donald Trump when saying the strikes on Saturday evening stated that the websites had been “fully and completely obliterated”.

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has stated his authorities helps the US strikes on Iran, blaming Tehran for not coming “to the desk” on nuclear diplomacy however including that Canberra now wished “diplomacy, dialogue and de-escalation”.

Iran was holding talks on a nuclear settlement with Washington when Israel launched its shock assault on the nation. Worldwide legislation specialists have said the US and Israeli strikes are illegal underneath the UN constitution.

Israel is the only Middle East state with nuclear weapons however has by no means formally acknowledged its arsenal. It has not signed the nuclear nuclear non-proliferation treaty, not like Iran.

Talking to reporters in Canberra simply now, Albanese stated:

The world has lengthy agreed that Iran can’t be allowed to get a nuclear weapon and we help motion to stop that – that’s what that is. The US motion was directed at particular websites central to Iran’s nuclear program. We don’t need escalation and a full-scale battle.

We proceed to name for dialogue and for diplomacy. As I’ve stated for a lot of days now, we’re deeply involved about any escalation within the area and we need to see diplomacy, dialogue and de-escalation.

We now have been upfront in regards to the problem going through the worldwide neighborhood – that’s, coping with the menace posed by any Iranian nuclear weapons program and coping with the chance of regional escalation. That’s why Australia referred to as upon Iran to return to the desk and abandon any nuclear weapons program. Iran didn’t come to the desk simply because it has repeatedly didn’t adjust to its worldwide obligations.

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Israeli forces have bombed tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Buraq camp close to Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Al Jazeera has reported.

The broadcaster stated it had verified footage circulating on-line that confirmed a deep crater ensuing from the bombing and folks trying to find these trapped.

It isn’t attainable to independently confirm experiences from Gaza as Israel doesn’t permit international journalists into the occupied territory.

Israeli support massacres in Gaza proceed as world’s consideration turns to Iran

Malak A Tantesh

Simply after midnight on Thursday morning, Abdullah Ahmed left his sleeping spouse and youngsters of their small and crowded residence within the battered al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and headed north.

The 31-year-old vegetable vendor had heard that the close by meals distribution web site lately opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Basis (GHF), a secretive Israeli- and US-backed non-public organisation that started operations within the territory final month, can be handing out meals at 2am.

To get there early and maximise his likelihood of grabbing a field of flour, oil, beans and different fundamentals, Ahmed and a few pals set out throughout the damaging rubble-strewn roads.

Simply reaching the neighborhood of the centre, certainly one of 4 run by the GHF, was harmful. “On a regular basis we might hear the sound of shells and stray bullets flying over us. We saved taking cowl behind the ruins of homes. Whoever doesn’t take cowl is uncovered to loss of life,” he stated.

All final week, each evening and most mornings, there have been similar scenes across Gaza, as tens of 1000’s of hungry, determined folks converged on the GHF websites or waited at factors the place vans loaded with UN flour have been anticipated.

On daily basis, someplace within the devastated territory, these gatherings had a equally deadly conclusion when Israeli forces open fireplace.

The precise toll over the past 12 days is unclear. Medical authorities in Gaza say about 450 have died and 1000’s extra have been injured. The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) admit that some have been harm by their fireplace however haven’t admitted any deaths in shootings, which they are saying are directed at “suspects” who’ve posed a menace to their forces and solely ever comply with warning photographs.

Australia’s ASX plummets greater than $10bn after US Iran strikes

Luca Ittimani

Greater than $10bn has been wiped from the Australian share market on opening after the US bombing of Iranian nuclear services, as merchants react to worsening financial development prospects.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 fell under 8,460 factors, again to close the place it was initially of June after holding above 8,500 factors on Friday. It had closed at an all-time excessive of 8,592 on 11 June, days earlier than Israel started its navy strikes on Iran, however has fallen in six of the following seven buying and selling days.

Power corporations together with Woodside, Origin and Santos rose in worth after predictions the widening battle within the Center East would drive up world oil and fuel costs.

However these greater costs would prohibit financial exercise in Australia, which noticed merchants promote down the massive banks in addition to consumer-facing corporations from Flight Centre and Qantas to Breville and playing firm Tabcorp. Furnishings retailer Temple and Webster shed greater than $100m in worth.

Worsening prospects for world financial development imply a poorer outlook for Australian commodity costs, pushing down share costs for Mineral Assets, Pilbara Minerals and Champion Iron.

Earlier, Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, instructed an emergency assembly of the UN safety council that the US had “determined to destroy diplomacy” with its strikes on Iran.

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Israel has made a ‘grave mistake’, Khamenei’s social media account says

Israel has made a “grave mistake” and “have to be punished”, a social media account related to Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stated in what can be his first feedback because the US joined Israel’s battle on his nation. The post on X learn:

The Zionist enemy has made a grave mistake, dedicated an ideal crime; it have to be punished and is being punished; it’s being punished proper now.

