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The Israeli army launched new attacks on Tehran and Beirut at dawn and issued evacuation warnings in several areas of southern Lebanon.
The US embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones, while Iranian state media reported that a command and staff building at a US air base in Bahrain had been destroyed. According to preliminary reports, six people were killed and 18 others were injured.
US President Donald Trump told NewsNation that the US would respond “soon” to the attack on the embassy and the deaths of American personnel. In a post on the Truth Social platform, he commented on the US stockpile of “medium and medium-high” ammunition, noting that the country has enough supplies for a prolonged conflict. Trump also criticized former President Joe Biden for sending advanced weapons to Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the "hardest strikes" against Iran "have not happened yet" and added that he would not make public details of US tactical plans.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended military action against Iran, arguing that Tehran's nuclear program would have been rendered untouchable within months without Israeli intervention. According to him, the intervention was necessary to prevent an irreversible situation.
The historic Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, suffered damage after joint US-Israeli attacks. UNESCO expressed concern about the safety of cultural heritage sites.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had targeted the compound of Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, describing it as part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' propaganda infrastructure.
The US State Department urged American citizens in the Middle East to immediately leave the region. The warning includes Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The escalation comes after Trump declared that the decision to launch a war against Iran was the “last and best chance” to stop the regime in Tehran. The US and Israel struck Iran on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Since then, Israel has continued its attacks on the Iranian capital.
Israel has also carried out strikes on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah in Lebanon and has said operations will continue until the threat is completely eliminated. According to official Lebanese sources, 52 people have been killed in Israeli attacks, while hundreds of Beirut residents have been displaced to shelters due to the bombing.
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