Live Updates from Al Jazeera:
Israel, Iran trade missile fire as Iran’s FM to meet European counterparts
US President Donald Trump says decision on joining Israel’s attack on Iran will be made in next two weeks.www.aljazeera.com
News throughout the thread will be from either Al Jazeera or CNN unless otherwise sourced.
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Al Jazeera:
- Few details have been released after an hours-long meeting between Iran’s foreign ministers and some of his European counterparts in Geneva, but the British foreign minister urges further discussions.
- Iran’s IRNA news agency reports that the Iranian delegation to the talks emphasised “that only a halt to aggression can open the path to diplomacy”.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has fired its 17th wave of missiles at Israeli military facilities, including the Nevatim and Hatzerim bases.
- Israel’s envoy to the UN says the country will not apologise for its attacks across Iran, pledging to continue “until Iran’s nuclear threat is dismantled”.
- In Gaza, at least 73 Palestinians have been killed today in Israeli attacks, including nearly three dozen killed while waiting to receive aid near the Netzarim Corridor.
CNN:
• Conflict rages: A new wave of Iranian missiles hit Israel today, with a major hospital in the south sustaining “extensive damage,” according to officials. Iran says it targeted a nearby technology park it claims was used by the Israeli military. Israel also attacked Iran’s “inactive” Arak nuclear facility, with no major damage reported.
• US weighs options: President Donald Trump will allow two weeks for diplomacy to proceed before deciding whether to launch a US strike in Iran, according to the White House. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the US for “helping a lot” in the conflict.
• Israel threatens Iran’s top leader: Israel’s defense minister said Iran’s supreme leader cannot be allowed to “continue to exist.” He has instructed the Israeli military to “intensify strikes” against Iranian targets.
• On the ground: CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Tehran, where the streets are nearly empty amid the sounds of sporadic thuds and outgoing anti-aircraft fire.
BBC:
- The UK Foreign Office says it is taking the "precautionary measure" of withdrawing staff from its embassy in Iran
- It comes as the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran has continued, with Israel hit by a new round of Iranian strikes this afternoon
- Earlier the Israeli military said it attacked dozens of targets, including what it called missile manufacturing sites in Tehran
- Meanwhile UK, French and German foreign ministers are holding talks with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva today as part of efforts to ease the Israel-Iran conflict
- It comes after the White House says Donald Trump will decide in the next fortnight whether to take direct US action - read more on the timeline here
Reminder that we are here because of Trump and Netanyahu
AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. truth on the Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — In withdrawing the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, President Donald Trump outlined a rationale that contradicted the analyses of U.S. and foreign intelligence sources.
apnews.com
And it's all part of the plan.
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Old post:
They clearing out American bases within Iran
EDIT: Within the Middle East, my fault. Past my bedtime
EDIT EDIT: shyt IS LIVE! Thank you @RamsayBolton
Kyle and Krystal called it
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