The submit was accompanied by an image of a cranium with the star of David on it sitting on prime a darkened metropolis with missiles raining down.

US state division points ‘worldwide warning’ for People

The US State Division has issued a “worldwide warning” for People, saying the battle between Israel and Iran might put these travelling or residing overseas at an elevated safety danger. In a submit on its web site it wrote:

The battle between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to journey and periodic closure of airspace throughout the Center East. There may be the potential for demonstrations in opposition to US residents and pursuits overseas. The Division of State advises US residents worldwide to train elevated warning.

The assertion made no point out of the US bombing of Iranian nuclear services over the weekend which Tehran has warned may have “irreparable penalties.”

Iran on Sunday warned that US forces could possibly be attacked in retaliation for the unprecedented air strikes, which have been condemned by worldwide legislation specialists as unlawful.

“Any nation within the area or elsewhere that’s utilized by American forces to strike Iran will likely be thought of a official goal for our armed forces,” Ali Akbar Velayati, an advisor to Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stated in a message carried by the official Irna information company.

The US on Saturday started evacuation flights from Israel for Americans and everlasting US residents residing in Israel or the West Financial institution.

It additionally ordered workers at its diplomatic missions in Iraq and Lebanon to go away these nations.

Israel and Iran change one other spherical of missiles

Israel and Iran have exchanged one other spherical of missiles prior to now hour.

In Iran, explosions have been heard in Karaj, west of Tehran, Iranian information businesses reported. In an update final week, the Worldwide Atomic Power Company stated Israeli strikes had destroyed two buildings in Karaj the place totally different centrifuge elements have been manufactured.

Iranian outlet Nour information additionally reported early on Monday that airstrikes had hit Parchin, a navy advanced south-east of Tehran.

In Israel, sirens have been sounded after 3am when the navy stated that Iran had launched a missile assault, however no direct impacts or accidents have been reported.

On Sunday a minimum of three folks have been killed when an Israeli airstrike hit an ambulance in central Iran, native media reported, based on Agence France-Presse (AFP).

The ISNA information company reported, quoting Hamidreza Mohammadi Fesharaki, the governor of Najafabad county within the central Isfahan province:

The ambulance … was en path to switch a affected person when it was severely broken by a drone strike.

All occupants of the ambulance – together with the driving force, the affected person, and the affected person’s companion – have been martyred.

The impression of the drone precipitated the ambulance to veer off target and collide with a passing car.

Opening abstract

Whats up and welcome to our dwell protection of the US and Israeli battle on Iran.

He later flew to Moscow to debate “widespread threats” with President Vladimir Putin.

In different key developments:

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel could be very near assembly its targets in Iran of eradicating the threats of ballistic missiles and the nuclear programme. Talking to Israeli reporters, he stated: “We gained’t pursue our actions past what is required to attain them, however we additionally gained’t end too quickly. When the targets are achieved, then the operation is full and the preventing will cease.”
The UK, France and Germany have launched a joint assertion following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear services, saying that they name upon Iran to interact in negotiations resulting in settlement that addresses all considerations related to its nuclear program. The three nations additionally urged Iran “to not take any additional motion that would destabilize the area”, including: “We now have persistently been clear that Iran can by no means have a nuclear weapon and might not pose a menace to regional safety.”
Iran’s well being ministry stated that the US strikes on its nuclear services had wounded an unspecified variety of folks however that none “confirmed any indicators of radioactive contamination”. “For years, the ministry of well being has arrange nuclear emergency models within the nearest medical services to nuclear websites,” ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour stated on X.
Israel stated that its fighter jets had struck “dozens” of targets throughout Iran on Sunday, together with a long-range missile web site in Yazd within the centre of the nation for the primary time, Agence France Presse experiences. A navy assertion stated that “roughly 30 IAF (air drive) fighter jets struck dozens of navy targets all through Iran” – together with “the ‘Imam Hussein’ Strategic Missile Command Heart within the Yazd space, the place long-range Khorramshahr missiles have been saved”.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio stated that “there are not any deliberate navy operations proper now in opposition to Iran.” In a brand new interview with CBS, Rubio added that “nobody will know for days” whether or not Iran had moved a few of its nuclear supplies previous to the strikes.
Iran’s parliament has reportedly permitted the closing of the important thing strait of Hormuz delivery lane. Reuters reported Iran’s supreme nationwide safety council will make the ultimate resolution on the transfer, which might hamstring world commerce by shutting the slim passage between Iran and Oman.
Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence, stated the impression of the air strikes was nonetheless being assessed, however that the bombing had hit the areas that had been recognized within the planning of the operation. Hegseth stated: “The battle injury evaluation is ongoing, however our preliminary evaluation because the chairman stated is that each one of our precision munitions struck the place we wished them to strike, and had the specified impact.”
Pete Hegseth praised Donald Trump’s management, and stated he had overseen the “obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Hegseth stated: “Many presidents have dreamed of delivering the ultimate blow to Iran’s nuclear program, and none might till President Trump.”