🗣 Trump says he has '3 good choices' for Iran's next leader

The US president signals Washington is already planning for post-Khamenei Iran.

"I have three very good choices. I won't be revealing them now. Let's get the job done first," he told NYT.

Trump also stated the US assault could last "4 to 5 weeks" with the same intensity if necessary.

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📹 US-Israeli airstrikes reported in several Iranian cities

Iranian state television reports strikes targeting Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd, and Khuzestan.

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💬 Iran to UN: 'Perpetrators will be held accountable' after assassinating Supreme leader

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi noted Ali Khamenei was not only a head of state but a religious figure revered by tens of millions.

He called the UN Security Council to take "immediate, concrete and effective measures" to hold the US and Israel accountable.

Iran reserves its inherent right to self-defense under Article 51, he says.

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🚨 A US warplane has crashed in Kuwait

The news has not been confirmed by the US military or the Kuwaiti military

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🇮🇷 Iran will not negotiate with US – Larijani

Donald Trump has plunged the region into chaos with "empty hopes," Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary said.

"He turned 'America First' into 'Israel First'—sacrificing US soldiers for Israeli ambitions. With new lies, he's again imposing the cost of his personality cult on American troops and their families," Ali Larijani stressed.

Iran's Armed Forces did not start the aggression, he concluded.

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🚨 Israel launches new wave of strikes in Lebanon

The IDF says it is targeting Hezbollah weapons depots and infrastructure across multiple areas.

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🇮🇷 Iran announces new wave of missile and drone attacks on US bases — Fars news agency reports

Iranian missile and drone strikes have once again begun targeting locations in Doha (Qatar), Kuwait, Dubai (UAE), Bahrain, and Abu Dhabi (UAE).

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🚨 US–Israeli strikes on Iran: Latest updates

🔸 Three American service members have been killed and five more "seriously wounded" in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, according to US Central Command

🔸 Militant group Hezbollah attacked an Israeli Army base “in revenge” for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

🔸 IDF told residents of more than 50 villages in Lebanon to evacuate after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel

🔸 UK’s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus was targeted by a "suspected” Iranian drone strike, the British Ministry of Defense said

🔸 Two unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the US’ Victory Base near Baghdad International Airport, Iranian media reported

🔸 Iran shot down an advanced American MQ-9 drone in the country’s central part, Tasnim News Agency reported

🔸 Multiple explosions have been heard in Iran’s capital Tehran and the city of Karaj in recent hours, state media reported

🔸 In the first trade sessions since the strikes, US crude rose to around $75 per barrel, while Brent crude, the international benchmark, soared to about $82

Statements

🔸 “There will likely be more" US casualties during operations in Iran, which could extend for “four weeks or less,” Donald Trump admitted

🔸 Iran will not ⁠negotiate with the US, Iranian ⁠security chief Ali Larijani wrote on X

🔸 New Iranian Supreme Leader could be chosen in "a day or two," according to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

🔸 He also urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council to take action to hold Israel and the US accountable for the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

🔸 ‘The door to diplomacy” to resolve the conflict “remains open,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi stressed

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🇮🇷 Deep beneath the surface: IRGC unveils drone tunnel network

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🗣 Iran 'about to collapse' – Sen. Lindsey Graham*

"Cuba's next... Their days are numbered," the US warmonger threatens.

*Listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia

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🚨Kuwait Defense Ministry confirms 'several US military aircraft' shot down

According to an official statement, all crew members survived.

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📹Footage circulating online allegedly shows the crash of a US Air Force aircraft in Kuwait

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🚨 No abnormal radiation detected around Iran - IAEA

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said no radiation levels above normal background have been recorded in countries bordering Iran.

👉 According to Grossi, there are currently no indications that nuclear facilities in Iran — including the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and the Tehran Research Reactor — have been damaged.

The agency’s Incident and Emergency Centre remains operational, with a dedicated team gathering data and assessing developments on the ground.

The IAEA is attempting to establish contact with Iranian nuclear regulatory authorities through its incident centre, but has not yet received a response.

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🇷🇺 Russia reaffirms diplomatic path as situation around Iran deteriorates – Kremlin

Russia continues to maintain contact with the leadership of countries affected by the Iran conflict, including the Gulf states, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Other statements:

🔶Russia continues communication with countries affected by the Iran conflict, including Gulf states

🔶Kremlin expressed disappointment that, despite reports of progress in US–Iran talks, the situation deteriorated into direct aggression

🔶President Vladimir Putin will hold an international phone call on Monday related to the developments around Iran

🔶Russia maintains its commitment to a political and diplomatic settlement even after the US strike on Iran

🔶There are currently no contacts with BRICS countries regarding Iran; BRICS membership does not entail mutual defense obligations in the event of aggression

🔶Following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Moscow is analyzing the situation and drawing conclusions regarding the negotiation process, while continuing work in Russia’s national interest

On Ukraine:

🔶Security guarantees are on the agenda of Ukraine negotiations, alongside the central territorial issue

🔶Kremlin will not publicly discuss the content of the Ukraine settlement talks

🔶Russia remains open to pursuing its interests through peaceful means

🔶Moscow values US mediation efforts in the Ukraine negotiations and remains open to dialogue with Washington

🔶Russia has its own national interests that it intends to secure

🔶Moscow relies primarily on itself, defending its own interests and will continue to be guided by that principle

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